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'File 8/15 Arab Series - 1933-1939' [174v] (348/434)
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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had fended off such enquiries, alleging the unimportance of such States, but
he would be glad to know the opinion of His Majesty’s Government. Mr.
Rendel reminded His Majesty of the position of His Majesty’s Government
in the Gulf. They had had relations with the Arab rulers there in some cases
for as long as a century and a half, having been compelled to take action in
regard to gun-running, piracy, the slave trade, &c. As a result, as had been
made clear at the time of the Treaty of Jedda, the foreign affairs of Koweit,
Bahrein, Qatar and the Trucial Sheikhdoms were in the hands of His Majesty’s
Government, who exercised sovereignty over them in those affairs and there
fore could not allow them to enter into treaty relations with any foreign State.
Ibn Saud seemed to accept this statement without demur.
16. This subject led to the question of the frontiers. Mr. Rendel repeated
the arguments which he used with Sheikh Yusuf Yasin on the 19th March,
saying that His Majesty’s Government had made great concessions in this
respect, whereas His Majesty was holding firmly to his original demand. In
the northern part of the eastern frontier there remained nothing between the
parties but the Jabal Naksh and Khor-el-Odeid, with perhaps an adjustment
in the Sufuk (Safaq) region that might go some way towards meeting the )
King’s wishes. Could not His Majesty make some concession here ? It
would make an excellent impression on the Foreign Office if he could. Ibn
Saud repeated his familiar statement that the whole of the coast belonged to
his ancestors and that the present rulers would not deny it. Koweit, for
instance ; all the tribes living in Koweit were really Saudi tribes. It was
true that he had recognised the treaties between the coastal rulers and His
Majesty’s Government in the Hadda Agreement, ( 1 ) but on the question of
the boundaries there was a limit beyond which he could not go. The boundary
of Qatar was w^ell known to be Araik, which was in the nufud.
17. The maps which wnre at hand were examined, but Araik was not
marked on them. Sir Reader Bullard said that he had seen a map on wffiich,
unless his memory was at fault, Araik was shown to the south of Jabal Naksh.
In that case there w^ould no longer be any disagreement on that point.
18. As to Khor-el-Odied, Ibn Saud said that, in claiming it for Saud
Arabia, he w^as thinking of the interests of His Majesty’s Government as much
as of his own, for no one but himself could keep order there. When crimes
were committed there it was to him that the people applied for redress.
19. The King seemed very anxious to pass on to another subject. It
appeared at first that he w r as wanting to evade the boundary question, but
when the other subject came to be broached it was found to be a question of
capital importance. What, the King asked, would happen to him in the case
of war ? Suppose war began in Europe, or in the Yemen or anywhere ?
Could not His Majesty’s Government make some treaty or some other lesser
undertaking with him ? It could be secret if they wished.
20. Mr. Rendel said that any such undertaking, and more especially
any kind of secret guarantee, was precluded by the British constitutional •’j
system, which w^ould in any case make its eventual fulfilment uncertain. Sir "
R. Bullard added that His Majesty’s Government were obliged, as members
of the League of Nations, to register all treaties with the League. Mr. Rendel
then went on to say, as he had said the previous day, that he could hardly
imagine any occasion on which a, threat to Saudi Arabia would not be a
threat to His Majesty’s Government, and added that this community of
interests was a stronger bond than many a treaty. We had given too many
promises in the past, under pressure of war in particular, and could not give
one in this case. Sir Reader Bullard reminded the King once more of the
terms of the Rome Agreement of 1927. His Majesty’s Government had
recorded in writing that they regarded it as a “ vital imperial interest that
no European Power should establish itself on the Arabian shore of the Red
Sea”. The King seemed to derive comfort from this conversation.
Fourth Interview, March 22.
21. The King said that in this the last conversation before Mr. Rendel’s
departure he wished to speak about Palestine. The Arabs were now really
0) Tliis reference should be to Article 6 of the Treaty of Jedda.
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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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- 'File 8/15 Arab Series - 1933-1939'
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- 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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