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Coll 6/40 'Hejaz-Nejd. Changes in Government Appointments.' [22r] (44/150)
The record is made up of 1 file (73 folios). It was created in 20 Apr 1928-30 Nov 1935. 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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(E 2484/282/25)
1 > 7 .
31 58
JEDDA,
No. 148.
17th April, 1931.
Sir
With reference to my telegram No. 19 of February 2,
I have the honour to state that Fuad Bey Hamza returned to
Jedda on April 13 and informed me by a personal letter of
April 15 that he had resumed his duties i.e. those of Under
secretary for Foreign Affairs.
2. Although Fuad Bey’s illness in December and January
was undoubtedly genuine, many people thought him unlikely to
return to the Hejaz. Now that he has come back, it remains
to be seen what balance will be established between him and
Sheikh Yusuf Yasin, whose position with the King is strong and
who has since the beginning of February been thrust into close
contact with the foreign representatives. It will also be
interesting to see how much of his time Fuad Bey will spend
in Jedda, either as a visiting representative of the Minister
for Foreign Affairs or as head of a properly organized local
branch of the Ministry.
3. It has been evident during the last two or three months
that the Amir Faisal himself plays no effective role as
Minister for Foreign Affairs. He does not appear to have had
anything to do with the recent negotiations with Iraq except
when texts had to be signed. I doubt whether he has even
followed the correspondence about Trans-Jordan. On one
occasion when I suggested to Sheikh Yusuf Yasin that certain
gpitish protected persons on whose behalf I had made oral
representations to him had been rebuked by the Hejazi
Government for appealing to the Legation, he said that there
could/
His Majesty’s Principal Secretary of State
for Foreign Affairs.
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This file, which largely consists of copies of Foreign Office correspondence, discusses details of appointments in the Government of the Hejaz and Nejd (later Saudi Arabia). Also included are profiles of prominent figures in the Hejazi and Nejdi kingdom. Related matters of discussion include the following:
- Harry St John Bridger Philby's presence in Jedda.
- Fuad Bey Hamza's role as Acting Minister for Foreign Affairs for the Hejaz and Nejd.
- The appointment of Amir Faisal [Fayṣal bin ‘Abd al-‘Azīz Āl Sa‘ūd] as Hejazi Minister for Foreign Affairs.
- 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. 's frustration at the Foreign Office's refusal to provide a copy of a publication entitled 'Personalities in Saudi Arabia', on the grounds that such reports should not be distributed to officers who do not serve directly under the Foreign Office.
- The death of Abdulla bin Jiluwi [‘Abdullāh bin Jilūwī Āl Sa‘ūd], former Governor of Hassa [Hasa].
The file features the following principal correspondents: His Majesty's Agent and Consul at Jedda (Hugh Stonehewer Bird, succeeded by William Linskill Bond); His Majesty's Chargé d’Affaires to Jedda (William Linskill Bond, succeeded by Cecil Gervase Hope Gill); His Majesty's Minister at Jedda (Sir Andrew Ryan); 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 William 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. , Bahrain (Lieutenant-Colonel Percy Gordon Loch); officials of the 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. and Foreign Office; correspondents from the Hejazi/Saudi Ministry of Foreign Affairs, including Amir Faisal in his new role as Minister for Foreign Affairs.
The file includes a divider which gives a list of correspondence references contained in the file by year. This is placed at the back of the correspondence (folio 2).
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- 1 file (73 folios)
- Arrangement
The papers are arranged in approximate chronological order from the rear to the front of the file.
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Foliation: the foliation sequence commences at the inside front cover with 1, and terminates at the last folio with 74; 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 present in parallel between ff 2-73; these numbers are also written in pencil, but are not circled.
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- Coll 6/40 'Hejaz-Nejd. Changes in Government Appointments.'
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- front, front-i, 2r:30v, 33r:43v, 46r:74v, back
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