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File 1707/1924 ‘Arabia:- Jeddah Situation Reports. (1924-1930)’ [‎105r] (214/898)

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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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t 6: 0th ? r hand ’ Jt 18 claimed tha t the narrative of the death of Enad-bin-
Jumaian has been distorted. The sheikh was held as a hostage for the restitution of
tne plunder he had taken from Tebuk, but that, instead of restoring the loot, his
party attempted his rescue by force of arms and Enad was accidentally killed by a
stray bullet of his own companions.
7. Theresias been a lull so far as the lodging of protests against raids on the
iransjordan-Hejaz frontier is concerned. On the other hand, no progress has been
made m securing Ibn Baud’s unqualified acceptance of the proposal of His Maiesty’s
Government to refer past claims to arbitration. The King was informed that the
conditions put forward by His Majesty’s Government were expressly framed to
cover the objections put forward by His Majesty to Sir Gilbert Clayton on the subject
of claims not formally lodged by 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 . If the King insisted on the
elimination of unregistered claims, the whole proposal might have to be abandoned
and the existing unsatisfactory situation on the frontier would become worse. His
Majesty s mistrust of the responsible authorities in 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 is, however, such
that he wishes to have nothing to do with arbitration but to refer the respective
claims of both sides to His Majesty’s Government for decision.
8 . The pilgrimage culminated on the 19th May in the assembly of 200,000 at
Arafat—or so the “ Um-el-Qura ” would have us believe. The final figures of arrivals
by sea are given as 90,000. The remainder, it is explained, walked overland. The
record numbers so facilely reached are attributed to the excellence of the
arrangements made for the comfort of pilgrims.
9. Supplementary articles of the regulation on the press and printing appended
to the report for the month of April are now attached.
10 . Mr. W. L. Bond has been appointed His Britannic Majesty’s agent and
consul at this post in succession to Mr. F. H. W. Stonehewer-Bird.
IE During the period under review one slave applied to this agency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent. for
repatriation and was sent to his home by way of Suakin.
Enclosure 2 in No. 1 .
Regulations on the Press and Printing —(continued*).
14. No permission will be granted to the applicant unless he himself is
responsible for the paper or has appointed a responsible manager. In case he himself
is a responsible manager, he should comply with the conditions mentioned in
article 16.
15. The applicant (holder of the licence) should pay a cash deposit of £100 to
the Treasury for every political magazine or newspaper, and £50 for every scientific
magazine which he is granted a licence to publish.
16. The responsible director of the newspaper and the magazine must be one
of His Majesty’s subjects and should be over 20 years of age. He must not have been
deprived of his civil rights, or have been sentenced for a crime arising out of bad
conduct or dishonest practice, and he should be a graduate of a high school or have
studied in various schools and acquired knowledge equivalent to that of a graduate.
17. Any paper or magazine published before compliance with all the conditions
contained in these regulations will be made to cease publication at once, and the
proprietor and the printer will be fined from £5 to £25; for a second offence the fine
will be doubled and they will be imprisoned for a period of from seven days to a
month.
18. Anyone giving false details when applying for a licence will be liable to
the same punishment as that mentioned in article 17.
19. It is forbidden for the name of another paper to be used in such a way as
to cause confusion, unless fifteen years have elapsed from the date on which the first
one ceased publication, or unless one year has passed from the date on which the
licence was issued without publication having subsequently been proceeded with.
20. When the responsible director resigns, the Government must be informed
accordingly and another director must be appointed within a fortnight from the date
on which the first resigned. If the paper is published during that period, the holder
of the licence will be considered responsible for complying with the above-mentioned
conditions, or will have to appoint a responsible director.
* See May 27, Section 1, Enclosure 2.

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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.

Extent and format
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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