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'File 8/7 I Jidda Intelligence Reports' [‎265r] (529/536)

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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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olo* 'The persian Kiraster returned to Jeo.da on
December 10th, smiling as hard as ever.
51.6. Tdere is no confirmation of a rumour circulated
come time ago in .-gy;ot that the Japanese Croveriijnent
intended to appoint a certain As-Sagqaf as Jonsul in
8aurii y^rabia. It has been denied in Tokio.
IV.
HISCliLIAH. .0113.
317. H.M’s hiinister and Lsdy Ryan returned to Jed da
on Leeember 15th. This restored the diplomatic body
proper to its full strength of eight heads of mission
but the new Egyptian Consol is still awaited, the Cerman
Consulate is still vacant and the Afghan representation
more then nebulous.
318. The French sloop :, Vimy u arrived in Jedua on
December 13th and left on the 15th. It is rorth
mentioning, because it is eo unusual, that her commander
and tv/o officers lunched at the British Legation on
j>jc ember 14, following on meetings when .Si) 1 Andrew and rad;
Ryan were in Port Sudan. The "Vimy" brought as a
passenger Mrs. Bennett, wife of the Director of Customs
in the Sudan, who stayed at the British Legation for three
days.
319. A Dutch official from Java, M.Pfeffer, stated
to be an Arabic scholar, stayed for several days a + ’*the
beginning of the month with the Dutch Charge &’Affaires
before leaving for Dgypt. It ia believed he intends to
spend sows time touring Arabic-spe&king countries.
3D0. A Dutch bfe-cteriolagist, M.Van der Foog, who
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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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