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Coll 6/75 'Institutions in Arabia receiving financial support from H.E.H. the Nizam of Hyderabad.' [‎10r] (19/120)

The record is made up of 1 file (58 folios). It was created in 31 Aug 1931-5 Dec 1938. 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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formally approved and NawaS Aiiaan Yar Jun^ sent to
carry It out, it mi$it poos to le for him to tike
up tne question of repairing tne cemetery ^alis
direct, ^iien the electriaal project was well on
the way to completion; Put it is far from certain
that sanction would oe granted even then.
4. If Hia ^Ixaltod Higimoos* doverniiont wish to
proceed witn tiie pro oaal to repair the cemetery
walla it would certainly oe better, as suggested,
to urop any official proposal to t&U effect, and
to leave the matter to be discussed un-officlally
by Nawab An honorific title; an official acting as a provincial deputy ruler in South Asia; or a significant Muslim landowner in nineteenth century India. ahsan Yar Jung at a later stage. And
while the Hesident will alwsys be ready to forward
Hie iSxaltad Highness 1 Oovemmenti proposals in the
matter, ilr Juncan Mackenzie desires me to express
his personi! view that this proposal is likely to
cause embarrassment both to His uritannic Ajesty^
Minister at Jeddah and to the Government of caudi
Arabia who hsve to consider »ahnbi opinion which
is atiii so little advanced ae to make this proposal
a very delicate natter.
5. Turning to the electricity proposal, the
British Minister has invited attention to Article
Y of the recent Jaudi-Egyptian Treaty of which a
copy ia enclosed. It seems possible that nia dnjesty
the King of iaadi Arabia while unwilling to refuse
a handsome offer, may not be really enthusiastic
over accepting so important and conspicuous an
addition to the equipment of the Huram at Medina,
more particularly in view of hia obligations to
Agypt. This is only a matter of surmise, but dir
Duncan ivhekenzie thinks that tne information which
he has on the subject aheuid be laid before His
waited
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This file relates to institutions in the Hejaz (later Saudi Arabia) that have received or have been offered financial support from the Government of the Nizam of Hyderabad.

The file features the following principal correspondents: the Resident at Hyderabad, the Foreign Secretary to the Government of India, His Majesty's Minister at Jedda (Sir Andrew Ryan), and the Saudi Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

The correspondence primarily concerns proposals from the Government of the Nizam of Hyderabad to install electric lights in the haram at Medina and to repair a number of holy tombs there, in commemoration of the Nizam's silver jubilee. Included in the correspondence are details of the proposals and the Saudi Government's response.

Also included in the file is correspondence dating from 1931 discussing the alleged interference of the Hejazi authorities regarding the religious instruction provided at a Hyderabad-funded Hanafi madrassa in Medina.

The date range of the file is 1931-38 but the majority of the material dates from 1936-38.

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.

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1 file (58 folios)
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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 front cover with 1, and terminates at the inside back cover with 60; 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.

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Coll 6/75 'Institutions in Arabia receiving financial support from H.E.H. the Nizam of Hyderabad.' [‎10r] (19/120), British Library: India Office Records and Private Papers, IOR/L/PS/12/2148, in Qatar Digital Library <https://www.qdl.qa/archive/81055/vdc_100041684076.0x000014> [accessed 29 March 2024]

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