Coll 6/65 'Relations between Saudi-Arabia and the Yemen.' [49r] (97/917)
The record is made up of 1 file (457 folios). It was created in 30 Apr 1934-27 Jan 1938. It was written in English and French. 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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1st July.
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"HASTINGS” #
PORT SUDAN.
1st August v
1934.
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Sir,
+ * +
2* I received from Admiralty information that H.M.
Government did not wish to he tied to awaiting the Italian
withdrawal if the latter was unduly delayed, provided that I,
and Resident Aden, were satisfied as to the safety of British
subjects and property on t he YEMEN coast, and that the IMAM
h©d given the necessary undertaking to safeguard British
interests. I was accordingly to quietly drop my attitude of
insistence on this point. (Admiralty message 1635/30th June).
3. I was assisted to this end by the feet that as
reported in my 133Z/29th June, AZ3I had at last received
instructions to withdraw when satisfied, and also by the fact
that at a private interview which I had instructed SALEH
JEPi^ER, the British Agent, to arrange with ABDULLAH
WAZIR
Minister.
,
the latter stated that he had had news from SANAA, and
indicated that the Italians had agreed to comply absolutely
with the IMAM'S views on the question of their flag and
withdrawal. This enabled SALEH JAFEER to enquire whether,
if the Italians had not withdrawn reasonably soon after
security was assured, he would prefer the British and French
to remain or leave. He was obviously delighted at being
consulted thus in advance, and replied that if I would
withdraw with the French when we were satisfied it would
strengthen his position even further as regards getting rid
of the Italians.
4. ABDULLAH
WAZIR
Minister.
'S reputation of being a strong man
is borne out by the following incident. It was pointed out
to him that a certain company of regular troops (80) drawn
from the TIHAMA tribes, detailed to act as advance guard
in HODEIDA during SAUDI evacuation, had been guilty of looting
and other misbehaviour during the original YEMENI retreat.
It was suggested that they were singularly unsuitable for the
occasion. "Let them oome’' said
WAZIR
Minister.
. On arrival, they
were fallen in and each man given one or two Therfesas , since,
it was explained, surely they must be short of money. On the
following day, they were ordered to fall in in the Customs
House yard. They did so wondering what further presentation
was to be made. The heavy door was closed behind the last
man, a small armed guard closed up, and they were called
out one by one, disarmed and sent home.
5. Meanwhile, the "turn-over” between AMIR PEI SAL and
ABDULLAH
WAZIR
Minister.
was proceeding smoothly and without disturbance,
FEISAL'S departure being continually postponed. WASIR had
taken over the Customs.
End July. ABDUL WAHAB IDRISI left by car, under escort, for
GIZAN and MECCA. "PENZANCE” arrived and delivered mails, but
in the circumstances I considered it advisable for "HASTINGS”
to remain at HODEIUA, and ordered "PENZANCE" to return to
KAMA RAN on the following day, with mails for despatch. HENRY
The SECRETARY OF THE ADMIRALTY. DU
(Copies to;- Commander-in-Okief, Mediterranean.
Commanding Officer, H.M.S. "PENZANCE").
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This file concerns Saudi-Yemeni relations, beginning with the final weeks of hostilities between the two countries before going on to cover peace negotiations and the reoccupation of Hodeidah (also transliterated as Hodeida) by the Yemeni authorities, following the gradual withdrawal of Saudi troops.
Related matters discussed in the correspondence include the following:
- The situation at Hodeidah, as reported by the Commanding Officer of HMS Penzance .
- Arrangements for the simultaneous withdrawal of foreign warships from Hodeidah.
- The progress of Saudi-Yemeni treaty negotiations, and the wording of the resulting Treaty of Taif, concluded between Saudi Arabia and Yemen on 20 May 1934, and ratified on 22 June 1934.
- Costs recovered from the Imam of Yemen [Yaḥyā Muḥammad Ḥamīd al-Dīn] by the British for the internment of Yemeni soldiers in Aden during the Saudi-Yemeni conflict.
- Details of other costs incurred by the British during the Saudi-Yemeni War, as calculated by the Political Resident A senior ranking political representative (equivalent to a Consul General) from the diplomatic corps of the Government of India or one of its subordinate provincial governments, in charge of a Political Residency. at Aden [Bernard Rawdon Reilly], and discussion as to whether any part of these expenses should be borne by Government of India revenues.
- The reported presence of members of the Idrisi [al-Idrīsī] family in Mecca.
In addition to correspondence the file includes the following:
- Extracts from Aden, Bahrain, and Kuwait political intelligence summaries.
- Copies of an English translation of the Treaty of Taif.
- A copy of an English translation of the Treaty between King Ibn Saud [‘Abd al-‘Azīz bin ‘Abd al-Raḥmān bin Fayṣal Āl Sa‘ūd] and the Idrisi [Sayyid Muḥammad bin ‘Alī al-Idrīsī], signed on 31 August 1920.
- Copies of extracts from reports from the Senior Officer of the Red Sea Sloops, as well as copies of reports from the commanding officers of HMS Penzance and HMS Enterprise respectively.
The file features the following principal correspondents: His Majesty's Minister at Jedda (Sir Andrew Ryan, succeeded by Sir Reader William Bullard); His Majesty's Chargé d'Affaires to Jedda (Albert Spencer Calvert); the Secretary of State for the Colonies (Philip Cunliffe-Lister); the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs (Sir John Simon); the Senior Officer of the Red Sea Sloops; the Commander of HMS Penzance ; His Majesty's Ambassador in Rome (James Eric Drummond); the Minister for Foreign Affairs of the Yemen; officials of the Colonial 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 Foreign Office, the Admiralty.
Although the file includes material dating from 1934 to 1938, most of the material dates from 1934. The French material consists of three telegrams addressed to the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs by Yemen's Minister for Foreign Affairs.
The file includes two dividers which give a list of correspondence references contained in the file by year. These are placed at the back of the correspondence (folios 2-3).
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- 1 file (457 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 inside front cover with 1, and terminates at the last folio with 458; 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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- Coll 6/65 'Relations between Saudi-Arabia and the Yemen.'
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- front, front-i, 2r:28v, 30r:35v, 41r:43v, 45r:70v, 92r:113r, 115r:130v, 132r:154v, 156r:180v, 182r:200v, 202r:210v, 212r:280v, 283r:287v, 291r:292v, 294r:307r, 308r:322v, 324r:338v, 341r:349v, 351r:365v, 368r:381v, 383r:442v, 445r:447v, 450r:455v, 458r:458v, back
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