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File 1707/1924 ‘Arabia:- Jeddah Situation Reports. (1924-1930)’ [33r] (70/898)
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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fMSi DOGUMFiMf IS THE FBOFEETY OF HIS BSSITAMWIC MAJESTY’S GOYEBMMEMT
EASTERN (Arabia),
CONFIDENTIAL.
July 29, 1930.
Section 1.
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No. 1
Sir A. Ryan to Mr. A. Henderson.—(Received July 29.)
(No. 170.)
Sir, Jedda, July 8, 1930.
I HAVE the honour to transmit herewith my report on the situation in the
Hejaz-Nejd for the period the 1st to the 30th June, 1930.
2. Copies of this report have been sent to Cairo, Bagdad (2), Jerusalem (2),
Jerusalem for transmission to the Royal Air Force Officer Commanding in Palestine
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
, Beirut, Damascus, Aden, Simla, Singapore, the Chief Secretary to
the Government of the Federated Malay States, Khartum, through Port Sudan,
Lagos (2), the Senior Naval Officer, Red Sea Sloops, and His Majesty’s consul at
Basra.
I have, &c.
ANDREW RYAN.
Enclosure in No. 1.
Jedda Report for June 1 to 30, 1930.
Internal Affairs and Frontier Questions.
NEWS regarding the situation in the interior continues to be meagre, though
rumours of trouble continued to be circulated throughout June. These rumours
related largely to trouble near 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
frontier and the region of Medina
and Hail. It looked as though there might be something in them when the Emir
Sand suddenly went off to Medina on the 16th June, but he returned a few days
later and has not gone back. Reports from Amman do not point to anything unusual
on the Hejaz-Nejd side of the frontier. In these circumstances the rumours as a
whole may be dismissed as being greatly exaggerated. It was reported in June that
the King had postponed sine die the attack on the Yemen which he was previously
said to be contemplating and had decided to leave the Asir situation alone. If he Las
in fact made any backward movement in his attitude towards Yemen and Asir
questions, it is probably at least as much due to financial stringency as to trouble
further north. ,
2. Mr. M. S. MacDonnell, the investigator appointed by His Majesty s Govern
ment (as arbitrator agreed upon by the two Governments concerned) to enquire into
past raids on the Hejaz-Nejd—Transjordan frontiers, arrived at Jedda m ms
Majesty’s sloop “ Clematis ” on the 3rd June. The King had promised to receive
him on the 6th June, but did not do so until next day owing to an indisposition o±
His Majesty, apparently genuine. The object of the visit was to establish personal
touch and agree on certain bases for the conduct of the investigations. Beiore
seeing the King, Mr. MacDonnell prepared a list of points for discussion. I he
King at first tried to ride him off at every point. He modified his attitude m the
course of the business audiences and an agreement was reached on certain points, but
it was so vague and incomplete that it was decided to make an attempt to define e
situation more clearly in discussion with the King’s advisers. This i e( J a senes
of most wearisome meetings on the. 8th and 9th June between Mr. MacDonne ,
assisted by His Majesty’s Minister, and Sheikhs Fuad Hamza Hafiz Vvahba an
Youssef Yasin. It was noticeable that the first-named had been relegated to a
subordinate place and that Youssef Yasin played the principal role, though Ibn baud
himself followed the proceedings very closely in the background.
3 The three sheikhs were inconceivably tiresome on every point except one,
which had been more or less definitely agreed with the King. This related to the
anpointment of an <c agent ” to facilitate Mr. MacDonnell s enquiry by produci g
necessary persons and also to present the cases of the Hejaz-Nejd subjects, j
sheikhs toh violent exception to a definition in Mr. MacDonnell’s mstrnet.o^from
home of the range of cases he was to investigate m detail-Xhey wfre.-id possible,
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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)
- Arrangement
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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