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Coll 6/75 'Institutions in Arabia receiving financial support from H.E.H. the Nizam of Hyderabad.' [24r] (47/120)
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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155/2/3.
Ministry of Toraign Affairs*
Mecca.
24th Safar 1355.
16th May 1936.
Your Excellency,
I acknowledge the receipt of Your Excellency’s note
Uo.65 (759/238/21) dated 24th April 1936 in respeot of the
desire of the GoYernment of His Highness the Mlzam of Hyder
abad to supply electric light to the HaraiL at their expense,
and I am glad to inform you that the Government of H.M. the
King welcome the offer and approve of any action which may be
taken by Muslims for the welfare of this Holy country.
Before however the Government of H.H. the Nizam send the
electric plant, my Government wish to bring to the notice of
the Government of H.H. the Nizam the fact that al Haram al
Medina
MKdtsjKx/has at present an electric plant of 40 h.p. and
though the new plant which will be supplied will be an extra
one our Government will toot object to accept it. They wish
also to know the opinion of the Government of H.H. the
Hizam about the place which they wish to build in order to
be as a Waqf for the plant, and also the permanent expenses
which will be secured by the Government of H.H. the Nizam
for the future upkeep of the plant in working order and the
expenses for the establishment of the same.
With highest respects,
(S # d) Yusuf Yasin.
His Excellency
H.B.M.Minister at Jedda
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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.'
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- 24r:24v, 30r:30v
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- Government of Saudi Arabia
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