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Coll 6/8(1) 'Printed Series: 1929 to 1938.' [56v] (117/1062)
The record is made up of 1 volume (527 folios). It was created in 6 Jan 1929-15 Jan 1938. It was written in English and French. 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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65
forward action in that area for the moment. Italy has trouble enough on
particularly in the economic and financial spheres, and 0 f
co'ur^e Abyssinia has still to be digested; indeed, the greater part of that
country has not yet even been swallowed.
Ttalv’s foreign policy is essentially opportunist and I therefore hesi-
1 to vVnt, re any prophecy as to future trends. My own personal view
; tW Ttalv will quietly but determinedly make a drive during the next
few fears It undermining our influence in the Arab and Moslem world;
so we must be prepared for intrigue of every sort. But I doubt whether
they will “strike” just yet. They are more likely to concen rate on prepar-
ino - the ground, perhaps in the hope that they may e\entually be able to get
■what they want without having to f ‘strike at all.
( 81 )
Letter from the British Embassy, Rome, to the Foreign Office,
No. 950, dated THE 29th August 1936.
I have the honour to inform you that, according to a recent Stefani
communiqud, the Treaty of Friendship and Commerce between Italy and
the Yemen dated the 2nd September, 1926, the text of which was enclosed in
Mr. (now Sir Charles) Wingfield’s despatch from this Embassy, No. 846
of the 4th October, 1926, has been extended until November 1937 by an
exchange of notes between the two Governments. I shall not fail to supply
you with the text of these notes as soon as they are published in the Official
\Oazette.
2. The extension of this treaty has been the occasion of considerable
comment in the press here. An article in the Popolo di Roma recalls that
the important points established by the treaty were the declaration by the
Government of the Yemen of their willingness to import technical material
from Italy and to admit Italian experts into the country to assist in its
economic development, and the declaration by the Italian Government of
their willingness to grant facilities in this sense. When the treaty was
concluded (continues the
writer
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of the article) a number of Arab journals
expressed the fear that Italy was planning to turn the Yemen into a zone
of exclusive Italian influence and that the provisions of the treaty were
not compatible with the full independence of that country. The ten years
which have lapsed since the treaty was signed have been sufficient to
explode this myth. Not only does the agreement not impinge in any way
on the liberty of action of the Yemen Government, who are not obliged by
it to accept Italian materials or experts against their wishes and whose
i er y to purchase in whatever market they wish is expressly reserved, but
a y s po icy since the signature has given rise to no suspicions that she has
any^ other designs in the country than those compatible with true friend-
nf fui' f In f n artlcle m tIle . Messaggero it is stated that the prolongation
j i ^* ea / ^responds with the plans of the Italian Government for the
the PAQiprl! anC i. maiI l ten ^ Ilce peaceful relations with the countries on
commerrinl ^ Sea, where there exists a long tradition of
Italv Ts dL^^F and of custom and religion with Ethiopia.
“bon-voiqirmcrp’ ,me ’• ^ Y r ^ er this article, through relations of
means in her^nmx^ 1 * 11 ^ 11 ^ t ^ lese States, to contribute by all the
on their indenend^r ° P ro § ress an( i civilisation. She has no designs
Italian Emoirp whi'nP autonomy. This policy “is an aspect of the
on and which fits in as 1 sume more and more importance as time goes
Italy and the OnW perfe ^ with the programme of relations between
speeches ’’ The qnpLr T hlC \ the Duce insisted in Two memorable
those which he pronoun e ced°arth Ch refe . rence is here made appear to be
Students in December l<m ^ ^ openm ? ^e Congress of Asiatic
5 a summary of which was enclosed in Sir Eric
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This volume compiles printed copies of letters, telegrams, memoranda and newspaper extracts relating to Britain's involvement across the Arabian Peninsula during the period 1929-1938. Whilst the correspondence encompasses all matters concerning British interests in the region, much of it relates to Ibn Saud [‘Abd al-‘Azīz bin ‘Abd al-Raḥmān bin Fayṣal Āl Sa‘ūd] and the Kingdom of the Hejaz and Nejd (later Saudi Arabia). Matters discussed in the correspondence include the following:
- Reports of unrest in the Hejaz.
