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Coll 6/33 'Hejaz-Nejd: Internal Administration and Constitution; Various Laws.' [19r] (39/392)
The record is made up of 1 file (193 folios). It was created in 7 Aug 1928-22 Feb 1940. 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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THIS DOCUMENT IS THE PROPERTY OF HIS BRITANNIC MAJESTY’S GOVERNMENT
N
o
EASTERN (Arabia).
CONFIDENTIAL.
[E 1698/1698/25]
March 28, 1938.
Section 3.
Copy No.
Sir R. Bullard to Viscount Halifax.—(Received March 28.)
(No. 41.)
Jedda, March 7, 1938.
1 HAVE the honour to transmit herewith a translation of a Saudi regulation
governing the residence of foreigners in this country. Every foreigner over
18 years of age who wishes to reside in Saudi Arabia for a period of more
than one year in addition to “ the period allowed in the passport” must take
out a Residence Permit and pay certain fees. Provision is made in article 6 for
the withdrawal of such permits from certain classes of persons and their
deportation.
Large numbers of foreign Moslems, particularly from Malaya and the
Dutch East Indies, will come under this regulation, which may well prove a little
complicated to apply, the Saudi police and other officials being what they are,
amd it is difficult to believe that any serious attempt will be made to apply it to
the penniless African pilgrims who stay on from year to year. The regulation
may even be vitiated by article 2 , which gives a definition of permanent residence
based on the hypothesis that the national passport “ allows ” the holder to reside
for a given period in Saudi Arabia. However, the regulation is being brought
to the notice of the British community, who are being invited to comply with^its
provisions. J
3. I should be glad to be informed, with reference to article 12 of the
regulation, whether the official staff of diplomatic missions in Great Britain are
obliged to register as aliens or to comply with any similar regulation
4. The wording of article 13 suggests that when the Saudi authorities
issue a residence permit to a foreigner they keep his national passport The
Legation will resist any attempt by the Saudi police authorities to keep the
passports of British subjects. r
5. I am sending copies of this despatch and of its enclosure to the Secretary
to the Government of India in the External Affairs Department New Dehli •
his Excellency the Governor of the Straits Settlements, Singapore- and hk
Excellency the Governor of Nigeria, Lagos. 1
I have, &c.
R, W. BULLARD.
Enclosure.
From the Mecca Umm-al-Qura No. 686 of the Dhu’l Qa’ada, 27, 1356
(January 28, 1938).
Residence Regulation.
(Translation.)
A DECREE has been issued ratifying this regulation and bringing it into
Article 1. Any foreigner of more than 18 years of age who desires to reside
permanently m the territory of the Saudi Arabian Kingdom must anplv to
the pohce authorises with his passport together with an application form as
indicated m article 4 .
, Art - . 2 - .T emlan ? n ‘ ^idence means a stay of more than one year in
addition to the period allowed m the passport. ■
[255 ee—8]
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This file concerns matters relating to the administration of the Kingdom of the Hejaz and Nejd (later Saudi Arabia). It contains correspondence discussing laws and regulations passed by the Hejazi/Saudi Government.
The early part of the file (1928-1929) contains copies of translations of various royal decrees regarding the following:
- The appointment of a commission to oversee the distribution and administration of charities in the Hejaz.
- The registration of companies in the kingdom.
- The composition and functions of the Legislative Council.
This part of the file contains a significant amount of correspondence from local government officials in British India, which discusses how the regulations on the distribution and administration of charities in the Hejaz might affect Indian Muslims. It includes concerns raised by representatives of Indian Muslims in Bombay and Karachi that the Wahabi interpretation of Sharia law on the subject of charities does not coincide with Sunni and Shia interpretations.
Later correspondence discusses the reorganisation of the administration of the Hejaz in 1930 and the new designation of Ibn Saud's dominions as the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia in September 1932. This part of the file includes the following:
- A copy of a translation of the Hejazi constitution or 'fundamental rules' of 1926, together with copies of translations of subsequent regulations and notifications amending or superseding certain articles of the constitution.
- A copy of a translation of a royal decree marking the change of name of the Kingdom of the Hejaz and Nejd to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
- Details of various Saudi Government regulations, such as those regarding the registration of companies in Saudi Arabia and those relating to the governance of foreign residents in the country.
- Reports of the formation of the Saudi National First Aid Society in 1935.
- Details regarding the reorganisation of Saudi Arabia's Legislative Council.
The file's principal correspondents are the following: the British Agent and Consul, Jedda (Hugh Stonehewer Bird); His Majesty's Chargé d’Affaires to Jedda (Cecil Gervase Hope Gill, Albert Spencer Calvert, and Alan Charles Trott successively); His Majesty's Minister at Jedda (Sir Andrew Ryan, succeeded by Sir Reader William Bullard); officials of the Board of Trade, the Foreign Office, and the Government of India's Foreign and Political Department.
The file includes a divider which gives a list of correspondence references contained in the file by year. This is placed at the back of the correspondence.
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- 1 file (193 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 194; 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. An additional foliation sequence is present in parallel between ff 2-193; these numbers are also written in pencil, but are not circled.
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