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'File 8/15 Arab Series - 1933-1939' [‎67r] (133/434)

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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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There are twenty-six shareholders including the following:—
Shares.
Karl Saben Twitchell (London) 1,000
Louis Hardy, Director ........ 500
William H. Edwards (London) ...... 500
The Rt. Hon. A. S. Lord Castle Steward ..... 750
Hugh Robert Edwards, Director ...... 600
S. H. Verrall, Accountant ....... 600
L. Wm. Payne, Secretary ....... 1,000
Wm. C. Thomas, Clerk . 1,998
Gellatly Hankey & Co. (Sudan), Ltd. 400
E. D. McDermott ......... 50
The company is respectably constituted and is considered good for its
ordinary engagements.
With regard to the control being in the hands of Anglo-Oriental and
General Investment Trust Limited, it will be seen from the above that
this company does not hold any shares in its own name, but some of the
shareholders may be nominees. It will be observed that Louis Hardy is a
director of both concerns.
(79)
(Received on 9tJi September 193&, with Political Secretary 1 s letter No. 34 ,
dated the 23rd August 1934.)
Enclosure in Foreign Office covering letter No. E.-5105/5105/91, dated 16tK
) August 1934.
Memorandum No. 238, dated the 25th July 1934.
His Majesty’s Charge d’Affaires at Jedda presents his compliments to
His Majesty’s Principal Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, and has the
honour to transmit to him the under-mentioned documents.
Description of Enclosure.
Name and date. Subject.
Extract from the Mecca “ Saut-ul-Hcjaz ” The Yemen and its Representatives abroad.
No. 117 of thp 23rd July, 1934.
Enclo. to S. No. (79).
(TRANSLATION.)
Extract from the Mecca “Saut al Hejaz”, No. 117 of the 11th Rabi ath-
Thani 1353 (23rd July 1934).
The Yemen and its Representatives A broad.
It is related that His Majesty Imam Yahya Hamiduddin, King of the
Yemen, has appointed Sheykh Muhammad Ziyara, the Minister of the
Palace at Sana, as Representative of the Yemen in Egypt. His Excel
lency will he in Egypt at the end of this month (July) and will carry a'
letter to His Majesty Fuad I from His Majesty Imam Yahya.

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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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