- Relations between Imam Yeha Hamid-Ud-Din [Yaḥyá Muḥammad Ḥamīd al-Dīn, Imam of Yemen] and Ibn Saud.
- Reports of raids and arms trafficking on the Transjordan Used in three contexts: the geographical region to the east of the River Jordan (literally ‘across the River Jordan’); a British protectorate (1921-46); an independent political entity (1946-49) now known as Jordan -Nejd frontier.
- Reports of the proceedings of British naval ships in the Red Sea.
- Details of the Akhwan [Ikhwan] revolt against Ibn Saud, including the movements of one of the revolt's leaders, Faisal Dawish [Fayṣal bin Sulṭān al-Dawīsh], and his surrender to the British in Kuwait.
- Relations between Kuwait and Nejd.
- Relations between Iraq and Nejd, including a proposed meeting between Ibn Saud and King Faisal [Fayṣal] of Iraq, and reports of a treaty of alliance between Iraq and Saudi Arabia.
- Objections from the Hejaz Government to Royal Air Force aircraft flying over Nejd territory.
- The purchase of arms by the Hejaz Government from Poland.
- Ibn Saud's annexation of Asir.
- The death of King Hussein [Ḥusayn bin ‘Alī al-Hāshimī].
- Harry St John Bridger Philby's conversion to Islam, his mapping of Rub-al-Khali, and his reported spreading of Saudi propaganda in the Aden Protectorate.
- The currency exchange crisis in the Hejaz-Nejd and the financial situation in the kingdom generally.
- Reports on a survey of the water and mineral content of the Hejaz coastal area.
- Relations between Soviet Russia and Saudi Arabia.
- The emigration of Jews from Yemen to Palestine, via Aden.
- British fears that Italy might harbour ambitions to annex Yemen.
- Saudi oil concessions.
- Italian-Saudi relations.
Prominent correspondents include the following: the British Agent (later His Majesty's Chargé d’Affaires) at Jeddah; His Majesty's Minister at Jeddah; the High Commissioner for Egypt; the High Commissioner for Iraq; the High Commissioner for Transjordan Used in three contexts: the geographical region to the east of the River Jordan (literally ‘across the River Jordan’); a British protectorate (1921-46); an independent political entity (1946-49) now known as Jordan ; the Political Agent A mid-ranking political representative (equivalent to a Consul) from the diplomatic corps of the Government of India or one of its subordinate provincial governments, in charge of a Political Agency. , Kuwait; the Political Resident A senior ranking political representative (equivalent to a Consul General) from the diplomatic corps of the Government of India or one of its subordinate provincial governments, in charge of a Political Residency. (later Chief Commissioner, and later still, Governor), Aden; the Political Resident A senior ranking political representative (equivalent to a Consul General) from the diplomatic corps of the Government of India or one of its subordinate provincial governments, in charge of a Political Residency. in the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. ; His Majesty's Ambassador to Iraq; His Majesty's Ambassador to Italy; the Secretary of State for the Colonies; the Minister (and Acting Minister) for Foreign Affairs for the Kingdom of the Hejaz and Nejd (later Saudi Arabia); Ibn Saud; King Feisal of Iraq; the Prime Minister of Iraq; various officials of the Colonial Office, the Foreign Office, the Air Ministry, and the Admiralty.
The French material in the volume consists of several items of correspondence and a copy of a treaty between France and Yemen, which was signed in April 1936.
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 (527 folios)
- Arrangement
The papers are arranged in approximate chronological order from the rear to the front of the volume.
The items of correspondence are divided (roughly) into various sections. Each extract or item of correspondence within these sections has its own number, which is enclosed in brackets. These numbers proceed in ascending (and approximate chronological) order from left to right; however, the sections themselves proceed in reverse, from the rear to the front of the volume, in distinct groups (e.g. for 1929 numbers 1-23, which are located at folios 517-526, are followed by numbers 24-49 at folios 509-516, which are then followed by numbers 50-89 at folios 494-508, and so on).
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Foliation: the foliation sequence commences at the inside front cover with 1, and terminates at the inside back cover with 529; 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.
Pagination: each section of correspondence within the volume (as described in the arrangement field) has its own pagination sequence.
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