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Coll 6/8(1) 'Printed Series: 1929 to 1938.' [‎122r] (248/1062)

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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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(Received by Air Mail under No. P. Z,7445/34, dated the 8th December
1934.)
Telegram from tbe 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. , to 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. , Bdshire,
JNO. ^897, DATED THE 7TH DECEMBER 1934.
(Repeated 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. , Koweit, No. 2898. Copy by Air Mail, to Govern
ment of India, dated 7th December.)
Your telegram, dated 5th December, 1177. Hafiz Wahba left London
4th December trave ling overland via Bagdad to join Ibn Sand at Riyadh’
Immediately before leaving he informed Foreign Office, that he was calling
at Koweit to which he understood Ibn Saur was sending cars to take him up.
2. Your paragraph 2. We will try to arrange this so far as possible.
(104)
{Received by Air Mail under No. P. Z.-7401/34, dated the 7th December
1934.)
Demi-official letter from the 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. , to the Foreign Office,
No. P. Z.-7401/34, dated the 5th December 1934.
I enclose copy of a interesting letter from Fowle [Enclo, 1 to Serial
No. (94)], on the question of the reactions in the Gulf to the outcome of
the war between Ibn Sand and the Imam. His conversation with the Sheikh
of Koweit appears to have confirmed the impression on this subject which
he had himself independently formed and which he mentioned to us during
the course of the summer. The point is, of course, of importance, since,
as Fowle says, '‘Ibn Saud’s authority over his subjects, especially over the
tribal elements, depends a good deal on prestige”.
2. Ryan has, of course, by now left, and he will no doubt see the copy
of Fowle’s letter, which was sent direct to Calvert, on his return to Jedda.
(105)
{Received on '23rd December 1934, with Political Secretary's letter No. 49,
dated 6th December 1934-)
Letter from the Resident, Aden, to the Colonial Office, No. 91,, dated
the 4th April 1934.
I have the honour to refer to your despatch No. 1,_ dated 4th January
1933, in which you authorised the payment to His Highness the Suit an oi
Sbehr and Mukalla of the arrears of his stipend for a period of three years
only from Isjt April 1930 to 31st March 1933. The Sultan has been informed
of your decision, but he has not yet drawn the amount which you have
sanctioned.
2. In your despatch under reference you anticipated ^ difficulty
might be experienced in resisting payment of the ? ° T , obligations,
have accrued in the event of the Sultan invoking hi y § e
This difficulty has now arisen, as the Sultan has .5 ddr ®* s n ed of a l e - s te Q r es ti “ n
on the 27th February in which he asks for r ^^Xthe ternJ of his
on the ground that he is entitled to the tun ar fWp no stioula-
Treaty of 1882 with the British Government, m w deprived
tipn that he is bound to draw his stipend annually, or that he will be deprived

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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).

Physical characteristics

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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