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File 1707/1924 ‘Arabia:- Jeddah Situation Reports. (1924-1930)’ [‎166r] (336/898)

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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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Agency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent. m Jeddah. There are now, including Khakimoff and the doctor, six members
on the staff of the agency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent. and nine servants. There are those in Jeddah who see in
yeisal-ed-Doweish s antagonism to Irac[ signs of Bolshevik influence, but if any
soviet agents had found their way to lus headquarters the fact could not fail to
have become known. Moreover, communistic doctrines are as little likely to find
favour with Feisal-ed-Doweish as with Ibn Sand, to whose religious beliefs and
feudal form of government they are equally abhorrent. Few Ruslian pilgrims are
expected, though it is believed that one ship at least will sail from Odessa The
agency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent. at Jeddah of the Russian steamship line, held till now by Messrs. Gellatly
ha f been 0 fl ere , d to Messrs Lazzermi, the agents of Italian lines calling at
Jeddah. After some nesitation, the Italian consul, on being consulted, advised
Messrs. Lazzermi to accept. He felt, and I agreed, that it was better, if the agency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent.
is to pass from Gellatly Hankey, that it should be in the hands of Europeans who
could keep us informed, rather than in that of a native over whom no control could
be exercised.
11. The number of pilgrims landed at Jeddah to date is roughly 55,000, as
compared with 58,580 on the same date last year. There is thus, so far, little falling-
off in numbers, though much depends on the number of Egyptian and North African
pilgrims, who are still an unknown quantity. There is, moreover, no indication of
the number of Indians to be expected. They, as a rule, unlike the Javanese and
Malays, prefer to leave for the pilgrimage after Ramadan. There is no news of
further ships from the Netherlands East Indies and Malaya and, if no more arrive,
the total of Malay and Javanese pilgrims combined will fall short of last year’s total
by some 12,000.
12. Her Highness the Raja King Permaisnri of Perak, who is performing the
pilgrimage this year, arrived in Jeddah on the 21st March and proceeded to Mecca
three days later. Her Highness, and the ladies accompanying her, honoured the
agency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent. by accepting an invitation to tea.
13. Another distinguished pilgrim now in the Hejaz is the Begum Courteous or formal title for (usually Muslim) women of elite status, especially of Turko-Mongol lineage. of
Junagadh. The Hejaz Government have been requested to afford all possible
facilities to enable the ladies to perform the pilgrimage with the minimum of
discomfort.
14. The Turkish representative now in charge of Afghan interests has been
obliged to reduce the registration tax levied on Afghans from 14 rupees Indian silver coin also widely used in the Persian Gulf. to 6 rupees Indian silver coin also widely used in the Persian Gulf. .
Even so, there is much discontent, and Afghans who, while their agency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent. was in
charge of their interests, paid no fees either for registration or visa, are refusing to
present themselves at the Turkish consulate. Ghulam Mohammed Khan, ex-Minister
of Commerce, while on the Haj last year, protested against the levying of visa fees,
and stated that he would ensure the appointment of an Afghan pilgrimage officer
this year. His efforts do not appear to have met with any success. To the French
consulate, already in charge of Belgian and Greek interests, have been entrusted
Siamese interests.
15. Munshi A term used in the Middle East, Persia and South Asia to refer to a secretary, assistant or amanuensis. Munshis were employed in the British administration in the Gulf. Ihsanullah, the Indian pilgrimage officer attached to this agency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent. ,
has been appointed His Majesty’s Indian vice-consul as from the 13th February last.
16. Two slaves have been manumitted and repatriated during the month of
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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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