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File 1707/1924 ‘Arabia:- Jeddah Situation Reports. (1924-1930)’ [148r] (300/898)
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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EASTERN (Arabia) .
CONFIDENTIAL.
[E 4286/484/91]
August 28, 1928.
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v .7 (0
Section 1.
No. 1.
Stoneh ^r-Bird to Sir Austen Cha m berlain.-{Received August 28)
(No. 121.)
Sir,
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transmission 1 ! 8 JerUSale “ for
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I have, &c.
F. H. W. STONEHEWER-BIRD.
Enclosure in No. 1.
Jeddah Report for the Period July 1 to July 31, 1928.
delegate ^ r - Antonins, accompanied by two Iraqi
NurfnteBJr fq - Be T-es-Suaidi, Almister of Education, and Major Bahauddm
Port Sudan in^H^M 1 ^ ^ r J/ lved in Jeddah cm the 30th July, having crossed from
1st Aua-imt anr! ematis. Ibn Saud is expected to arrive on the
The KOup Lh B t ^ c ^ nv , ersa 1 tl 1 0Ils suspended m May will be resumed at Jeddah,
rlimafj g had ]:i0 P ed to be able to arrange to hold conversations at Taif, where
matic conditions are incomparably better than those obtaining at Jeddah At
ndabf ^wever it was decided that the mission could not be made
snrbte! 7 1 comfort f b } e at f aif - lHew believe this to be the real reason for the King’s
Clavtm d t ang€ t ^ an ‘ u 118 g eneran J felt that H!S Majesty did not wish Sir Gilbert
trmfbD iltfi Tai .f P re ^nt diMpMated condition. Moreover, there has been
ouble ecently with the Beni Malek, who have been seeking to evade the payment
ol toes. For this reason and possibly because it is a convenient base for operations
towards the south, Taif has become a military camp of some magnitude. A recent
visitor stated that o,000 men, fully armed and equipped, had been concentrated
tdere ? One of the aeroplanes, of which mention was made in paragraph 13 of last
month s report is destined for Taif, though whether the German pilot, who has till
now only circled round Jeddah, will so far risk his life as to fly the machine to Taif
is not yet known; nor is it clear who will take charge of the plane if it reaches its
Q6S11113; tion.
2. There has been during the month a glut of legislation. Royal decrees
goyerningAhe registration of companies, the distribution of charities, thelunktiohs
and constitution of the legislative council and the giving of religious instruction in
the mosque at Mecca have been published. Under the registration decree a copy of
winch is enclosed in Jeddah despatch No. 120 of the 3rd August, companies, both
Hejazi and foreign, are obliged to obtain a certificate of registration. Application
for this certificate must be made to the newly appointed “ Registrar of Companies.”
Details regarding the formation and composition of a company must be furnished
when application is made. The law is, as its framer, Fuad Hamza, proudly remarks,
a very modern law. It remains to be seen whether, with the very poor quality
machinery at their disposal, the Government will be able to ensure the satisfactory
working of this and other modern laws which we may expect from the pen of the
indefatigable Fuad.
3. The Rova! decree regarding the administ ration and distribution of charities
lays down that all pious foundations and donationsTTrom Tvhatsoever source
, accruing, shall be administered and distributed by a commission appointed ad hoc
by the Viceroy. The commission will consist of a president and four members, and
will be under the control of the Viceroy. The Auqaf-al-Haramain will also be
administered by the commission. In cases where the founder or donor has laid
[539 ee—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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- 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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