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Coll 6/8(1) 'Printed Series: 1929 to 1938.' [327v] (659/1062)
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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i, 11 of mv Secret despatch of the 25th January re-
Your Lordship m paragrap 01)e rate with the Trans-Jordan authorities in
garding Ibn ^ud s taiiuie ^ disinclina tion to give effect to Article
1 •-control ot the frontier rd to commnnication between the British
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3 of the Haclda ,2fY ,h mrhan
Resident and the Governor ot \\ adi Sirl .
r Amman, to H. E. the High Commissioner
Letter from the British resident, iqqo
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SsfSrx., dated the 27th Jaheaev 1930.
T have the honour to forward herewith a letter which reached me on ihe
mornino- of the 25th instant from His Highness the Amu.
& . Arn - r on t he 24th instant to obtain his consent to the use
When V'^rce iitTupport of the Arab Legion against the Beni Atia, it
was obvious that His Highness did not like them being called in but at the same
time he readily agreed to my request.
His Highness’s statement that Colonel Peake is mchned to call out Ae Fron
tier Force on every occasion is obviously ill founded but may perhaps be lor-
given in view of the clear exposition of his view of the situation which he gives
in the following paragraphs of his letter. tT ^ ,
The Amir’s statement that raiders from the Nejd and the Hedjaz have
remained unpunished is, with the single exception of Farhan Ibn Mashhur, quite
rue His statement that no loot has been returned by Ibn baud is also true
w“th the exception that a very small portion oi the loot taken in the raid on the
Zebu in February, 1928, was restored.
It is also true that a very large proportion of the loot taken by the Trans
jordan tribes since the Hadda Agreement has been restored and that a number
of prominent people have been punished by imprisonment and nne.
Neither can it be denied that protection has not been given to Trans-Jordan
Bednin in any single case from raiders from Nejd and the Hedjaz.
It is also a fact that the tribunals assembled at Maan and Jericho failed to
produce anv result because of the obstructive attitude of Ibn Sand and his dele
gates and that Ibn Sand has resisted attempts on my part to improve relation*
by getting into closer touch with his officials.
Ibn Sand has replied to any claim submitted by Trans-Jordan by flinging
insults at the Amir and by bringing countercharges against Trans-Jordan tribes
but has done nothing towards setting matters right. His Majesty’s Govern
ment has allowed these insults and this failure to act pass unchallenged and has
at the same time brought continuous pressure to bear on the Amir in regard to
the failure of his tribes and has done all it can to help Ibn Baud in overcoming
the troubles with which he has recently been faced in striking contrast with its
line of action when King Hussein and King Ali were threatened by him when
they were still in the Hedjaz.
It is not be wondered at, therefore, that the Beduin believe that we are
frightened of Tbn Baud and it may be assumed also that the Amir shares this
conviction and that his regard for us diminished accordingly.
I have previously explained how during two periods the Amir has put his
house in order and that the disorder which subsequently followed was due on
each occasion to Nejd.
I venture to suggest that an expression of appreciation of the difficulties in
which the Amir is placed would not be amiss and that the situation would im
prove if His Majesty’s Government would take up the cudgels on behalf of
Trans-Jordan from time to time instead of shewing itself more in sympathy with
Ibn Baud than with the ruler of its own mandated territory.
Letter from Amir Abdullah, to His Excellency the British Resident, No. -A
DATED THE 25th JANUARY 1930.
In confhmation of my conversation yesterday, I am pleased to Inform Toni’
Excellency that I do not object to carrying out the request of the 0. C. Arab
Legion m respect of sending reinforcements from the Trans-Jordan Frontier
1 orce to support him m recovering the 60 camels which it is alleged that a
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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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- Coll 6/8(1) 'Printed Series: 1929 to 1938.'
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- 327v:328v
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- ʿAbdullāh I xx al-Hāshimī, ʿAbdullāh bin Ḥusayn xx al-Hāshimī, ʿAbdullāh bin al-Ḥussein
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