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'File 6/27 Foreign Interests: Sa'udi-Yemen Dispute' [23r] (45/174)
The record is made up of 1 file (85 folios). It was created in 25 Mar 1934-26 Nov 1934. 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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(deceived under tfedda tinted Letter N 0 .990/17/178 of
Uth April, 1934).
Copy.
^ramtlation.
T?x+ract from the ,, 7aut-al-Ki <l 1az t, H o a 10^ of 9/A/M.
OT^TCXAL COIOfTmiyng.
In the name of Ood the ’feat Merciful, the Oompanninnate.
Ordera have already been lefiued to the forces of His
Majesty *he ’Tlnp; to advance all along the frontier line. The
first victory (rod has granted His Majesty's troops nos the
occupation of *he city of Haradh by Hawad ash-Thu^eyir, the
cornnander of the ’“'ihana area. T*o forts in the said city
rewained and did not surrender, but one of them fell while
the other is still besieged and has in it as-^abanf, the
commander of Yahya’s troops in the "ihama.
Reports from His Highness the Heir-Apparent the Amir
‘’a’ud f»tat e the forces he despatched under the oommand
of the Anir ^eysal ihn 3a*ud to go through the mountains to
Bacira captured Aqabat ash-Bhatba, which is one of the most
important places. r 9ie troops then advanced to Yabad village
and captured it. r, hey then advanced to and captured the
valley of Bab-al-Kadfd, ishich is the strongest natural
fortification in ihose parts. ^’he troops then advanced towards
Baqira and besieged it. Moat of it n forts have fallen into
their han^s. The last fort is s+ill being bomba-ded and one
corner has been destroyed. It will shortly fall down, please
God. Baqim is the goal to block the way behind the forces
of the Xmara Yahya who were causing aggression in our territory
in the mountains of Yaifa and B«ni Malik.
T he Imam ^hya has in the meantime sent to the Tiharaa a
force to strengthen the fort of Ha rad h under the command of
Abdurrahman/
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This file contains correspondence regarding the Saudi-Yemen War of 1934 covering its outbreak, key developments and its cessation with the Taif Treaty. The majority of this correspondence consists of updates on the war that were sent from the British Legation in Jeddah to Britain's various Political Agencies in the Gulf including the Political Agency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent. in Muscat.
In addition to correspondence, the file contains the following:
- Translated extracts of articles about the war from the Saudi newspapers Umm al-Qura (folio 18) and Sawt al-Hijaz (folios 23-24)
- 'Annotated Summary of the Saudi-Yemen Peace Treaty concluded at Taif on the 6th Safar (equivalent to the 20th May 1934, but no European date is given)' (folios 47-52)
- 'Treaty of Islamic Friendship and Brotherhood, between the Saudi Arab Kingdom and the Kingdom of Yemen [The Taif Treaty]' (folios 56-68)
- 'Arbitration Covenant between the Saudi Arab Kingdom and the Kingdom of Yemen' (folios 69-76).
- Extent and format
- 1 file (85 folios)
- Arrangement
The papers are arranged in approximate chronological order from the front to the rear of the file.
- Physical characteristics
Foliation: the main foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the front cover with 1, and terminates at the inside back cover with 87; 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; these numbers are also written in pencil, but are not circled.
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- IOR/R/15/6/163
- Title
- 'File 6/27 Foreign Interests: Sa'udi-Yemen Dispute'
- Pages
- 23r:24v
- Author
- Sawt al-Hijaz
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- Public Domain