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Coll 6/9 'Jeddah Reports Jany 1931–' [5r] (10/802)
The record is made up of 1 file (399 folios). It was created in 1 Jul 1931-31 Mar 1938. 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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THIS DOCUMENT IS THE PROPERTY OF HIS BRITANNIC MAJESTY’S GOVERNMENT
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EASTERN (Arabia).
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February 4, 1938.
CONFIDENTIAL.
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Section 1.
[E 661/661/25]
Copy No. J 9
Sir R. Bullard to Mr. Eden.—(Received February 4.)
(No. 4. Confidential.)
Sir, Jedda, January 1, 1938.
I HAVE the honour to submit herewith the Jedda Report for December 1937.
2. Copies have been distributed as in the list in paragraph 67.
I have, &c.
R. W. BULLARD.
Enclosure.
Jedda Report for December 1937.
I .—Internal Affairs.
470. The King arrived in Mecca from Riyadh after Ramadhan and came
to Jedda for a two-day visit almost at once (13th-15th December). He received
the foreign representatives formally, and had a private conversation with His
Majesty’s Minister and also, it is believed, with the Italian Minister. He seemed
in very good health, though not in very good spirits. The visit made what is
described as a “ season " in the bazaar. Not only was all the fish and bread
bought up for the royal party but the hangers-on, who seem to be paid with
greater regularity than the State officials, made purchases of piece-goods, &c.,
on a scale which caused a distinct movement in the sluggish trade of the town.
471. The Amir Baud, on his return from Bahrein (see below), landed at
A1 Khubar on the 23rd December and in response to an invitation from
C.A.S.O.C. went to Dhahran to see the oil wells.
472. The Amir Faisal came to Jedda on the 13th December for a few days,
the main purpose of the visit being to receive the credentials of the new Egyptian
Charge d‘AfTaires. He seemed less languid than usual, and in a chat with His
Majesty's Minister showed unusual animation in finding subjects of conversation
and in dealing with them when found.
473. Fuad Bey and Sheikh Yusuf Yasin, who came to Jedda with the
King, both had business conversations with His Majesty’s Minister. Fuad Bey
staved on for a few days after Ibn Sand’s departure. He had, while in Jedda,
an attack of what he describes as a long-standing heart trouble. He certainly
seemed very ill.
474. Sheikh Abdullah-al-Fadhl has been appointed assistant to the Viceroy
of Mecca, the Amir Faisal. He retains his position as Vice-President of the
Legislative Council.
475. The difficulty experienced in keeping track of the very numerous
members of the Saudi Royal Family is illustrated by the fact that although
neither the Amir Muhammad nor the Amir Khalid, brothers of the Amir Sand,
accompanied him on his trip to Bahrein, the party included two Amirs Muhammad
and two Amirs Khalid.
476. Except for an air display to celebrate the King’s arrival, and the
rehearsals for it, no flying has been done this month. Six machines took part
[230 d—1]
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This file consists almost entirely of copies (forwarded by the Under-Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs to the Under-Secretary of State for India) of printed reports sent either by the His Majesty's Minister at Jedda (Sir Andrew Ryan, succeeded by Sir Reader William Bullard), or, in the Minister's absence, by His Majesty's Chargé d’Affaires (Cecil Gervase Hope Gill, succeeded by Albert Spencer Calvert), to the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs. Most of the reports cover a two-month period and are prefaced by a table of contents. The reports discuss a number of matters relating to the Kingdom of the Hejaz and Nejd (later Saudi Arabia), including internal affairs, frontier questions, foreign relations, the Hajj, and slavery.
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 (399 folios)
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The papers are arranged in approximate chronological order from the rear to the front of the volume.
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Foliation: the foliation sequence commences at the inside front cover with 1, and terminates at the last folio with 400; 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. The leather cover wraps around the documents; the back of the cover has not been foliated.
A previous foliation sequence, which is also circled, has been superseded and therefore crossed out.
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- front, front-i, 2r:47r, 48r, 49r:61r, 62r:89r, 91r:334r, 336r:398v, 400r:400v, back
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