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Coll 6/12 'Railways: Hejaz Railway: Reconditioning of.' [48v] (96/1033)
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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2
Enclosure.
(Translation.)
Saudi Minister for Foreign Affairs to
Viscoun t IIalifax.
(No. 7/1/7.) - •
^ our Excellency, Mecca, June 10 , 1938.
ON the 30th Dhul Hijja, 1356 (the 1 st March, 1938), Fuad Hamz^
mentioned to his Excellency Sir Reader Bullard—and Yusuf Yasin confirmed
(what Fuad said) in his talks with his Excellency—the conversation that took
place with his Excellency Shukri-al-Quwatli, the Syrian ex-Minister of Finance,
during his stay in the Hejaz, about the Hejaz Railway, namely, to the effect that
the Governments of Saudi Arabia and Syria should contribute a sum of money
for the repair and operation of the line, and that a general contribution should
be proposed in which Governments and individuals could participate. Our
Government have been awaiting the Government of Syria’s approval of the
suggestion of their Minister of Finance in order to lay the proposal before the
English and French Governments. His Majesty the King has now received a
telegram from the President of the Syrian Chamber of Deputies, saying that the
Chamber has unanimously decided to open the credit for the repair of the line
which the ex-Minister of Finance had suggested. The Saudi Arabian Government
therefore bring this to the notice of the Government of Great Britain, and await
their reply and that of the French Government, to whom a similar note has been
addressed, on the following points :—
1 . It is hoped that the British and French Governments will have no
objection to the repair of the line being effected with the contributions to be
collected.
2 . Are the British Government, on their side, prepared to pay any monetary
compensation (as a contribution) for the repair of this line m consideration of
the fact that the destruction thereof was effected by the Allies during the Great
War and in their military interest?
3. Do the British Government agree to the holding of a conference at Jedda,
to be attended by representatives of Great Britain, France, Syria and Saudi
Arabia, with a view to an agreement as to the repair of the line (being reached)
on the basis proposed, on the understanding that our Government maintain their
former views as to the ownership of the line?
With highest respects,
F El SAL,
Minister for Foreign Affairs.
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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.
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- 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
- 16r:16v, 48v, 92v, 145r:145v, 188r:188v, 206r:206v, 307r:309v, 495r:498v
- Author
- Government of Saudi Arabia
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