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'File 8/7 I Jidda Intelligence Reports' [‎261r] (521/536)

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The record is made up of 1 file (266 folios). It was created in Jul 1931-Dec 1934. It was written in English. The original is part of the British Library: India Office The department of the British Government to which the Government of India reported between 1858 and 1947. The successor to the Court of Directors. Records and Private Papers Documents collected in a private capacity. .

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be ratified. It iz understood that th5 Syndicate
are to have exclusive rights; over an area comprising
the Hejass and a good part of Asir* of prospecting for
minerals other than oil and other liquids, gold being
the principal bait* The Government are to get 15,5
of the shares in any company formed to exploit
particular concessions* 5^ of any gold etc, extracted
and customs duty at a flat rate of 10.1 on all material
etc* imported. Mr. Twitchell left for Dgypt and. Syria
on December 26th and is believed to be already making
active preparations for his prospecting campaign.
305. The Minister of Finance was al so busy v/ith the
scheme for sn overland pilgrim route between Najaf
and Medina (para. 278 of the last Report). Sheyleh
Abdulla Suleyman is not thought himself to favour*
this enterprise but the Iraqi survey party visited
Mecca and Jedda during December and, when they left
overland for Iraq about December* 27 tb, it was
understood that the matters had. been advanced
sufficiently to enable the route to be used for
the forthcoming pilgrimage. It is said, however,
that the chargee './ill be very high.
306. Mr. Philby’o fir^, Sh&roieh Ltd., have
imported comething like 00 Ford vehicles under
the agreement referred to in para. 279 of the
last Report and earlier. The arrangements for-
paying for cars supplied co transport companies seem
to be satisfactory. Mr. Fhilby has an), tx) go easier
with the Government themselves but he clciwsd early in
the month to have extracted from £.2000 to L300C from
them. The Government have taken advantage of a
/saving

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The file contains intelligence reports on the Kingdom of Hejaz, Najd and its Dependencies (after September 1932, Saudi Arabia) written by the British Legation at Jeddah.

Between July 1931 and December 1932 the reports are issued every two months, with the exception of the January-March 1932 and April 1932 reports. From January 1933 the reports are sent on a monthly basis.

Between July 1931 and December 1932, each report is divided into sections, numbered with Roman numerals from I to IX, as follows: Internal Affairs; Frontier Questions; Relations with States outside Arabia; Air Matters; Military Matters; Naval Matters; Pilgrimage; Slavery; and Miscellaneous. Each section is then further divided into parts relating to a particular matter or place, under a sub-heading. Some reports contain an annex.

From January 1933, when the reports become monthly, they take a new format. Each is divided into sections, as follows: Internal Affairs; Frontier Questions and Foreign Relations in Arabia; Relations with Powers Outside Arabia; Miscellaneous (often containing information on slavery and the pilgrimage).

Most reports are preceded by the covering letters from the Government of India, who distributed them to Political Offices in the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. and elsewhere, and the original covering letter from the Jeddah Legation, who would send them to the Government of India and Government departments in London. From May 1933, most reports were sent directly to the Political Agent A mid-ranking political representative (equivalent to a Consul) from the diplomatic corps of the Government of India or one of its subordinate provincial governments, in charge of a Political Agency. at Bahrain from Jeddah.

Up until January 1933, each report began with an index giving a breakdown of the sections with references to the corresponding paragraph number. From January 1933 onwards no index is included.

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1 file (266 folios)
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The file is arranged chronologically.

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Foliation: the main foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the front cover and terminates at the back cover; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located in the top right corner of the recto The front of a sheet of paper or leaf, often abbreviated to 'r'. side of each folio. An additional incomplete foliation sequence is also present in parallel between ff 6-11; these numbers are also written in pencil, but are not circled, and are located in the same position as the main sequence.

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