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PZ 5615/31 'Hejaz-Nejd: Hejazi representation at The Hague & in Batavia' [541r] (15/16)
The record is made up of 1 file (6 folios). It was created in 2 Sep 1931-7 Sep 1931. 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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1
Europe and diplomacy w ere made in 1926 , when he
accompanied the young Amir Feysal, as his private
secretary, to England, Holland, and France.
4. Seyyid Hamza al Ghouth is a man of over 40
and a Turkish-educated native of Medina. During the
Arab revolt of 1917 he ran an anti-Hashimite paper in
Medina, wherefore he received sentence of death from
King Kuseyn, but he made good his escape and later joined
Ibn ba'ud in Riadh. On the latter's occupation of
Medina he was made Assistant Governor of the city. He
has recently been attached to the Palace at Mecca.
5. I do not yet know when Sheykh Abdullah and Seyyid
Hamza are due to proceed to their posts. It must
largely depend on funds. In the last paragraph of
his despatch ho.291 of July 16 Sir A. Ryan reported the
hand—to—mouth shifts to which the Hejazi Government are
now reduced in order to maintain their representation
abroad.
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The file comprises correspondence relating to the diplomatic representation of the Kingdom of Hejaz and Najd at The Hague and in Batavia.
The file includes a letter from HBM Minister, Jedda (Cecil Gervase Hope Gill) to HM Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, with background information on the representatives: Ibn Saud's Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary A diplomatic representative who ranks below an ambassador. The term can be shortened to 'envoy'. at The Hague (Shaikh Hafidh Wahba); the First Secretary in charge of the Hejazi Legation at the Hague (Shaikh Abdulla Ibrahim al Fadhl); and Hejazi Consul in Batavia (Seyyid Hamza al Ghouth). Also discussed is the issue of the financing of these posts by the Government of Hejaz and Najd.
Correspondence also discusses the potential role of a Dutch bank in financing the delegation. Other correspondents include the Under-Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs; the Under-Secretary of State for India; and the Secretary, Political and Secret Department, 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. .
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- 1 file (6 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 for this description (used for referencing) commences at f 538, and terminates at f 543, as it is part of a larger physical volume; these numbers are written in pencil, 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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- IOR/L/PS/12/39
- Title
- PZ 5615/31 'Hejaz-Nejd: Hejazi representation at The Hague & in Batavia'
- Pages
- front, back, spine, edge, head, tail, 537r:541v
- Author
- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
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- Open Government Licence