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Coll 6/65 'Relations between Saudi-Arabia and the Yemen.' [‎254r] (507/917)

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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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interior*
The frontier dietricte i# dispute fall into three
nain divisions -
(a) The coastal region* known as the TIHAHA of ASIR,
(b) The central mountain nassif* Boaetimea referred
to as ASIR SURAT.
(e) NEJRAN.
IS* Broadly speaking* both (a) and (b) are in
effective Sa’udi occupation; the demand for rectification
is a Yemeni claim* IBN SA’UD desiring nothing more than
stabilisation*
NTCJRAN, centred in the Wadi A seasonal or intermittent watercourse, or the valley in which it flows. of that name and
in the WADI A seasonal or intermittent watercourse, or the valley in which it flows. i IAB UN A, is inhabited by the tribes known
generally as the BENI-YAM. It is claimed equally (and
on equally (lender grounds) by both parties*
The importance attached to it may be due to -
(i) Its position astride the caravan tracks between
the Yemen and Nejd.
(ii) Its poseibfee &rategic value as a route for an
advance from the north against the eastern approaches
to SA*NA«
IB* On the 24th March, YUS3UF YA8IN, the holder of
the post which can best be described as ’♦Head of the Privy
council** also visited Sir ANDREW RYAN and recapitulated
at length the recent developments* The case of the
Sa*udi Government may be summarised under two main
headings -
(a) General Considerations*
14* It is maintained that the IMAM has repeatedly
Ignored earlier promses for the regularisetlon of the
boundaries* the implication being that the King 9 *
dignity can no longer tolerate the present situation and
the denial of hie sovereign rights over the disputed
territory.
This argument is perhaps his weakest point* since
in the undeveloped state of the diplomatic organisation
of the two countries it would be difficult (if not
impossible) to produce irrefutable evidence of undertakings
by the IMAM* while the intricacies* inexactitudes and
ornateness of the Arabic language are such as to afford
limitless scope for equivocation*
16* A much stronger case can be made out for the
retention of ASIR* and to a lesser extent* SURAT* baaed
on the fact that these districts were in the possession
of the IDRISI* and were* beyond dispute* ceded to
IBN SA*UD* in 1926-50* since when Sa'udl opeupatlon
has remained effective except during the short period
of the 1932-55 rebellion.
16* Aa regards NEJRAN* it is probable that both
claimants can point to some period in the ^ast histories
of their countries when in the course of the expansions*
contractions and upheavals of Arabian politics this
district submitted to their rule. It seems*however*
that
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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:

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)
Arrangement

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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