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File 1707/1924 ‘Arabia:- Jeddah Situation Reports. (1924-1930)’ [7v] (19/898)
The record is made up of 1 volume (445 folios). It was created in 13 Mar 1924-18 Mar 1931. It was written in English. 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 Local Government.
(a) KINGr IBN SAUD visited Jedda from the (>th to 10th December. ' The
visit was regarded as a strictly private one and there were no official functions
of any kind. His Majesty took the opportunity to inspect the quarantine islands
and received all the leading inhabitants of Jedda at the Green Palace with his fp-
customary Arab urbanity. His Majesty’s Charge d’Alfaires had a friendly
half-hour’s conversation with him on the 7th December, but no business was
discussed. On his return Ibn Saud remained in residence at Mecca until the
20th December, when he left for Biadh. This visit had been long anticipated
and need be ascribed to no other cause than his desire to maintain touch with
Nejd. His stay there was to be short and he was expected to return to the Hejaz
in time to spend the fasting month of Bamadhan at Medina.
(5) A circular to the foreign representatives dated the 16th December
announced that it had been decided to raise the Department for Foreign Affairs
from a Directorate to a Ministry, and that the King’s second son, the Amir Feisal,
had been appointed Minister 'with Fuad Bey Hamza as Under-Secretary of State,
The Amir retained his position as Viceroy of the Hejaz. These arrangements
had been in contemplation for many months. They were understood to have the
double object of enabling the King to reduce his personal burdens by delegating
authority to the Amir and of paving the way for the establishment of a branch
office of the Ministry at Jedda to maintain more continuous relations with the
foreign representatives. It was expected that Fuad Bey would be placed in
charge of the Jedda office, and he himself explained to Sir A. Byan last July
that his position would not be materially altered by his change of status from
that of Acting Minister to Under-Secretary. Up to the end of December the
change had produced no obvious effect, owing to the fact that Fuad Bey fell
somewhat seriously ill in Mecca about the 21st December. The new Minister
remained in Mecca; no business could be transacted by telephone; and the isolation
of the foreign representatives, unable to communicate otherwise than by notes,
of which there is no end, became more pronounced than ever. It remains to be
seen whether the King will, in fact, delegate authority to the Amir, whether the
latter will accept the position of figurehead, whether Fuad Bey will settle in
Jedda, and whether his position has been really diminished or not.
2. Finance.
There has been no improvement in the financial situation. It was stated m
thfXflW if at A 6 h“ g S own ? lans for his visit t0 Ne jd had been delayed by
the difficulty m finding money tor the excursion. Money is, indeed found for
outehndiLrover 6111611 ^’i K? the di ® cult y of obtaining the settlement of
bffsfh H i ts remain ed as great as ever. Salaries were, said to
mentioned in sec fo V n e ^TT % 11 ?J rrear -- lU addition to the ^Portant cases
entioncci m section (5) (c) of the previous report. His Majesty’s Legation has
Itls alWe^hft iffrUr ° f Sud “ ese /haufieurs who caU/get tlfeir wages
tk-f L. to« loa“ raiheTSla'iSrfa/H”'; 1 ? th “ r f't'ttiomo,.
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3. ‘Commerce (see section 5 of the report for July and August).
sentations weremadftothe Hekz Sr lDSUranCe AsSOClatloI > ^ther repre-
the stranding of lighters in the Govern “ ent ln December in regard to
reaction or improvement has yet been noted^ 1510 ^ 68 t0 the Customs c l ua y- No
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The volume mostly contains printed copies of despatches from HM Agent and Consul, Jeddah, to the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, enclosing reports on the situation in the Hejaz (also spelled Hedjaz in the file) [now a region of Saudi Arabia], from January 1924 to December 1930, and related enclosures to the reports. These despatches were sent to the Under-Secretary of State for India by the Under-Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs. The volume also includes 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. Political and Secret Department minute papers, which include comments on the reports, and indicate that the reports had been seen by the Under-Secretary of State for India and the Political Committee of the Council of India.
The reports are monthly for January to August 1924, May 1925, September 1925 to March 1927, June 1927 to June 1930, and December 1930. Reports between these dates cover shorter periods, except July and August 1930, which are both covered by one report, and September, October and November 1930, which are also covered by one report.
The reports discuss matters including the actions of King Hussein ibn Ali al-Hashimi of the Hejaz, including his attempts to gain recognition as Caliph, and the military and financial situation in the Hejaz during the war between the Hejaz and the Saudi Sultanate of Nejd [Najd]. They report on events of the Hedjaz-Nejd war including: the capture of Taif (September 1924) and Mecca (October 1924) by Nejd; the departure of the ex-King Hussein from Jeddah; the fall of Medina and Jeddah and the surrender of the Hejaz to Sultan Abdul Aziz of Nejd [‘Abd al-‘Azīz bin ‘Abd al-Raḥmān bin Fayṣal Āl Sa‘ūd, also known as Ibn Saud] (December 1925); and the formal assumption of the title of King of the Hejaz and Sultan of Nejd and its Dependencies by Ibn Saud (8 January 1925).
The reports following the annexation of the Hejaz by Nejd cover internal affairs, including prohibitions introduced for religious reasons, the Hejaz Railway, the financial situation of the Hejaz-Nejd Government, and the Hejaz Air Force. They also report on foreign relations, including: the publication of an agreement, dated 21 October 1926, between Ibn Saud and Sayyid Hassan-el-Idrisi, establishing the suzerainty of Ibn Saud over Asir; relations between Ibn Saud and Imam Yahya of the Yemen; the situation on the frontiers between Nejd and Iraq, and Nejd and 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 ; and the Treaty of Jeddah between Hejaz-Nejd and Great Britain (20 May 1927). They also report Ibn Saud being proclaimed King of the Hejaz, Nejd and its Dependencies (4 April 1927).
In addition, other frequently occurring topics in the reports are: the Pilgrimage [Hajj], including the arrival of pilgrims in the Hejaz, from India, Java and elsewhere, arrangements for the pilgrimage, the welfare of pilgrims, and the repatriation of pilgrims; and the slave trade and slavery in the Hejaz, including the manumission and repatriation of slaves.
The volume includes a divider which gives the subject number, the year the subject file was opened, the subject heading, and a list of correspondence references by year. This is placed at the back of the correspondence.
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- 1 volume (445 folios)
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The papers are arranged in approximate chronological order from the rear to the front of the volume.
The subject 1707 (Arabia:- Jeddah Situation Reports. (1924-1930)) consists of one volume only.
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Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the inside front cover with 1, and terminates at the inside back cover with 447; 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. An additional foliation sequence is present in parallel between ff 4-444; these numbers are also written in pencil, but are not circled.
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- front, back, spine, edge, head, tail, front-i, 2r:88v, 90r:104v, 106r:108v, 110r:124v, 126r:128v, 129v:132v, 133v, 134v:137v, 139r:145r, 146r:161v, 162v:180v, 183r:205v, 206v:267r, 269r:271v, 273r:288v, 291r:308v, 309v, 310v, 311v, 312v, 313v, 314v, 315v, 316v, 317v:321r, 324r:335r, 337r:378v, 379v:381v, 383v:389v, 391r:393v, 395v:397v, 399r:400r, 402r:446v, back-i
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