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Coll 6/65 'Relations between Saudi-Arabia and the Yemen.' [244r] (487/917)
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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60.
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followsJ-
ihe situatl on at Hodelda at the time of depar^tire
SMTifikPHISE on 19th May can be summarised as
hnoir^ Saudi authorities in control of the town and local
business practically normal but the general feeling of the
inhabitants uneasy as to security owing to
(1) Th^Saudi forces in the neighbourhood of Hodeida
being considerably less than had been expected and promised*
(^) Fairly authentic rumours of concentration of large
numbers of Yemen forces from 20 to 30 miles East and South
oi town*
(3) Continued presence of Italian ships who were
supposed to be in close communication with Imam of Yemen.
(4) Lacic of confidence in Saudi control owing to
allegiance *** l0Cal tribesfflen wha * was expected for their
guffiours of every description were naturally
pXnLxiui but practically could be discounted* The concent-
ration of Yemen forces referred to in (2) seemed to be
authentic as the information came to the British Agent
through his own trusted sourees*
68. I had a talk with the Secretary to the Finance
, xnxstcr on the evening before ay departure. This Secretary,
an Arab, apojce excellent English having been educated in
^ e t£?f rlCan Uni T® r8ltjr at Beirut. The principal pointa
of this conversation were that;-
The Amir Feieal now in charge at Hodeida is an able
laan „ wi J b a education and experience of the outside
1 °;* iXaa traVelled •xteiisively through Europe only
(ii) The King was not acting rashly in advancing so far
down the coast with only slender lines of communication
because he had the measure of the Yemen and knew his
capacity for interference*
(iii) The King not only intended to retain Hodeida but
intended eventually to go further Sputh in fact exterminate
i n a ?* 00 <”W hAs territory. (This appears
^rnfUot with opinions expressed to British Minister at
Jeddah )•
(iw) The King greatly reeented Italian interference,
in fact his one fear was the possibility of Italian
intervention on the Imam of Yemen’s behalf.
The he£retary said the Saudis at Hodeida were
63. _ T
th * borne trade [which is at present
at a standstill) so as to get the benefit of customs dues.
The presence of the Italian ships undermines
the confidence of the merchants and the trade with the
interior*...
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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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- Title
- 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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