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Coll 6/65 'Relations between Saudi-Arabia and the Yemen.' [241r] (481/917)
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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stopped*
The Italian force armed with rifles and two Machine
gikns was observed re-embarking.
33. At 1647 I received a signal from the s.s. r, Sl Hak”
to say that she expected to arrive at Hodeida Friday (11th)
w i th the Saudi Minister of Finance, 200 armed police and
stores*
34* Later in the evening I received news from the
British Agent that an Italian Merchant in Hodeida had received
a message from his agent in Sanaa by W/T via the ^AZID^ Thie
message was “Good news. Bo not leave Hodeida” 0 If reliable
this could be interpreted as showing that negotiations for a
settlement between Ibn Saud and the Amir were in contemplation.
11th MAY.
36* At 0530 the Italian troopship rt QAGLIAkI" sailed.
36. During the forenoon the British Agent reported that
the situation ashore was much the same. He had had a runner
froM the Zabid district who reported that the morale of the
Yemen troops at Zabid was low and that they were unwilling to
fight. A high Saudi army official had entered Hodeida early
in the morning by car, and large numbers of Saudi troops were
expected in the evening and would camp outside.
37. The Italian ship *AZI0 H had left on shore a medical
post consisting of one doctor, two European and two native
"assistants*. It was said that they carried nc arms, and were
giving free medical attention.
36. At 1640 the s.s. ”1 H&k* arrived and anchored inshore
An officer was sent to board her. It was ascertained txx&t the
Saudi Finance Minister, Abdullah Suleiman, and his two
secretaries, one of whom spoke perfect English, were on board,
together with 200 armed and uniformed police, two small
char-a-bancs, three staff care and quantities of ammunition,
kerosene and petrol. The "El Hak" had come from Jeddah via
Port Sudan. The Minister of Finance, stated in an interview
that he had come to organise the customs, arrange for the
payment of the troops add put the affairs of the town in order.
12tn MAY.
39. During the forenoon I observed large numbers
of tents being pitched to the north of the town, and decided
to land in the afternoon and view the situation myself*
40. I was informed that, with the 200 armed police and
the Saudi forces previously in Hodeida there were now 4,000
troops in the town. In an interview with the Advisor to the
Amir I was informed that another 3,000 were expected shortly
and they had been careful not to move such large numbers south
before making sure of their oo Bimuni cations*
41. The town presented a very different aspect from that
of my first visit (8th May), when business appeared to be
almost at a standstill and the inhabitants unsettled.
BusiAess now appeared to be brisk, the merchants confident
and there appeared to be an air of security. Everywhere
there....
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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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