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Coll 6/82 'Saudi Arabia: Removal from Jedda, of Indian Vice-Consul, Pilgrimage officer (Bahadur Ihsanullah), owing to Saudi intrigues against him.' [123r] (245/249)
The record is made up of 1 file (123 folios). It was created in 30 Jun 1936-21 Oct 1937. 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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in reoly couched in strong if not immoderate language.. It
expresses [grp. undec.J and great astonishment at statements
which he asserts admitted that Ihsanullah carried off the
v/oman without her husband’s permission, .setter requests with
drawal of paragraph in which I suggested that the woman should
return to husband upon guarantee as Saudi Arabian Government
cannot accept it as there is’’nothing in international rights to
justify or support such action 1 ’ and friendship between the two
countries “does not permit it i: . It also requests unconditional
and immediate return of the woman to her husband and ends by
describing the action of Ihsanullah as illegal and reserving
freedom of government to pursue the case by recourse to laws
5. Full details follow by bag which you may prefer bo
await. I report by telegraph because I am convinced that this
violent reaction has deeper implications. The affair has been
deliberately magnified in order to attack Indian Vice-Consul’s
position and though the woman took refuge as long ago as the
end of February attack was only launched two days after departure
of His majesty’s Minister. It may be the prelude to a more
general attack on legation immunities.
6. I expect to see Yusuf Yasin on July 4th when I shall
take strong exception to tone of letter and stress the friend
liness of my letter and of my suggestion for amicable solution of
a matter only igrp. omtd.] at the sta^e of police enouiry. I
will endeavour to settle the woman's disposal by friendly arrange
ment but I feel I cannot allow Yusuf Yasin's unwarrantable acnion
to pass and I am anxious that I may be instructed as to how wo
meet any further similar outburst.
Addressed to Foreign Office Ho. 87, repeated to Government
of India by bag.
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This file concerns the early retirement of the Indian Vice-Consul at Jedda, Khan Bahadur Ihsanullah, in 1937, due to what are referred to as intrigues against him.
The correspondence includes details of Ihsanullah's position as Vice-Consul, which he has held since 1918. It discusses his duties as pilgrimage officer, which consist of protecting and catering for pilgrims from India and other British territories, and names those groups that are deemed by the British to be responsible for the intrigues against him. Ihsanullah's zeal on behalf of Indian pilgrims is also mentioned as being a factor, since it is reported to have caused friction between Ihsanullah and the Saudi authorities.
The correspondence includes discussion of the possibility of Ihsanullah being transferred to Aden, the arrangements for Ihsanullah's pension, the effect that his retirement is likely to have on Indian pilgrims, and the question of who should succeed him in his post. The principal correspondents regarding this matter are the Permanent Under-Secretary of State for India (Sir Samuel Findlater Stewart), His Majesty's Minister at Jedda (Sir Reader William Bullard), and officials of the Foreign 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 Department (later External Affairs Department).
Also included is correspondence between His Majesty's Chargé d'Affaires, Jedda (Albert Spencer Calvert), and the Saudi Ministry of Foreign Affairs, which discusses the case of a former servant of Ihsanullah's who sought refuge from her husband with Ihsanullah and his family.
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 (folios 2).
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- 1 file (123 folios)
- Arrangement
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 (used for referencing) commences at the inside front cover with 1, and terminates at the last folio with 124; 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.
A previous foliation sequence, which is also circled, has been superseded and therefore crossed out.
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- Title
- Coll 6/82 'Saudi Arabia: Removal from Jedda, of Indian Vice-Consul, Pilgrimage officer (Bahadur Ihsanullah), owing to Saudi intrigues against him.'
- Pages
- front, front-i, 2r:38v, 40r:91v, 93r:98v, 101r:109v, 111r:116v, 120r:124v, back
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- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
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