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Coll 6/8(1) 'Printed Series: 1929 to 1938.' [‎197v] (399/1062)

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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 on 11 th March 1933, with Political Secretary’s letter No. 8, dated 23rd
February 1933.)
Enclosure in Foreign Office covering letter, dated 15th February 1933.
Letter from the Admiralty, to 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. , No. M.-0195|33, dated the
15th February 1933.
I am commanded by My Lords Commissioners of the Admiralty to transmit
for the information of the Secretary of State for India in Council extracts from
a report of proceedings of the Senior Officer, Red Sea Sloops in H. M. S.
Hastings covering the period 1st to 30th November 1932.
Enclosure to Serial No. (6).
Extracts from a report of proceedings of the Senior Officer, Red Sea Sloops
in H. M. S. Hastings, No. 20|1|8, dated the 5th December 1932, covering
the period 1st to 30th November 1932.
4. Slavery .—I was unable to gain any real information with regard to slave
traffic. The Vice-Consul was confident that it was still going on but on a very
small scale. He believes seldom more than 3 slaves at a time are shipped and
often only one. Small Sambouks are used and adults are not as a rule dealt
in. The Chef de Cabinet in the course of conversation only reiterated what
French officials have been saying for years, i.e., that slave traffic through French
Somaliland is non-existent ; that the coast is too well patrolled. I ascertained
that the coast from the head of the Gulf of Tajura to Raheta a distance of 115
miles was in charge of a District Commissioner with a small party of native
camelry stationed at Obak so it is doubtful if the patrol is in any way effective.
The District Commissioner is the only European official employed in this region.
There seems little prospect of combating the trade until the French take an
active interest. Mr. Lowe assured me that there would be no difficulty in the
French authorities obtaining information if they really wanted to.
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6. Ras-al-Ara. * ******
In the evening of 13th November, having received information of a rising
in Asir by the Idrissi against Ibn Sabid’s suzerainty, proceeded to Aden to
store and fuel.
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5. * * * * * * * *
On reaching the vicinity of Hodeida it was realised that it would be im
practicable to land so course was shaped for Kamaran arriving at 1600.
Kamaran. The Administrator, Captain Wickham, visited the ship shortly
afterwards. He had no fresh information regarding affairs in Asir except a
rumour that the attack by the Idrissians on Gizan had failed for the present.
9. On 18th November, Captain Wickham received a personal letter from
Seyyid Abid al Idrissi (nephew of the Idrissi) announcing a revolt due to Sa’udi
oppression, and the restoration of the Idrissi’s authority in Asir. Abid en
quired as to the attitude of the British Government and under what conditions
they would contemplate an agreement. The purport of this letter was passed
to the Chief Commissioner, Aden.
About the same time unconfirmed reports announced the capture of Sabia
and Gizan by the Idrissians.
On 20th November information was received that Ibn Sa’ud had re-captured
Gizan, having sent troops by sea and attacked under cover of darkness.
10. Hodeida .—The weather having moderated I sailed early on 21st Novem
ber for HODEIDA and arrived at 1115 *
The Political Clerk, Mohamed Saleh Jaffar came on board on arrival and
a salute was fired on ascertaining that the local authorities were prepared to
return it. ' ‘

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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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