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Coll 6/42 'Channels of Communication with Ibn Saud. Communication Arrangements between Bushire and British Authorities other than the Govt. of India.' [77r] (153/191)
The record is made up of 1 file (94 folios). It was created in 11 Apr 1929-25 Jun 1931. 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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Section 1.
Foreiqn Office to Mr. Bond (Jeddah).
(No. 198.)
Sir, Foreign Office-, September 16, 1929.
WITH reference to Foreign Office despatch No. 71 of the 11 th April last, I am
directed by Mr. Secretary Henderson to transmit to you the accompanying copies of a
revised memorandum on the question of the channels to be used for communications
between His Majesty King Ibn Saud, or the Hejaz-Nejd Government, and the High
Commissioners for Iraq, 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
, and certain British officers in
the
Persian Gulf
The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran.
. The present memorandum should be substituted for that enclosed
in the Foreign Office despatch referred to above.
2. You will observe that insertions have been made in paragraphs 5 and 6 of the
original memorandum so as to cover the question of communications regarding
Hejaz-Nejd affairs to and from posts in the
Persian Gulf
The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran.
.
I am, &c.
G. W. RENDEL.
Enclosure in No. 1 .
Communications with Ibn Saud.
UNTIL August 1928 communications intended for Ibn Saud were sent through
His Majesty’s agent and consul at Jeddah when Ibn Saud was in the Hejaz, or
through the Resident in the
Persian Gulf
The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran.
(at Bushire) when Ibn Saud was in Nejd.
2. In August 1928, Ibn Saud requested that this arrangement should no longer
be followed, but that in future all communications should be addressed to him
through His Majesty’s agent and consul, even during his periods of residence in
Nejd. It may, therefore, now be laid down as a general rule that all communications
for Ibn Saud shall pass through His Majesty’s
agency
An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent.
at Jeddah.
3. The High Commissioners at Bagdad and Jerusalem are authorised to
correspond direct with Ibn Saud on matters of detail arising out of the Bahra and
Hadda agreements, and such communications will ordinarily be sent through His
Majesty’s agent at Jeddah, who will act merely as a channel of communication. In
cases of extreme urgency, however, it will still be open to the High Commissioners to<
communicate with Ibn Saud through the quickest available channel, while sending a
repetition or copy to His Majesty’s agent and consul at Jeddah. Communications
intended for Ibn Saud will ordinarily be addressed to His Majesty’s agent at Jeddah
direct by the High Commissioners concerned, but copies in the case of despatches, and
repetitions in the case of telegrams, should in every case be sent to the Colonial Office.
4 . As a general rule, such communications, whether sent by telegram or
despatch, will be transmitted textually by His Majesty’s agent at Jeddah, and they
should be drafted on that understanding. His Majesty’s agent will, however, have
discretion, more particularly in the case of telegrams, to introduce any minor
modifications of style or wording which, in the light of his local knowledge, he may
consider desirable. It will, further, be open to His Majesty’s agent at Jeddah, in any
case where he considers that the proposed communication raises issues of political
importance, to refer to the Foreign Office for instruction. Information received
from the Iraqi 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
Governments respecting raids on their tribes by
Nejdian tribesmen, or replies from those Governments to complaints by the Hejazi
Government respecting raids on Hejazi or Nejdian tribesmen, should, subject to the
proviso indicated above, be communicated by His Majesty’s agent to the Hejazi
Government, without awaiting the receipt of instructions from London.
5. Communications for Ibn Saud, or regarding Nejdian or Hejazi affairs,
from Iraq,
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
, Palestine or the
Persian Gulf
The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran.
posts, on all other questions,
should be addressed to the Colonial Office, but repeated, or copied, to Jeddah in every
case. In such cases His Majesty’s agent at Jeddah will not take official action on the
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This file relates to arrangements of communication. A large part of the correspondence discusses the drafting and redrafting of a Foreign Office memorandum of instructions, which is intended to revise existing Foreign Office instructions regarding the channels of communication used by British authorities and neighbouring countries to conduct relations with Ibn Saud [‘Abd al-‘Azīz bin ‘Abd al-Raḥmān bin Fayṣal Āl Sa‘ūd] and the Hejaz-Nejd Government. Also discussed are communication arrangements for correspondence not only between the Political Resident A senior ranking political representative (equivalent to a Consul General) from the diplomatic corps of the Government of India or one of its subordinate provincial governments, in charge of a Political Residency. in the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. (based at Bushire), the Political Agent A mid-ranking political representative (equivalent to a Consul) from the diplomatic corps of the Government of India or one of its subordinate provincial governments, in charge of a Political Agency. at Kuwait, and the Political Agent A mid-ranking political representative (equivalent to a Consul) from the diplomatic corps of the Government of India or one of its subordinate provincial governments, in charge of a Political Agency. and Consul at Jeddah, but also between the Political Resident A senior ranking political representative (equivalent to a Consul General) from the diplomatic corps of the Government of India or one of its subordinate provincial governments, in charge of a Political Residency. , the Government of India, and the 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. .
Most of the correspondence is between officials of the Foreign Office, the Colonial Office, the 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. , and the Government of India's Foreign and Political Department. Other correspondents include the Political Resident A senior ranking political representative (equivalent to a Consul General) from the diplomatic corps of the Government of India or one of its subordinate provincial governments, in charge of a Political Residency. in the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. (Hugh Vincent Biscoe) and the High Commissioner for Iraq (Sir Francis Henry Humphrys).
Draft copies of the memorandum (to which further revisions are made following the creation of a British Legation at Jeddah) are included with the correspondence.
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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Foliation: the foliation sequence commences at the inside front cover with 1, and terminates at the last folio with 95; 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 3-94; these numbers are also written in pencil, but are not circled.
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