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Coll 6/4(1) 'Asir: Assumption by Ibn Saud of control of internal administration of Asir.' [‎521v] (1049/1104)

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. .

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The delegation arrived at Mecca on Wednesday, the 13th October, 1930. The
members are:—
As Sayyid Muhammed-al-Arabi-al-Idrisi,
As Sayyid Mustafa-as-Sufaihi,
Qadhi Muhammed-bin-Ibrahim Mabjar,
Sheikh Muhammed Abdullah Basahi, ^
As Sayyid Hasan-bin-Zafer, and
Sheikh Makki-bin-Yahya Zaki.
Some questions are being discussed now between the delegation and the
authorities of His Majesty’s Government concerned regarding certain details of
administration and finance and their application.
[E 6944/4522/91] No. 2.
Mr. Hope-Gill to Mr. A. Henderson.—(Received December 30.)
(No. 365.)
HIS Majesty’s Charg 6 d’Affaires at Jedda presents his compliments to His
Majesty’s Principal Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, and has the honour to
transmit herewith, with reference to his despatch No. 364 of the 10 th December,
translation of a further note, dated the 27th November, from the Acting Minister for
Foreign Affairs at Mecca on the subject of the administration of Asir.
2. A copy of this despatch has been sent to the Resident at Aden.
Jedda, December 15, 1930.
Enclosure 1 in No. 2 .
Acting Minister for Foreign Affairs to Mr. Hope-Gill.
Ministry for Foreign Affairs,
(Translation.) Mecca, November 27, 1930.
I HAVE the honour to forward to you herewith a copy of the second part of
the Green Book concerning the administration of the Idrisi Province, to complete
your information.
With highest respects,
FUAD HAMZA.
Enclosure 2 in No. 2 .
(Translation.) Official Green Book.
Idrisi Province, Part II.
In the Name of God the Most Merciful, the Compadsionate.
The Idrisi Province.
A z i z "kin-Abdurrahinan-al-Faisal-al-Saud, after perusing the treaty
concluded between us and As SayyidAl-Hasan-al-Idrisi on the 22 nd September, 1926,
and after perusing the decision of the Idrisi Legislative Council approved by
As Sayyid A1 Hasan on the 9th October, 1930, and after perusing the report made
under the presidency The name given to each of the three divisions of the territory of the East India Company, and later the British Raj, on the Indian subcontinent. of our Son and Viceroy Faisal by the representatives of our
Government and representatives of As Sayyid Al-Hasan-al-Idrisi, have issued our
order as follows :—
Article 1.
We have approved the arrangement defined in the report signed by the repre
sentatives of our Government and those of As Sayyid Al-Hasan-al-Idrisi on the 25t!h
. Jamad-ath-Thani, 1349 (16th November, 1930), and attached to this order and we
have issued our order for it to be confirmed and carried into effect

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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.

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Coll 6/4(1) 'Asir: Assumption by Ibn Saud of control of internal administration of Asir.' [‎521v] (1049/1104), British Library: India Office Records and Private Papers, IOR/L/PS/12/2064, in Qatar Digital Library <https://www.qdl.qa/archive/81055/vdc_100056677919.0x000032> [accessed 28 March 2024]

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