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Coll 6/49 'Railways and Communications: Proposed Jedda-Mecca Railway. Motor Transport Arrangements.' [28r] (55/221)
The record is made up of 1 file (109 folios). It was created in 17 Aug 1932-17 Nov 1939. 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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considered that these amount to a real and permanent
improvement.
5. It is reasonable to suppose that the interest of
the Saudi authorities in road construction has been
stimulated by the achievement of the Saudi Arabian Mining
Syndicate Ltd. in constructing the road from Jedda to the
’’Got of Gold" mine, on which I have reported separately.
Latterly it has been reported that Mr. Twitchell, during a
recent visit to Riyadh, believed to have been connected with
negotiations for the extension of the area of the Syndicate's
concession, offered to construct a first-class motor-road
from Riyadh to the Hejaz as part of the bargain. The
Syndicate, of course, already have a useful quantity of
road-making machinery in the country.
6. For the sake of completeness, it may be mentioned
that
Nawab
An honorific title; an official acting as a provincial deputy ruler in South Asia; or a significant Muslim landowner in nineteenth century India.
Ahsan Yar Jung, an engineer in the service of the
Hyderabad Government, mentioned in paragraph 6 of my
predecessor’s despatch under reference, has also entertained
the idea of applying for a concession from the Saudi
Government for a motor-transport service in the Hejaz.
His scheme, in so far as it was privately communicated to
the Legation, was too grandiose to be practical.
7. Copies of this despatch are being sent to the
Department of Overseas Trade, the Government of India,
Bagdad and Bushire.
I have , <ete .
(Signed) R.W.Bullard.
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This file concerns the progress of schemes relating to the improvement of transport and communications in Saudi Arabia.
The file largely consists of copies of correspondence received by the Foreign Office from His Majesty's Minister at Jedda (Sir Andrew Ryan, succeeded by Sir Reader William Bullard) and His Majesty's Chargé d'Affaires to Jedda (Cecil Gervase Hope Gill, and in later correspondence, Alan Charles Trott), which includes discussion of the following:
- Details of a failed concession for a Mecca-Jedda railway, granted by the Government of Saudi Arabia in 1933 to an Indian doctor and businessman named Saiyid Abdul Khadir Jeelani, who is reportedly unable to obtain financial support for the scheme.
- Difficulties regarding motor transport arrangements in Saudi Arabia during the pilgrimage season, following the creation of a motor transport monopoly in Saudi Arabia in 1936.
- Details of an agreement, dated 5 October 1939, between the Saudi Arabian and Egyptian Governments, primarily relating to construction and repair work on the road between Jedda and Arafat, and on certain parts of the Medina-Mecca road (the agreement also concerns the provision of water and electricity in Saudi Arabia).
The file's other principal correspondents are the Foreign Secretary to the Government of India, the Chief Secretary of the Government of Madras From 1684-1858, the East India Company’s administration in the city of Madras [Chennai] and southern India. From 1858-1947, a subdivision of the British Raj. , and various correspondents from the Foreign Office.
In addition to correspondence, the file includes a copy of the scheme for the construction of a Jedda-Mecca railway and a copy of the aforementioned agreement between the Government of Saudi Arabia and the Government of Egypt.
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 (109 folios)
- Arrangement
The papers are arranged in approximate chronological order from the rear to the front of the file.
- Physical characteristics
Foliation: the foliation sequence commences at the inside front cover with 1, and terminates at the last folio with 110; 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 2-110; these numbers are also written in pencil, but are not circled.
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- Coll 6/49 'Railways and Communications: Proposed Jedda-Mecca Railway. Motor Transport Arrangements.'
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- front, front-i, 2r:5v, 12r:42v, 44r:50v, 54r:58v, 66r:75v, 77r:79v, 82r:90v, 92r:95v, 106r:106v, 109r:110v, back
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