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Coll 6/94 'INDIAN REPRESENTATION AT JEDDA' [‎28r] (55/188)

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The record is made up of 1 file (91 folios). It was created in 24 Apr 1937-15 Nov 1948. 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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THE STATESJMN : NEW DELHI 14th June 1943
CONSUL-DESIGNATED VIEW: Prom Our Correspondent.
The Indian Consul-designate to Saudi Arabia, Prof. Abdul Majid Khan
in an interview on Sunday said it would be his ’’privileged duty” to look
after the convenience of the thousands of Indian Muslim pilgrim.' who every
year visit the holy places of Mecca and Medina in Saudi Arabia.
This year, he expected, there will be over 10,000 Haj pilgrims from
the Indian Union. In the pre-partition days, he added, about 20,000
pilgrims used to visit the holy places every year. This year the first ship
with Haj pilgrims will leave Bombay on June 20. The Professor said that
there were a contingent of doctors and two dispensaries, one at Jedda and the
other at Mecca, under the management of the Indian Government, to look after
the health of the Indian pilgrims who generally stay there for about four to
siE months. The Indian Government has suitable machineries to meet other
contingencies also.
The Consul-designate thou-ht that there were great possibilities of
developing Indo-Arabian trade relations. Arabia was a natural market for
Indian manufactured articles and he agreed with the su^eostion that a
commercial museum containing samples of Indian products should be stationed
in Jedda. This would facilitate acquaintance of Indian products with the
prospective buyers not only in Saudi Arabia, but in all the Muslim countries in
the Middle East, as the seaport of Je^da was, so to say, the gateway to the
Muslim holy places for thousands of pilgrims every year from all Muslim
nations.

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This file relates to British Indian (and later, Indian and Pakistani) representation in Jedda, Saudi Arabia.

The earlier correspondence (1937-1946) concerns successive appointments for the position of Indian Vice-Consul at Jedda, whose main responsibilities relate to the interests of Indian pilgrims in Saudi Arabia. Also discussed are details regarding pay and periods of employment for postholders.

The later correspondence (1947-1948) concerns arrangements for diplomatic representation in Saudi Arabia for the newly-independent governments of India and Pakistan. It includes discussion of the Indian Government's wish to appoint its own representative in Jedda, under the rank of Consul.

The main correspondents are the following: His Majesty's Minister at Jedda (later referred to as Ambassador at Jedda; named postholders include Sir Reader William Bullard and later Laurence Barton Grafftey-Smith, succeeded by Alan Charles Trott); the High Commissioner for the United Kingdom in India (Terence Shone); 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. , the Government of India's External Affairs Department, and the Office of the High Commissioner for India in London.

The file includes two dividers which give a list of correspondence references contained in the file by year, one of which is placed at the back of the correspondence (folio 1), while the other can be found at folio 38.

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1 file (91 folios)
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The papers are arranged in approximate chronological order from the rear to the front of the file. Corresponding notes appear prior to the beginning of the correspondence (folios 90-92).

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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 93; 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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