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Coll 6/65 'Relations between Saudi-Arabia and the Yemen.' [325r] (649/917)
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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Political Intelligence Summary No.387 for the wee]
ending 12th June 1934.
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A seasonal or intermittent watercourse, or the valley in which it flows.
^kxs junctiorhsof the DHAIjA T -LAHEJ and MUSEIMIR-LAHEJ roads.
The death is reported on 8 th June of Sheikh MUTAHHAR Mfj
AS SAQLADI of SHA’IB.
2914^. (Reference paragraph 2756). The AHL YAHYA (HAUSHABI) of
AR RAHA are reported to have threatened to interrupt the trade
LIH at the
They
are supposed to N he dissatisfied with the continued retention of their
hcstagesip and possi ,: hly another cause of their unrdst is that the
HAUSHABI Sultan may beMeducting their share of/road dues to which
they are entitled to refund, himself for the blood^noney and
compensation which was paid from the Sultan r s own pocket to the
relations of the victims in the r&Qent outrage (paragraph 2789) .
An aeroplane demonstrated over AR-IiAHA area on 12th June and
a warning has been conveyed to the AHL iAHIA through His Highness
the Sultan cf LAHEJ in which they have also been told that, as
long as they misbehave themselves, the release oiNtheir hostages
cannot be considered.
2915. (Reference paragra^ 2669) . The L0 7 /ER fAFA 1 ! Sultan has
arrived at AL HU3N in ABIAU.
The meeting arranged in December 1933 by - r Hs Highness the^Sulban
of LAHEJ between the/fADHLI and LOWER YAFA’I Sultans having bro
down owing to the objection of the latter to certain FADHLI witriess^^s.
His Highness has again written to the two Sultans asking them to meet
him at LAHEJ cfn 25th June in order that he may make another attempt
to settlo >nio 1 ong- stafiding-di-epuW^-- ”——
2916. (Reference paragraph 2901). The situation at HODEL DA is
reported to be quiet.
2917. According to the information received it appears that the
YEMENI Government have accepted and agreed to .. carry cut the peace
terms offered to them by the SA T UDI Government. As a result of
this, SEIYIDS HASAN and 'ABDUL 'ASIZ AL IDRISI art-ived at HODEIDA
on the 3rd June. Amir FEZSAL- who received them most cordially,
assured them of 'Complete safety comfort. SEXY ID 'ARDULWAHAB has
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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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