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'File 8/15 Arab Series - 1933-1939' [34r] (67/434)
The record is made up of 1 file (214 folios). It was created in 31 Aug 1933-20 Mar 1939. It was written in English and French. 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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(7)
(Received on 11th February 1934, with Political Secretary’s letter No. 4, dated
25th January 1934.)
Enclosure in Foreign Office covering letter, dated 19th January 1934.
Memorandum No. 8 (89|1|34), dated the 5th January 1934.
# The Acting High Commissioner for Egypt presents his compliments to His
Majesty’s Principal Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs and has the honour
to transmit herewith copies of the undermentioned paper :—
To His Majesty’s Minister, Jedda, No. 2 of 5th January 1934, regarding
Banque Misr and the Hedjaz.
Enclosure to Serial No. (7).
Enclosure in Foreign Office covering letter, dated 19th January 1934.
Letter from the High Commissioner for Egypt, to H. M.’s Minister, Jedda,
No. 2, dated the 5th January 1934.
I have the honour to inform you, with reference to your despatch to the
Secretary ot State, No. 360 (3404|2941|9) of the 12th December relating to the
visit to the Hedjaz of an Egyptian commercial and financial Mission, that the
Under Secretary of State, Ministry of Finance, recently mentioned to the
Oriental Secretary that Talaat Harb
Pasha
An Ottoman title used after the names of certain provincial governors, high-ranking officials and military commanders.
, incensed to find that the Dutch
banking establishment in Jedda had given him eighteen majidi dollars for an
Egyptian pound but had demanded twenty-four dollars on selling one, had
decided to open a branch of the Banque Misr in Jedda.
2. Talaat Harb
Pasha
An Ottoman title used after the names of certain provincial governors, high-ranking officials and military commanders.
had discussed the project at length with the Saoudi
Government and, in the circumstances, it seems dodbtful whether Messrs.
Gellatly Hankey and Company (Sudan), Limited, will retain the Banque Misr’s
agency
An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent.
for very long.
3. I am sending a copy hereof to the Foreign Office and the Department of
Overseas Trade.
( 8 )
(Received on 11th February 1934, with Political Secretary’s letter No. 4, dated
25th January 1934.)
Enclosure in Foreign Office covering letter, dated 24th January 1934.
Telegram from 1L M.’s Minister, Jedda, to the Foreign Office, No. 2-Saving,
DATED THE lllH JANUARY 1934.
Your despatch No. 266.
Shadid returned on January 9th. He has apparently brought proposals for
bank concession on the same lines as that given to ea;-Khedive last year with
provision however for a smaller loan. He has stated in private conversation that
he has the support of Westminster Bank. It would be useful for me to know
soon whether there is any truth in this.
I understand Shadid was treated with marked lack of consideration on his
arrival but he has seen Fuad. Latter w^as very guarded when I mentioned the
matter to him casually on January 10th.
(9)
(Received on 17th February 1934, with Political Secretary’s letter No. 5, dated
1st February 1934.)
Letter from the Chief Commissioner of Aden, to the Colonial Office, No. 304,
DATED THE 14th DECEMBER 1933.
I have the honour to refer to my despatch No. 236, dated 11th October 1933,
regarding the death of Sheikh Salih bin ’Awadh, Sheikh of Rija’i section of the
Subeihi tribe, and to state that His Highness the Sultan of Lahej, through whom
dealings with the Subeihi tribes are conducted, has reported that the deceased’s
son, Sheikh Ahmed bin Salih bin ’Awadh, has been elected by the tribesmen and
that the election is in order.
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The file contains the Foreign Office confidential prints of the Arabia Series for the years 1933 to 1938. It includes correspondence, memoranda, and extracts from newspapers. The correspondence is principally between the British Legation in Jedda and the Foreign Office. Other correspondents include British diplomatic, political, and military offices, foreign diplomats, heads of state, tribal leaders, corporations, and individuals in the Middle East region.
Each annual series is composed of several numbered serials that are often connected to a particular subject. The file covers many subjects related to the affairs of Saudi Arabia.
Included in the file are the following:
- a memorandum on Arab Unity produced by the Foreign Office dated 12 June 1933 (author unknown), folios 11-13;
- a memorandum on petroleum in Arabia produced by the Petroleum Department dated 5 August 1933 (author unknown), folios 23-26;
- a record of interviews with Ibn Sa‘ūd, King of Saudi Arabia, conducted by Reader Bullard and George William Rendel between 20 and 22 March 1937;
- a memorandum on Yemen by Captain B W Seager, the Frontier Officer, dated 20 July 1937;
- several records of proceedings of ships on patrol in the Red Sea, including that of HMS Penzance , Hastings , Colombo , Bideford , and Londonderry .
Folios 213-15 are internal office notes.
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- 1 file (214 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 with 1 and terminates at the back cover with 217; 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 foliation sequence is also present in parallel between ff 2-215; 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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- Title
- 'File 8/15 Arab Series - 1933-1939'
- Pages
- front, front-i, 2r:6v, 7v:9r, 10r:13r, 14v:18r, 19r, 20r:22r, 23r:46r, 47r:57v, 58v, 59v:61v, 63r, 64v:66v, 68r:76r, 77r:86r, 87r:88v, 89v:103v, 105r:111v, 112v:120v, 121v:122r, 123r:127r, 128v:131v, 133r:137v, 138v:143r, 144v:154r, 155r:175r, 176r:181v, 182v, 184v:196v, 198r:198v, 201r:204v, 206r:207r, 208r:212r, 213r:216v, back-i, back
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