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Coll 6/49 'Railways and Communications: Proposed Jedda-Mecca Railway. Motor Transport Arrangements.' [60r] (119/221)
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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income or at least 7 la*hs m>» pilgrim traTric and
their luggage, and 7 la*h8 Xrom goods trarric per annum,
even at rates far heloiii the present rates oi per
head hy motors, and &• 1& per head hy cauael, excluding
their luggage* statistics show that the go do trailic
between Jeddah and recoa will also he appreciably good*
It will he Interesting to note that the town oX leooa
and its surroundings have to depend on everything, such
as rice, wheat, clothing, building materials, etc.,
Xrom the imported articles that are landed at Jeddah Por^
Nearly 15
lakhs
One lakh is equal to one hundred thousand rupees
oX bags alone are imported at Jeddah
yearly, and the major portion oX this sent to &©oca* We
have been assured by the foreign oXXices at Jeddan and
by the Hedjaa Gtovermoent that the goods trail 1c alone
will be more than enough to run and maintain the railway
and pay a decent dividend to shareholders. The total
working expenses Xor the whole year is about 5 laxhs,
and we have about 9
lakhs
One lakh is equal to one hundred thousand rupees
leXt over|lfcr reserve, a decent
dividend to shareholders, and all other provisions*
It should be noted that the only important income
of the Hedjaas Government is fro* pilgrim traXXic, the
major portion of which is Indian* It is therefore
assuredly believed that even trm the economic point of
view, the railway will prove a blessing to H.M. 5uU a n
Ibn baud’s Government, and highly prolitable to the
Company• The entire control of the railway being in the
hands of the Company for 50 years is a guarantee for
the vast investment proposed to be made* The hedjaz
Government agreed to take up 15,000 shares out oi the
1 laxh shares, and have also promised to help at us sell
a large number in its territories* ib further the
progresslof the proposed railway, H*M* the Sultan has
kindly consented to exempt the Railway Company from
Customs Duty on all materials imported for the railway
for/
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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)
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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 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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- 59r:61v
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- Saiyid Abdul Khadir Jeelani
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