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'Field Notes on Sa'udi Arabia, 1935' [‎11r] (26/248)

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The record is made up of 1 volume (120 folios). It was created in 1936. It was written in English. 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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In 1928, the Ikhwan became more and more threatening, raiding
across the ’Iraq and Kuwait frontiers. The Royal Air Force, sup
ported by the Navy at Kuwait, were engaged in active defensive
measures. Ibn Saud managed to secure a temporary respite by
promising to negotiate with the British and ’Iraq Governments
for the abolition of the posts to which the Ikhwan objected. The
Governments not agreeing, raiding again broke out in March, 1929,
and Ibn Saud was forced to march against the rebels or lose all hope
of controlling them in future. Meeting the Ataiba and Mutair rebels
at Sibilla on the 22nd of March, 1929, he severely defeated them, the
Shaikh of the Ataiba, Ibn Humaid, being captured and the Shaikh of
the Mutair, Faisal al Dawish, being wounded. The rebellion had,
however, become t 0 ° widespread to be ended by a single battle.
Throughout the summer and autumn of 1929, Ibn Saud was engaged
in breaking up the tribal combination, and by November Faisal al
Dawish was contemplating surrender and his men were moving into
the safety of Kuwait territory. At the end of December they were
offered, and rejected, terms of surrender, and were subsequently
shepherded towards the frontier of Kuwait by the Royal Air Force.
By the end of the first week in January, the leaders were deserting
their men and surrendering to the Royal Air Force, by whom they
were subsequently handed over to Ibn Saud, the Ikhwan revolt
thus coming to an end by the first week in February, 1930.
Transjordan Used in three contexts: the geographical region to the east of the River Jordan (literally ‘across the River Jordan’); a British protectorate (1921-46); an independent political entity (1946-49) now known as Jordan -Nejd Situation
The situation between Transjordan Used in three contexts: the geographical region to the east of the River Jordan (literally ‘across the River Jordan’); a British protectorate (1921-46); an independent political entity (1946-49) now known as Jordan and Nejd was not so satis
factory An East India Company trading post. , raiding from both sides of the frontier continuing with
varying intensity throughout 1930. Attempts were made to improve
the situation by a liquidation of claims in respect of past raids and
an investigation was carried out by Mr. N. S. MacDonnell, as the
result of which, further measures were taken to restrain the frontier
tribes.
Yemen and Asir, 1930
Ibn Saud now turned in the direction of Asir where since 1926,
when the Idrisi had placed himself under the suzerainty of Ibn Saud,
he had been gradually strengthening his position. In the spring of
1930, tribal unrest in Asir which Ibn Saud suspected had been
inspired by the Imam Yahya of the Yemen, resulted in a Saudi
commission being sent to Asir to study and report on the adminis
tration of the country. 1 his ended in the annexation of Asir by
Ibn Saud, although the Idrisi was allowed to remain as nominal head
of the Government.
1931-32
During 1931, Ibn Saud was chiefly concerned with the internal
affairs of Hejaz-Nejd, where owing to the falling off of the overseas
pilgrimages from 80,000 in 1930 to some 40,000 in 1931, the financial
situation had become extremely precarious. Nevertheless, the King
maintained his grip on the country and was able to deal with a
rebellion in the Northern Hejaz which started in May, 1931.

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The volume, marked confidential, is Field Notes on Sa'udi Arabia, 1935 , prepared by Donald Banks of the Air Ministry, by command of the Air Council.

The volume begins with a brief forward (folio 2) in which the geographical scope is outlined. The volume is then divided into nine chapters (I-IX) with appendices, as follows:

I - History

II - System of Government

III - Population

IV - Political Geography

V - Physical Geography

VI - Climate and Meteorology

VII - Communications

VIII - Resources

IX - Armed Forces

Appendices - Weights and Measures, Coinage, Calendar and Time, Note on the state of Wahhabism viewed from a military standpoint, Note on Zakat

The volume contains the following route reports:

1. 'Uqair to Riyadh, via al Hasa

2. Riyadh to Wadi A seasonal or intermittent watercourse, or the valley in which it flows. Fatima (near Jedda)

3. Jumaima to Medina

4. Riyadh to Kuwait

5. Kuwait to Transjordan Used in three contexts: the geographical region to the east of the River Jordan (literally ‘across the River Jordan’); a British protectorate (1921-46); an independent political entity (1946-49) now known as Jordan Frontier

The volume contains nineteen maps and plans, as follows:

  • Imperial Air and Sea Routes (folio 29)
  • Tribal Areas (folio 23)
  • Administrative Divisions (folio 33)
  • Town Plans of Jedda, Mecca, Medina, Riyadh, and Taif (folios 40, 42, 43, 45, and 46, respectively)
  • Diagrammatic Section of Middle Sa'udi Arabia (folio 50)
  • Physical Geography (folio 54)
  • Chart showing Magnetic Variation in Arabia (folio 59)
  • Communications in Sa'udi Arabia (folio 64)
  • Diagram of Principal Watering Points, Frontier Posts and Garrisons (folio 70)
  • Tribes of Asir (folio 76)
  • Panorama of the town of Marat (folio 98)
  • Panorama of Muwaih (folio 101)
  • Sketch Plan of Muwaih (folio 100)
  • Sketch of route Rumaihiya-Jarya (Route Report No. 4) (folio 109)
  • General Map (folio 121)
Extent and format
1 volume (120 folios)
Arrangement

At the beginning of the volume (folios 4-7) is a list of contents with reference to the original pagination.

Physical characteristics

Foliation: the foliation sequence commences at the front cover with 1 and terminates at the inside back cover with 122; 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.

Pagination: the volume also contains an original printed pagination sequence.

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