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File 1707/1924 ‘Arabia:- Jeddah Situation Reports. (1924-1930)’ [‎137r] (278/898)

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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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EASTERN (Arabia).
CONFIDENTIAL.
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November 30, 1928.
Section 1 .
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No. 1.
/at . Hr\ Mr ' Jakins t0 Lord Cushendun.—(Received November 30)
(JNo. 176.) ' 7
My Lord Jeddah, November l, 1^.
1 LLAVL the honour to transmit herewith my report on the situation in the
Me] az for the period the 1st to 31st October, 1928.
2 Copies of this report are being sent to Egypt, Bagdad, 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 , Aden, Delhi, Beirut, Damascus, Singapore, Khartum through
Port Sudan, Lagos (2).
I have, &c.
H. G. JAKINS.
Enclosure 1 in No. 1.
Jeddah Report for Period October 1-31, 1928.
THE King is in Riyadh. The Royal family and entourage, in all 500 persons,
had the satisfaction of being squeezed for the journey into sixty-two cars instead
of the twenty-five of last year. His Majesty’s first act was to call a meeting for the
4th October of all the Nejdis of standing in the villages and among the Bedu so as
to come to a decision as to future interior and foreign policy. This convocation is
in redemption of the promise made by Ibn Saud at Buraida before leaving to meet
Sir Gilbert Clayton. Never before, it is said, has there been such a gathering in
the country, for 10,000 are expected to be present, and Riyadh looks fuller than
Mecca in the height of the pilgrimage season. The meeting has since been postponed
until the 29th October, and the Acting Minister for Foreign Affairs told me that
Ibn Humaid-bin-Bijad had already arrived, but that Faisal-ed-Doweish was nervous
as to his reception. He had therefore sent his sons to Ibn Saud to ask that the
settlement of their disputes might be postponed until after he had attended the
conference. If this is true it lends considerable support to the view of those who
have maintained that Ibn Sand’s control of the tribes as a whole has never been
weakened to the extent that his anxiety last spring led him to fear. He is now said
to have urged upon the tribes the necessity of keeping peace with Iraq, and if the
tendency of the Mecca Foreign Office is any indication of the policy likely to be
adopted, one may expect that the might of the sword will give way to the pin-pricks
of the pen. The recent decision not to co-operate in bringing to justice the refugees
in Nejd accused of complicity in the desert motor convoy raids is an obvious step
in this direction.
2. With Busaiyah given over to the peaceful discovery of the cheetah, the
centre of raiding interest has shifted to 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. The Hejaz
Foreign Ministry has presented a list of twenty-seven raids by the Howeitat of
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 on the Shararat of Nejd, and complained that their own unruly subject,
Auda-el-Atna, is allowed to use 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 as a base for raids on Nejd. The King
has protested against five similar raids and the crossing of the frontier on the west
by aeroplanes. One aeroplane, it has been explained, mistook the Kaf track for the
Bagdad track, but the King has produced a second complaint of the same nature.
Following 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 raids, only one Nejd counter-raid has taken place, so that
the claim that the Nejd tribes are being held in restraint seems to be not entirely
unfounded. But so convinced is the King that the Howeitat raids have been inspired
by the foiled villain of Iraq, whose one endeavour is to create a breach between the
Hejaz and His Majesty’s Government, that he appears to have completely overlooked
the serious Ruala raid which, 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 regarded as having instituted the
present series. The most effective rejoinder to the string of large and petty Nejd
claims seems to lie in the preparation of a complete and detailed statement of 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 position. . . .
3. The incident of the Beni Malek, after greatly exercising the Hejazi mind
and imagination, seems to have fizzled out. There are two versions of the story. The
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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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