‘I/6 Saudi-Arabia Miscellaneous’ [‎41r] (81/96)

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‘I/6 Saudi-Arabia Miscellaneous’

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The record is made up of 1 file (45 folios). It was created in 25 May 1937-19 Feb 1945. 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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PoXitioal Agency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent. ,
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30th July, 1^44.
Dear Sir Geoffrey
In case the inXorn. tion. is of any
value to you, i save to report tm.t a
Belouin who returned to huwfit niter
visiting \3ya h a'nd spending ten days
there informed me that the shops in
Hiyadh were v r ell # stocked v;ith rice, cereals,
coffee, tee, sugar, and cloth at prices
‘ 7 htly higher than in hu
C* lie reported that there is no
rationing system in Diyndh, and the only \
Unit to the anount of food that an
individual can buy is the amount of money
he is prepared to spend,
3, I shall do what I con to ‘corroborate
this infor: ation and shell report further
if I an able to do so#
Yours sincerely
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The Hon* bio
3ir- Geoffrey ^rior, K.a#I.;c.,
T3 olitical Resident in the
Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. , Camp , SHIhAh .

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Correspondence and papers relating to miscellaneous affairs in Saudi Arabia, as reported to or by 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:

In 1937, the formation of the Nejdi Motor Car Company, a concession set up to convey pilgrims between Nejd, Hasa [al-Aḥsā’], and the Hejaz. Papers include a translation of an announcement of the formation of the new company, published in Saut al Hejaz on 15 Rabi’ al-awwal 1356 (corresponding to 25 May 1937) (ff 2-5).
In November 1939, the distribution and use of the Saudi riyal (ff 7-9).
In December 1939, the status of three islands in the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. (Fasht al Jārim, Khor Fasht [Khawr Fasht], and Jazirat Chaschus [Kaskūs]), to which the Bahrain Petroleum Company (BAPCO) had sent a technical party (ff 12-14).
In December 1939, reports on water supplies for agriculture at Kharj (ff 16-21).
affairs in Saudi Arabia during the Second World War, including food shortages and reportedly ineffective food controls (ff 29-41).
A translation of Saudi Arabian Nationality Regulation No. 3, originally published by the Government of Saudi Arabia in Umm al Qura on 24 Shawwāl 1357 (equivalent to 16 December 1938) (ff 43-46).

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1 file (45 folios)

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The file’s contents are arranged in approximate chronological order, from the earliest item at the front to the latest at the end.

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Foliation: the main foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the front cover with 1, and terminates at the inside back cover with 47; 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 2-46; these numbers are also written in pencil, but are not circled.

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Reference: IOR/R/15/5/120
Title: ‘I/6 Saudi-Arabia Miscellaneous’
Pages: front, front-i, 2r:4v, 6r:42v, 47r:47v, back-i, back
Author: East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
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