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File 1707/1924 ‘Arabia:- Jeddah Situation Reports. (1924-1930)’ [121r] (246/898)
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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■') [Thii Document i» the Property of Hi* Britannic Majesty’s Gotorament.
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EASTERN (Arabia).
CONFIDENTIAL.
January 29, 1929.
Section 1.
No, 1 .
Sii Austen Chamberlain.—{Received January 29.)
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Mr. Jakins to
(No. 1 .)
Sir,
I have, &c.
H. G. JAKINS.
Enclosure in No. 1 .
Jeddah Report for Period December 1 to 31, 1928.
THE first news of the meeting of Ibn Saud with his tribes at Riyadh came from
the Acting Minister for Foreign Affairs when he informed me that it had been
decided to uphold the Nejd attitude with regard to the frontier posts and to maintain
peaceful relations with 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 sovereign rights of the King
to control policy were confirmed and some tribal reorganisation was contemplated.
Fuad Hamza corrected his former statement by admitting that Ibn Humaid-bin-
Rijad was not present at Riyadh. Feisal-ed-Doweish, he said, was living quietly in
i retreat, having been displaced in the leadership of the Mutair by his son,
* Abd-el-Aziz. Following this report a special number of the ££ Um-el-Kura ” was
issued, containing what was more probably a literary exercise by Sheikh Yusef Yasin
than a serious account of the proceedings. It was stated that Ibn Saud told the
tribes that he was indebted to them for nothing; that he owed his position to his
own efforts, while they were what he and the Almighty had made them. They were
free to choose another ruler. He invited their criticisms, on which he would accept
the judgment of the ulema. Their anxiety is said to have been expressed for a better
propagation of the faith and for assurances that the existence of telegraphs in the
country and the Iraq posts near the border did not imperil their material or spiritual
security. The ulema gave them satisfaction on these points.
2 . As it appears to be the custom to prearrange meetings of this nature, the
published account, with its glib references in the mouths of the tribesmen to the
Uqair Protocol, may be substantially correct. It is worthy of note, however, that
the meeting was made an occasion for lavish entertainment and distribution of
presents, and that the points on which most political interest centres were reserved
for private discussion of some fifty representatives of the tribes with the King, of
which proceedings no report is to be published. No independent reports of the
meeting and of tribal movements in Nejd have been received.
3. On the 30th December news arrived from Bagdad of the bombing in Iraq of
a Mutair raiding party. When last month enquiries were addressed to the King
as to the presence of a considerable body of Mutair in Iraq territory,. His Majesty
replied that there was nothing abnormal in these tribes frequenting their customary
grazing grounds.
4. The situation has also been complicated by the reactions of Ibn Saud and
his advisers to the actions of the Hashimite brothers in Iraq. King Feisal, with
what is considered here as a complete disregard of the possible effect on the Nejd
tribes and of the disturbances which might result, is reported to have paid a visit
by air with his Minister of Defence to Busaiya. This action, together with that of
the ex-King Ali, whose comments on a reported revolt in the Hejaz found their way
into the press, has been the subject of protest by the Hejaz Government.
5. Meanwhile Ibn Saud has replied to His Majesty’s Government’s offer to refer
the disputed interpretation of the Uqair Protocol to arbitration. The King reviews
[679 ff—1]
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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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