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'File 8/7 I Jidda Intelligence Reports' [‎266r] (531/536)

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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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ran a useful laboratory in Jed.da S o tte yeare ago, ic
expected to return in the near future. i n the ln “ ervdl
^ ha8 embraCa<5 l9lam ' ^ order to increase
18 ^Portunities for scientific work.
321. Copious rain is said to have f aIlcn in Siyaah
Ipara. 298 of the last report) towards the middle of
-cemher Rn d there was a tether fall m Jedda about the
— time. Ihese early rains give promise of a good “
winter and spring throughout all the northern parts of
xiudl Arabia. The country round Jedda has been
Positively verdant. Varied, if uninspiring, wild
flowers can be gathered by those prepared to affnont
the harsh winter winds which blow when the theater
falls to 70 degrees and even lower.
322. tespite these favourable climatic conditions
‘•toout « third of the hu rope an residents in Jedda wer-
stricken with diseases, mostly aha* * var8 , ln ti;e
ten days of -camber. WUfl umsual wave of m ne8 e
nust he 9 et down to the treachery of the climate and the
mosquitoes not to dissipation. indeed the British
Community, though «f flic ted, ha* suffered less in
proportion than others d**lto considerable revelry on
the evening# of Tieoewbor 24 and so,
3«3. The approximate number or p Utfrim * ^ had
reachsd Jedds iron the principal countries of origin
up to the end of neoembor vm e os follows -
I'rom th<3 Strait® 'tittlarnentii,-
3t "Paelalroebiuh' 1 - j.qqq
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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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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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