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Coll 6/33 'Hejaz-Nejd: Internal Administration and Constitution; Various Laws.' [‎19v] (40/392)

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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Art. 3 . The Police Department shall issue to any applicant for permission
to reside (in Saudi Arabia) a book entitled “Residence Permit” containing ail
the particulars given in the passport of the applicant, together with nis
photograph stamped by the police department, and all the particulars given m
the form referred to in article 4 .
Art. 4. The application form must be accompanied by two photographs
aiid contain the following particulars :—
(a) The object of residence.
(b) The period of residence.
(c) The number, date and place of issue of the passport.
(d) The nationality and origin (? race).
(e) The town of intended residence.
(/) The quarter in which (the applicant) desires to live.
(g) The names of the members of the applicant’s family mentioned in his
passport and particulars concerning them.
Art. 5. The Police Department shall keep a record of all the particulars
giwen in the residence permit in a register entitled “ Residence Register,” and
afnx beside these particulars the photograph of the applicant with his signature
or thumb print thereon.
Ait. 6 . The proper authorities may withdraw the residence permit from
the (classes of) persons referred to in the following paragraphs :—
? eisons w ho commit acts tending to a breach of the peace.
{b) Persons whose continued residence the Governments thinks undesirable.
•V H P° lice authorities shall warn persons from whom residence
permits have been withdrawn to leave the country within fifteen days subject
to their being under po ice supervision during the period (of delay) granted to
them. Directors of police m the provinces sLll not warn any persoi to leave
yuthout asking for permission from the Administrative Governors who on their
part shall obtain instructions on the subject from the Vicerov’s Office Thp
headquarters of the Police Department sha^l be notified of hTsTr [nfo maGon
and purposes of record. uuounation
Art. 8 . In case of force majeure the period of (delay granted to) the ner<™
from whom the residence permit has been withdrawn may be extended hevn 3
fifteen days by order of the Viceroy’s Office in the canitaf and in itfl. - d
by an order of the Administrative Governor provided that it i« K P^ ovince s
order from the Viceroy’s Office. provided that it is based on an
A.rt. 9. The period of validity of the residence mpvrriii ic i • i
SiribAf 1 ° n eXPlry by means 0f - on paySX
mentioned 1 !!, artide 4 dUudgmente pronounced^ courts*ag^nsUhe
whose names are shown in the residence register. a & amst the persons
Art. 11 . The Police Department shall give a residence nermii f
who may have lost his permit and shall endorse it thus P t to an y° ne
v • " ^ ive u n in P la Cf of permit No. . , dated
which has been lost. ,
f 5° m th , e P ersoa concerned half the original fee
Ait. 12 . Diplomatic and consular representatives and thpir- -p -r
exempt from the obligation to apply for residence permits d The nfif ^ 'f « ar ?
diplomatic missions shall be treated on a reciprocal bas!T ’ ffiClal aff ° f
i-rA 13 ' ,° n the expiry of the period allowed to the applicant h„ d. , ,
notify the police authorities accordingly and forward tAi a? h * hould
permit, and they shall hand him his pasfport if he prof oses to We h6 residl t nce
another residence permit if he applies for one gudhi? 1 i ? a ’ . or ^ rant
after the legal formalities havebfenfeffeted ^PP^ation is sanctioned
Art. 14. The fee for the form referred to in article 4 q •
The fee for the residence permit retred to PlaStreS -
m article 3
is
Art. 15. The fee
10 Saudi riyals.
d afys, o"v~-“ sr 8 fifaas t sr• u»

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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.

Extent and format
1 file (193 folios)
Arrangement

The papers are arranged in approximate chronological order from the rear to the front of the file.

Physical characteristics

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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