Skip to item: of 1,104
Information about this record Back to top
Open in Universal viewer
Open in Mirador IIIF viewer

Coll 6/4(1) 'Asir: Assumption by Ibn Saud of control of internal administration of Asir.' [‎445r] (896/1104)

The record is made up of 1 volume (548 folios). It was created in 17 Nov 1930-12 Oct 1933. 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. .

Transcription

This transcription is created automatically. It may contain errors.

Apply page layout

THIS DOCUMENT IS THE PROPERTY tfflj UIS-BRlTAtfNIC MAJESTY’S GOVERNMENT
; f
EASTERN (Arabia).
July 27, 1931.
CONFIDENTIAL.
Section 2.
[E 3887/1098/25] No. 1.
Sir R. Graham to Mr. A. Henderson.—{Received July 27.)
(No. 561.)
HIS Majesty’s representative at Rome presents his compliments to the
Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, and has the honour to transmit herewith
copy of a note verhale to the Ministry for Foreign Affairs, Rome, dated the
24th July, 1931, respecting the administration of Asir.
Rome, July 24, 1931.
Enclosure in No. 1.
'Note verbale.
\
HIS Majesty’s Embassy present their compliments to the Royal Ministry
for Foreign Affairs and have the honour to inform them that the contents oi e
Royal Ministry’s note verbale of the 25th ultimo, regarding the status ot Asir,
has received the most careful consideration of His Majesty s Government in the
United Kingdom, who fear that there may have been some misapprehension as to
the contents of the note of the 11th March, addressed by the Hejazi overnm
to His Majesty’s Minister at Jedda, to which reference was made m paragraph
of the Embassy’s aide-memoire of the 30th May last. This communication fr m
the Hejazi Government was not, in fact a direct request for the formal
recognition by His Maiesty’s Government of the incorporation of Asir m t
dominions of King Ibn Sand, but merely a request to His '/^"tween
to enter into arrangements for the establishment o cqmn T .
certain places under British administration and the siripor the United
2. In these circumstances, His Majesty s Government m the United
Kingdom are glad to he able to meet the views o e formal
expressed in the latter's note verbale referred to akjve >
and direct expression of their recognition of the sovereignty of Km| ^ ^aud
over Asir. .igh .hey — tf 'V.CurM A*Z.T
agreement between King Ibn Sauct ana tnei \ .
Tnmafing fhe'atove coimum'cation, Z Majesty's Embassy have been
instructed to add that His Majesty’s Government regret that they “nabl £
refuse to reply to the Hejazi Government s note onhemhMateK^The delay^
replying to this communication has a y P“ therefore bei despatched to
embarrassment, and instructions for a p ,
His Majesty's Minister at Jedda.
Rome, July 24, 1931.

About this item

Content

This volume mostly contains copies of Foreign Office correspondence (forwarded by the Under-Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs to the Under-Secretary of State for India) relating to the assumption by Ibn Sa'ud [‘Abd al-‘Azīz bin ‘Abd al-Raḥmān bin Fayṣal Āl Sa‘ūd] of control of the internal administration of Asir in November 1930, and its impact on his relations with the Imam of Yemen [Yaḥyá Muḥammad Ḥamīd al-Dīn].

Some of the Foreign Office correspondence refers to the Treaty of Mecca (1926), between Ibn Sa'ud and the Idrisi Ruler of Asir, As Sayyid Al-Hasan-al-Idrisi [Sayyid Āl Ḥasan al-Idrīsī], in which the latter handed over control of his foreign relations, whilst retaining control of his territory's internal affairs. The correspondence discusses the impact that the recent annexation of Asir is likely to have on 1) the present status of Asir, and 2) the Treaty of 1917 between Britain and the Idrisi.

Also discussed are the following:

The volume also includes copies of translated correspondence between Ibn Sa'ud and the Imam of Yemen dating from 1930 to 1931, and a copy of a translation of a treaty of friendship between the Hejaz-Nejd and Yemen, signed on 15 December 1931.

The volume's principal correspondents are the following:

  • His Majesty's Chargé d’Affaires, Jedda (Cecil Gervase Hope Gill, succeeded by Albert Spencer Calvert);
  • British Minister at Jedda (Andrew Ryan);
  • Foreign Office;
  • Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs (Sir John Simon);
  • Secretary of State for the Colonies;
  • Minister for Foreign Affairs for the Hejaz and Nejd (later Saudi Arabia) [Fayṣal bin ‘Abd al-‘Azīz Āl Sa‘ūd];
  • His Majesty's Ambassador to Italy (Ronald William Graham);
  • Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs;
  • Ibn Sa'ud;
  • Imam of Yemen.

The volume includes a divider which gives a list of correspondence references contained in the volume by year. This is placed at the back of the correspondence.

Extent and format
1 volume (548 folios)
Arrangement

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

Physical characteristics

Foliation: The foliation sequence commences at the first flyleaf with 1 and terminates at the inside back cover with 549; 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 present between ff 226-546 and is also circled, has been superseded and therefore crossed out. The foliation sequence does not include the front cover.

Written in
English in Latin script
View the complete information for this record

Use and share this item

Share this item
Cite this item in your research

Coll 6/4(1) 'Asir: Assumption by Ibn Saud of control of internal administration of Asir.' [‎445r] (896/1104), British Library: India Office Records and Private Papers, IOR/L/PS/12/2064, in Qatar Digital Library <https://www.qdl.qa/archive/81055/vdc_100056677918.0x000061> [accessed 28 March 2024]

Link to this item
Embed this item

Copy and paste the code below into your web page where you would like to embed the image.

<meta charset="utf-8"><a href="https://www.qdl.qa/en/archive/81055/vdc_100056677918.0x000061">Coll 6/4(1) 'Asir: Assumption by Ibn Saud of control of internal administration of Asir.' [&lrm;445r] (896/1104)</a>
<a href="https://www.qdl.qa/en/archive/81055/vdc_100056677918.0x000061">
	<img src="https://iiif.qdl.qa/iiif/images/81055/vdc_100000000555.0x00025a/IOR_L_PS_12_2064_0896.jp2/full/!280,240/0/default.jpg" alt="" />
</a>
IIIF details

This record has a IIIF manifest available as follows. If you have a compatible viewer you can drag the icon to load it.https://www.qdl.qa/en/iiif/81055/vdc_100000000555.0x00025a/manifestOpen in Universal viewerOpen in Mirador viewerMore options for embedding images

Use and reuse
Download this image