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Coll 6/19 'Arabia: (Saudi Arabia) Hejaz-Nejd Annual Report.' [‎42v] (85/540)

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The record is made up of 1 file (268 folios). It was created in 18 Apr 1931-18 May 1945. 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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233. There are still no Saudi air mechanics. Some of the machines are
maintained by the Italian mechanics of the official Italian Mission, others by two
Russian refugees.
Other Aviation.
234. The Misr-Airwork inaugurated its seasonal service between Jedda
and Medina on the 7th January. The journey took about two hours, and the fare
was £9 gold return, plus the Government’s tax of £4-J gold each way. The service
was not a success this year as the machine made a bad landing when it had
made only one or two trips and remained out of action until after the need for it
had passed.
235. The legation learned in July that the Egyptian aviator, Hasan Anis
Pasha An Ottoman title used after the names of certain provincial governors, high-ranking officials and military commanders. , proposed to make a flight to Arabia, Iraq, Syria and Palestine. It is
understood from a non-official source that the Saudi Arabian Government gave
permission for the flight, but that the Imam of the Yemen refused. His Majesty’s
Government, too, felt obliged to withhold permission for the flight over the Aden
Protectorate and along the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. .
236. Three questions relating to aviation are mentioned elsewhere :—
(1) Flight of British aeroplanes across Saudi Arabia (paragraph 147).
(2) Violation of Saudi territory by foreign aircraft (paragraph 12).
(3) Proposed international conference on exemption from taxation of liquid
fuel and oil used in air traffic (paragraph 206).
VI.— Press.
237. The Mecca Umm-al-Qura and Saut-al-Hejaz continued to be the only
papers of importance in this country. Apart from the official decrees and laws
which appear in them from time to time, they contain very little of interest. In
political matters they were held in a very tight grip, and the references to
Palestine, with one exception, were mild until the end of the year, when, as was
stated in paragraph 74, the King decided to allow a little more latitude in this
respect.
238. The persons mentioned in paragraph 208 of 1937 as destined to be sent
to Egypt in May 1937 to learn printing finally left at the end of August 1938.
VII.— Legislation.
239. The law-making machine of Saudi Arabia, which had been idle during
most of 1937, was relatively active in 1938 and produced six measures, of which
several have been mentioned already as affecting foreigners. The measures were
as follows :—
(1) Law concerning Converts to Islam and their Entry into the Two
Sanctuaries (published in the Umm-al-Qura on the 21st January).—
This measure restricts the right of entry into Mecca and Medina of
the recent convert to Islam by requiring him to produce certificates
in support of his claim to have been converted, or else to remain in
Jedda for fifteen days on probation, during which period his claim is
to be examined by a committee and, if it is upheld, a decree is to
be issued by the Sharia Court to the effect that he has adopted Islam.
This law is unlikely to make any practical change in the procedure
applied to recent converts, who will still be regarded with suspicion
and have to satisfy the King before being allowed to enter either
Mecca or Medina.
(2) Residence (of Foreigners) Regulation (published in the Umm-al-Qura of
the 28th January).—See paragraph 3 above.
(3) Regulation concerning the Hoisting and use of Flags (published in the
Umm-al-Qura of the 18th March).—See paragraph 4 above.
(4) Regulation concerning the Wholesale and Retail Trade in Medicines,
Drugs, Medical Preparations and Herbs (published in the Umm-al-
Qura on the 1st April).—This regulation was obviously copied straight

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This file contains copies of annual reports regarding the Kingdom of Hejaz and Nejd (later Saudi Arabia) during the years 1930-1938 and 1943-1944.

The reports were produced by the British Minister at Jedda (Sir Andrew Ryan, succeeded by Sir Reader William Bullard) and sent to the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs (and in the case of these copies, forwarded by the Under-Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs to the Under-Secretary of State for India), with the exception of the reports for 1943 and 1944, which appear to have been produced and sent by His Majesty's Chargé d’Affaires at Jedda, Stanley R Jordan.

The reports covering 1930-1938 discuss the following subjects: foreign relations; internal affairs; financial, economic and commercial affairs; military organisation; aviation; legislation; press; education; the pilgrimage; slavery and the slave trade; naval matters. The reports for 1943 and 1944 are rather less substantial. The 1943 report discusses Arab affairs, Saudi relations with foreign powers, finance, supplies, and the pilgrimage, whilst the 1944 report covers these subjects in addition to the following: the activities of the United States in Saudi Arabia, the Middle East Supply Centre, and the Saudi royal family.

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.

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1 file (268 folios)
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The papers are arranged in approximate chronological order from the rear to the front of the file.

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Foliation: the main foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the front cover with 1 and terminates at the last folio with 269; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located at 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 2-12 and ff 45-268; these numbers are also written in pencil but are not circled.

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