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Coll 6/12 'Railways: Hejaz Railway: Reconditioning of.' [12r] (23/1033)
The record is made up of 1 file (515 folios). It was created in 12 Jun 1931-10 Jan 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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that while His iiajesty's Government are anxious out of regard
for Ihn Baud to assist him within the limits of their
ability in a project on which he has set his heart, they
feel considerable doubt as to whether the fulfilment of the
project may not prove a disappointment to him.
10. In this connexion it should also be made clear
that His Majesty's Government cannot make their financial
contribution to the work of reconstructing the Saudi Arabian
section or begin work upon the Maan-Mudawara section until
the whole of the money necessary for the Saudi Arabian
section has been raised and made available. The most
satisfactory arrangement would no doubt be for the money to
be lodged in some reliable Bank somewhere in the Middle East
in the name of a committee of trustees representing the
contributors and the persons to be entrusted with the work.
The same considerations apply to the supervision of the work
on the Saudi Arabian section by the Palestine Railways
Administration, who would require to be assured that
arrangements had been made for the repayment of theii
expenses as and when thsse expenses were incurred.
11. I trust that the information contained in the
enclosure to the High Commissioner’s despatch will be of
assistance to you in the event of the conference being held
in January and no expert being available to assist you. as
a matter of fact many of the technical aspects of the
question, such as the running of through trains when the
line is reconstructed, were considered at the Haifa
Conference in 1935 and it will presumably be unnecessary to
cover this ground again. Moreover, if the detailed
examination/
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This volume largely consists of copies of Colonial Office and Foreign Office and correspondence. The correspondence concerns the possibility of the Hejaz railway being reconditioned and extended. A large part of the correspondence discusses the issue of ownership regarding the Hejaz railway. Much of the correspondence documents attempts by the British to dismiss claims that the railway had been legally recognised as a waqf during Ottoman rule. Matters discussed in relation to the railway include the following:
- The history of the Hejaz railway.
- Details of the proceedings of the Muslim Conference in Jerusalem in 1931, and of its resolutions regarding the Hejaz railway (not formally recognised by the British), in which it is argued that the line is a waqf.
- Reports that the Saudi Government is prepared to put aside the question of ownership in order to discuss with the British and French the restitution of the railway.
- Details of a Hejaz railway conference between the British, French, and Saudi governments, held at Haifa in October 1935.
- The issue of whether the British Government should contribute towards the reconstruction of the Saudi Arabian section of the railway.
Correspondents include the following: His Majesty's Minister at Jedda (Sir Andrew Ryan, succeeded by Sir Reader William Bullard); His Majesty's Chargé d’Affaires, Jedda (Albert Spencer Calvert, succeeded by Alan Charles Trott); His Majesty's Consul at Damascus (Edwyn Cecil Hole, succeeded by Gilbert Mackereth); the High Commissioner for Palestine and Transjordan Used in three contexts: the geographical region to the east of the River Jordan (literally ‘across the River Jordan’); a British protectorate (1921-46); an independent political entity (1946-49) now known as Jordan (Arthur Grenfell Wauchope); the Secretary of State for the Colonies; His Majesty's Ambassador in Paris (Eric Phipps); the French Ministry of Foreign Affairs; the Saudi Ministry of Foreign Affairs; various officials of the Colonial Office and Foreign Office.
In addition to correspondence, the file includes the following items:
- A copy of a memorandum by the British Consul at Damascus on the history of the Hejaz railway and its management by Compagnie Damas-Hama et Prolongments (DHP).
- A copy of an extract from the proceedings of the aforementioned Muslim Conference.
- A copy of the minutes and two copies (one in English and one in French) of the resolutions of the Hejaz railway conference.
As well as the aforementioned resolutions, the file contains a number of letters written in French. The Arabic material consists of a short passage taken from correspondence that is translated elsewhere in the file.
The file includes two dividers, which give a list of correspondence references contained in the file by year. These are placed at the back of the correspondence.
- Extent and format
- 1 file (515 folios)
- Arrangement
The papers are arranged in approximate chronological order from the rear to the front of the file.
- Physical characteristics
Foliation: the main foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the inside front cover with 1 and terminates at the last folio with 516; 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 2-515; these numbers are also written in pencil and are circled, but are crossed through.
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- Title
- Coll 6/12 'Railways: Hejaz Railway: Reconditioning of.'
- Pages
- front, front-i, 2r:15v, 17r:32v, 34r:48r, 49r:54r, 55r:92r, 93r:100v, 103r:110v, 112r:120v, 122r:144v, 146r:148v, 169r:173v, 180r:187v, 189r:193v, 195r:205v, 207r:234v, 239r:270v, 272r:298v, 300r:306v, 310r:320v, 323r:327v, 333r:371v, 374r:399v, 401r:412v, 416r:427v, 433r:455v, 458r:462v, 464r:472v, 475r:481v, 483r:494v, 499r:506v, 508r:516v, back
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