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Coll 6/8(1) 'Printed Series: 1929 to 1938.' [‎334r] (672/1062)

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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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VII. At the various points along the coast visited the natives were found
to he of a tuendly disposition except at Kashin. At Kishin it was mentioned
hy the Sultan s son, with what truth is not known, that no British warship had
visited this place for from 12 14 years. Kishin is an open anchorage and
landing has to be made thiough the surf. It is my opinion that a distinctly use
ful purpose is served by showing the flag along this coast, in view of the gradual
opening up of this part of the Aden Protectorate by aeroplane and otherwise.
Recent aeroplane surveys in the Northern part of the Protectorate inland have
disclosed some quite considerable towns and fertile districts, the existence of
which in the past whilst not actually unknown has largely been a matter of con
jecture. It is believed this opinion is also shared by the authorities at Aden.
Contact with the local Bedouin tribes who are inclined to be hostile on occasion,
once established on a tactful basis, generally ends in their apprehensions being
dispelled. It is remarkable what a few friendly gestures and small presents
will produce in the way of changing this attitude of suspicion. The first essen
tial to friendly relations is to make contact and this can be done by showing
the flag occasionally along the coast, whilst at the same time carrying out these
duties mentioned in M. S. 0. B. Article 965, paragraph 2. These visits can
only be carried out occasionally if the duties of H. M. Ships in the Red Sea are
not to suffer.
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Aden — Perim, Kamaran—Port Sudan.
II. Ship sailed for Perim, 27th December p.m. and having completed with
coal at Perim left on patrol northwards and for the purpose of rendezvousing
with “ Dahlia ” at Port Sudan about the middle of January. On passage to
Perim the vicinity of Brothers’ Islands was searched at daylight. No dhows
were encountered. Subsequent to leaving Perim closed Khor Ghuleifakeh at
daylight and anchored off for two hours., no suspicious dhows were encountered.
III. Twelve hours only were spent at Kamaran for the purpose of purchas
ing fresh provisions. “Clematis” entered the reef area on 1st January
patrolling northwards and anchoring each evening as convenient. With the
exception of a small fishing boat picked up in an abandoned condition off
Loheiya on 1st January and restored to her owners, no special incidents to re
port or suspicious dhows encountered. A stay of three days was made at
Pelican Island for the purpose of completing the survey of this area com
menced by “ Clematis ” in April 1929, and for the purpose of accurately fixing
the position of some islands in the vicinity hitherto not charted and near the
main inshore channel. Ship left the reef area on 8th January and after a stay
of 24 hours at Mohammed Gul arrived and effected a rendezvous with H. M. S.
“ Dahlia ” at Port Sudan on 11th January, preparatory to that vessel’s depar
ture for Malta to refit.
L Slave Trade.
During the period in question much useful information concerning the
Slave Trade has been received from H. M. S. “ Dahlia ” and forwarded through
the usual channels. Dhows (upwards of 50 in number) have been intercepted
and board by both ships whenever practicable.
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(c) The substance of information contained in Section B. (Aden—Kishin)
paragraphs II to VIII has been communicated to Commander-in-Chief, East
Indies Station, and 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. , Aden, by separate letter.
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Copies to :—
The Secretary of the Admiralty.
The Commanding Officer, H. M. S. “ Dahlia ”.
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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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