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request him for permission to carry on his missionary activities in the Hedjaz.
I strongly advised Mr. Upcher to leave Jeddah by the next steamer which ho
did without having his expected interview with the King and Imam of the most
fanatical of all Moslem Sects,
24. The local authorities have now issued a passport in book form printed
in English and Arabic and it is a poor imitation of a British Passport. Ihese
passports bear photographs and have a validity for one year only.
25. From a commercial point of view the outlook in the Hedjaz for the next
few months is particularly black as there is no money available and consequently
only cash transactions should be entertained until further notice.
26. Two slaves have been repatriated during the period under report,
(Sd.) S. K. JORDAN,
II. B. M. Vice-Consul,
Acting Agent and Consul, Jeddah,
Enclosure to Jeddah report for July.
Suggestions submitted to the Mecca Conference.
1. Sanitary state of the Hedjaz. Submitted by Amin-el-Husseini of the
Palestinian Delegation. Approved and forwarded to the Hedjaz Government.
2. The Wakfs of the Haramain. Submitted by Yusuf Yasin of the Nedjian
Delegation. Approved and forwarded to the Executive Board.
3. A similar suggestion submitted by Abdul Aziz-el-Mteiqi of the Asir
Delegation. As above.
VT/V 1.4 Education in the Hedjaz. Submitted by many of the delegations parti
cularly the Egyptian and the Indian. Accepted and referred to the Executive
Board.
5. Repairs to the Public Buildings in the Haramain and the construction
of Homes for Orphans. Submitted by Mohammed Nassif of the Hedjaz
Delegation. Approved and referred to the Executive Board.
6 . Construction of a Railway between Jeddah and Mecca. Submitted by
Suleiman-el-Nadwi and Shaukat Ali of the Indian Khilatist Delegation.
Accepted and referred to the Executive Board and the Hedjaz Government.
7. Sacrifices and Railways. Submitted by Abu Zaid of the A-sir Delega
tion. Accepted and referred to the Executive Board.
8 . Recovery of the Hedjaz Railway, Submitted by Amin Husseipi of the
Palestinian Delegation. Approved and referred to the Executive Board and
the Government of the Hedjaz.
9. Prohibition against granting concessions to Foreigners. Submitted by
Shuaib Kureishi of the Indian Khilafist Delegation. Approved and referred to
the Executive Board.
10. Religious Pardons. Submitted by Kefiatullah of the Indian Ulema
Delegation. Accepted and referred to the Executive Board, with slight
alterations.
11. Reconstitution of the Suggestions Committee. Submitted by Taufick
Sherif of the Asir Delegation. Six members were appointed for this duty.
12. Prevention of Apostacy. Submitted by Mohammed Ali of the Indian
Khilafist Delegation. Accepted and referred to the Executive Board.
13. Abolition of Slavery. Submitted by Kefiatullah of the Indian Ulema
Delegation. It was decided that the Hedjaz Government should be requested
to stop slavery ijn the Hedjaz other than that which is in accordance with the
Sharia.
14. Postponing the signature of the laws of the conference. Submitted by
Edib Servet Bey of the Turkish Delegation. It was agreed that those who
were present at the formation of the laws should sign them and those that came
afterwards should not.
15. Building of Railways.* Submitted by the Egyptian Delegation.
Accepted and it was deckled that such should be built with money contributed
by the Moslems of the world and should be their property.
16. Sanitary re-organisation of the Hadjaz. Submitted by the Egyptian
Delegation. Accepted and it was decided that such should be carried out by
the local Government.