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Coll 7/33 'Saudi Arabia: regulations concerning the importation and possession of arms' [30r] (59/96)
The record is made up of 1 file (46 folios). It was created in 24 Jul 1931-13 Aug 1936. 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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Article III.
Any person posseBeing arms or ammunition other than
persons authorised under Article VII of the Be Regulations
to carry them must produce them within one iflonth from the
promulgation of these Re^ulatione to the nearest office of the
Putlie Security Departmerto (This does not apply to sporting
guns which are governed ty other Regulations^
A rticle IV o
The carrying and use of sporting guns and equipment ia
prohibited within the precincts of the two holy sanctuaries
anc other places provided for in Article XI of the Regulations
relative to sportigg guns. InfractionB shall be punishable
in conformity with the relevant Articles of these Regulationso
/ rticl e Ju
Any person not entitled to carry arms and aminunition ?
after the expirty of the term laid down in Article III of this
Regulation^ found in poeeession of arms and ammunition p shall
be punished in accordance with the relevant Articles of the
present Regulations.
A rticl® VIo
The import * whether by sea or overland, of any
quantity of arms or ammunition, however small, ie forbidden*
Such goods, whether imported for sale or personal use shall
h® confiscated by the Government and the owner punished in
conformity with the present regulations*
A rticle VII ,
The Royal bodyguard, the personal suites of members
of the Royal Family 3 all military officers, policemen,
employees of public Security Department in the cities, as
well as in the desert, attendant© of Amirs of Districts may
carry arms as aleo any person to whom the Government may give
permission under special circumstances, provided that such
permission be confirmed by the permit of tne issuing authority;
the number and type of weapon must be shown therein*
Article/
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The file concerns regulations regarding the prohibition of the import, sale, carrying and possession of arms in the Hejaz kingdom, and later the kingdom of Saudi Arabia. The regulations were all published in the Saudi newspaper Umm al Qura [Umm al-Qurá], and consist of the following: a high decree published 15 May 1931 (folios 43-45); a high order sanctioned by the Legislative Assembly, 8 Safar 1352 [2 June 1933] (folios 39-40); and a regulation issued by Ibn Sa'ūd ['Abd al-Raḥmān bin 'Abd al-'Azīz bin Fayṣal Āl Sa'ūd] on 3 Shabān 1354 [31 October 1935] (folios 29-34).
The file also includes correspondence between HM Minister at Jedda (Andrew Ryan), the Foreign Office, the Political Resident A senior ranking political representative (equivalent to a Consul General) from the diplomatic corps of the Government of India or one of its subordinate provincial governments, in charge of a Political Residency. in the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. (Lieutenant-Colonel Trenchard Craven Fowle), 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 (Lieutenant-Colonel Percy Gordon Loch), 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 Kuwait (Captain Gerald Simpson Hillairet de Gaury), and the High Commissioner for Trans-Jordan (Arthur Wauchope), discussing: the impact of the regulations on tribesmen from Transjordan Used in three contexts: the geographical region to the east of the River Jordan (literally ‘across the River Jordan’); a British protectorate (1921-46); an independent political entity (1946-49) now known as Jordan , Kuwait and the Trucial Coast A name used by Britain from the nineteenth century to 1971 to refer to the present-day United Arab Emirates. ; the difficulties of enforcing the regulations in the hinterlands; and concerns that Ibn Sa'ūd intended to use the regulations to impose his influence on tribes who moved into Saudi limits from Qatar and Abu Dhabi.
The file includes a divider which gives a list of correspondence references found in the file by year. This is placed at the end of the correspondence (folio 2).
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- 1 file (46 folios)
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The papers are arranged in rough chronological order from the rear to the front of the file.
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Foliation: the foliation sequence for this description commences at the front cover with 1, and terminates at the inside back cover with 48; 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.
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- IOR/L/PS/12/2201
- Title
- Coll 7/33 'Saudi Arabia: regulations concerning the importation and possession of arms'
- Pages
- 29r:34v, 39r:40v, 43r:45v
- Author
- Umm-al-Qura
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