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File 1707/1924 ‘Arabia:- Jeddah Situation Reports. (1924-1930)’ [19r] (42/898)
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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met by the
d’Affaires.
Acting Minister for Foreign Affairs and His Maiesty’s Charg6
Iheir route, distance, and times were as follows
Darin—Shaibah, 310 miles : 3 hours 50 minutes.
Shaibah-Hinaidi, 290 miles : 3 hours 35 minutes.
Hinaidi-Rutba, 240 miles : 3 hours.
Rutba-Amman, 292 miles : 3 hours 35 minutes.
^ Amman-Maan, 125 miles : 1 hour 45 minutes.
Ma’an-Wejh, 280 miles : 3 hours 30 minutes.
Wejh-Yenbo, 178 miles : 2 hours 10 minutes.
Yenbo-Jedda, 197 miles : 2 hours 35 minutes.
O-* 1 the 18th September the three Hejaz Air Force pilots were summoned to
iaif by Ibn baud, and were very cordially received, only a few of the more
fanatical of the Nejdi Bedouin withdrawing from the King’s side as he greeted
the pilots. The flight returned to Jedda on the 20th, Mr Morris having
succeeded in convincing Ibn Baud that the Taif aerodrome was quite unsuitable
to serve as headquarters of the force. October and November have been spent in
organising the aerodrome and decrepit hangars at Jedda, binning the stores and
material received by sea from Darin, and working on three D.H 9 machines
rehcs of King Hussein’s days. A School of aeronautics was also organised by
Mr. Morris under instructions from the Hejaz-Nejd Government to train six
Arab pilots, twelve riggers, and twelve fitters.' So far, only one embryo pilot has
presented himself, and has proved to be most unpromising material.
The Hejaz-Nejd Government approached His Majesty’s Government in
October for the selection and purchase of two instructional machines and the
supply of Vickers and Lewis guns and spare parts for the Wapitis.
22. Arab Aeronautical Society.
The formation of this society in November marked a step forward, which at
present is a veritable step into space. Its avowed objects are to encourage
aviation in Ibn Baud’s dominions and morally and materially to help the Hejaz-
Nejd army by presenting machines and equipment for training the youth of
Arabia to fly. There probably never was a country less scientifically inclined or a
youth more completely lacking in essential qualifications. The jest sounds all the
more hollow against its backing of empty coffers, private as well as public.
23. Royal Air Force.
A Southampton flying boat was forced down by engine trouble in the Persian
Gulf on the 19th September, and taxied into Nejd territorial waters to shelter
behind Abu Ali Island. A second boat having brought spares, they both left for
Basra the next morning. This technical infringement of a jealously guarded
sovereignty was duly communicated with the necessary explanation to the Hejaz-
Nejd Government. The only relevant comment of the Acting Minister for
Foreign Affairs was that to deny shelter would be inhuman.
V.— Military Intelligence.
24. Yemen “Front."
About 1,800 Ataiba tribesmen are reported to have been moved southward
into Asir, probably as a precautionary measure against any movement on the part
of the Imam hostile to the new Idrisi regime (see 14 above). 25
25.
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
“ Front. ’ ’
The late August rumours of tribal concentrations at Mail and Tabuk (August
report, section 26) were to some extent confirmed by information which reached
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
authorities in September. No further reports, however, have
been received to indicate that anything unusual is brewing. The tribal concentra
tions, which seem undoubtedly to have taken place, may have been in the nature of
a census of fighting men in connexion with the military organisation of the
country.
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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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