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File 1707/1924 ‘Arabia:- Jeddah Situation Reports. (1924-1930)’ [‎207v] (419/898)

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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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first time for five years that a French consul had exercised the right of manumission
He wished the agency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent. to show their solidarity, in other words, to allow the agency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent.
kavass to accompany the slave on board, and so to share any odium which might
attach to his action. Other nationalities make so little attempt to pull their weight
in the matter of manumission that it is the current belief among slaves that only the
British agency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent. has this right.
12. There have been rumours and reports of the mobilisation of forces on
Yemen frontier, but it does not seem probable, from information received that
Ibn Saud is anxious to join issue with the Imam. At the same time, he has to
provide occupation and recreation for his tribes, and raiding expeditions have
hitherto been their only pastime. The King has been endeavouring to induce some
of the nomad tribes to form agricultural colonies and settle down to pastoral
pursuits, but I gather without any marked success.
13. Among important personages who have visited the Hejaz during the last
month are the following :—
Moulana Abdul Kadir Kasoori, the president of the Panjab Khilafat
Committee. He will be in close touch with Ibn Saud during his stay in the
Hejaz, and it is to be hoped that his anti-British sentiments will leave no mark
on His Majesty.
Tofik Bey Esh Sherif, the secretary-general of the Islamic Conference held
last year. He arrived by steamship “ Gorgistan ” on the 2nd May from India,
where he has been for the last eight months, engaged, so he stated, in carrying
on propaganda in favour of Ibn Saud.
Dr. Abdul Gh(mi, ex-director of Public Instruction in Afghanistan,
principal of Habibia College. He hopes to obtain the post in the Hejaz Govern
ment of Director of Public Instruction.
Kadhi Ahmed-el-Ansi, the Imam of the Yemen’s representative at Angora.
He was accompanied to Mecca by the Soviet consul and Mahmoud Nedim Bey,
counsellor to the Turkish representative here and one time Vali of the Yemen’.
Mahmoud Nedim Bey is said to be leaving in the near future for Turkey. It is
thought that he may eventually go to the Yemen as Turkish representative to the
Imam.
14. The tribunal set up under the Hadda agreement for investigating Nejd-
Iransjordan claims has received another set-back. On the 10th May the Nejd
delegates presented a memorandum expressing the view of the Hejaz-Nejd Govern
ment that the claims presented 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 were fictitious and that it was
useless m these circumstances to continue the sittings. Ibn Saud has been requested
the 8 p 8 ^ hi t 8 ^ UC ^ men k he has had an opportunity of studying the report of
15. As regards the tribunal set up at Koweit, the Hejaz-Nejd Government find
i is impossible to collect all the necessary claimants and witnesses in less than four
months, and have suggested fixing the 1st of Jemad-el-Awal (the 26th October) as the
date for holding the tribunal.
16. Public health in the Hejaz has on the whole been better than might have
been expected There was an outbreak of small-pox in Mecca, which, in the first
°f j a ^’ assume somewhat alarming proportions; it has, however,
^ U n S1 K-f and cases are very few. An endeavour was made to induce all the
inhabitants of ylecca to be vaccinated, but vaccination was not made compulsory.
won d be advisable, if this can be done without wounding religious susceptibilities,
o introduce compulsory vaccination of pilgrims before they leave India or Singapore.
I here are several cases of malaria and dysentery, and a few cases of typhoid fever
and pneumonia. Several wells are stated to have been found at Muna, and no
complaint has yet been made of a shortage of water at Mecca. The appointment of
I an assistant doctor has been sanctioned by the Government of India. The need of
such an assistant has been much felt this vear
iq w na ti ona iities is appended.
. H-M-S. Dahlia paid two visits to Jeddah during the period under
review, bringing, on the 26th April, the newly-appointed agent and consul and
Mr. Jordan, and, on the 2nd May, Sir Gilbert Clayton and Mr. Antonius.

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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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