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File 1707/1924 ‘Arabia:- Jeddah Situation Reports. (1924-1930)’ [34v] (73/898)
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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^ a nn the 14th. June on the subject and
be kept. King Feisal wrote t0 B ^“ r ° nce 0 i pardon to Ibn Mashimr. This
suggested that he should send a destination up to the end of June,
letter would appear not t0 Xrther development at the Jedda end up to tne end of
the month^onnesion with the ^ ^ three and a j^ f
15. At the same audience 011 ^orchto/rimoom—His Majesty’s Minister Ot
hours to the accompaniment ot a SC0 ^ 1 J g £10 000 which, under the agreement
strong pressure on Ibn Sand to Ray w Gulf in January, was to be paid,
negotiated by 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.
m t- e „ ( 5 ghawal) m anticipation
to 8 His Majesty’s
agency
An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent.
at *h K oVdt claims agaxnst Nejd. Ibn Sand had with-
of a final settlement of Iraq an d K°weit 1 ap H pr0 ached had suggested that me
held this payment, and when last P'^. ^ ex p r essed a wish to discuss
payment was subject to certain con gir R ya n pointed out that
the matter with Sir Andrew Ryan °ri a 1. j anua ry to Colonel Biscoe was
the promise made hy the King m Ins Aich made it clear that he was
entirely unconditional; tha he phment on a fixed date now long
promising what he wished to appear a - ? without breaking his Royal word,
pa^t; and that he could not over the Ibn Mashhur affair, tried
The King, still mainly influenced bj h orudgingly more than half admitted
hard to defend his position. 1“ e " d ’ Stood vis-a-vis of mandatory
the debt, but said he wanted to ku °''AXl s t s HiI Majesty’s Government always
States like Iraq 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
, w u mvillin°- to accept any responsibility.
upheld, but for whose actions they seemed to be unm dearer ^
Sir Andrew Ryan countered this 1 ■ • , jj e( ] t | e latter that he understood
Fuad Hamza. At the end of the prospect then was that it would
the King to have promised to pay ^e £10,00(1 1116 P r ° P Ki Feisal to Ibn Saud
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International Relations.
«. n» Netetad, C„,,g M. V- rr »S.»'
return. Wahba the Hejaz-Nejd Minister designate in London,
arrived in Jedda on the 29th June with the intention
thoimh this is mere'surmise, that the Minister is being sent to explore the possi
bilTtms of raising money to Relieve what is reported on all hands to have become a
most difficult financial situation. The surmise derives some added plausibility fro
the fact that Abdurrahman Qusaibi of Bahrein, who came early m June to vis
the King before going to do his pearl business m Paris, prolonged his stay a good
deal beyond what was expected and finally arranged to leave with Hafiz Wahbm
IX The Mecca paper £ ‘ Um-el-Qura ’ published on the 43th June the text o
a treaty of friendship between Hejaz-Nejd and Persia which was signed a
on the 24th August, 1929. Accompanying texts show that ratifications ve
exchanged in Jedda on the 16th June, 1930. This treaty is in five articles. Article 1
makes "the usual provision for permanent and increasing friendship. Article
provides for the exchange of Ministers and consuls, who will be treated m men
respective territories in accordance with the principles of international law.
Article 3 assures most-favoured-nation treatment to the subjects of the respective
countries in the territories of the other, and provides that Persian pilgrims to tne
Hejaz shall be treated in the same way as other pilgrims, that no obstacle shall be put
in their way and that measures shall be taken for their security. Article 4 tore-
shadows further agreements at a suitable time on political, economic, commercial and
other matters. Article 5 provides for signature in Arabic and Persian texts of equal
validity.
Air Matters.
19. On the 10th June, Sheikh Fuad Hamza informed Sir Andrew Ryan that
King Ibn Saud had decided to transfer the Hejaz Air Force from Darin Island to
Jedda. He asked that permission should be obtained for the flight of the aeroplanes
over Koweit, Iraq 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
, the direct route across the desert being still
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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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