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File 1707/1924 ‘Arabia:- Jeddah Situation Reports. (1924-1930)’ [‎272v] (549/898)

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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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improve the holy lands in all respects which all the Moslems in general care for r
to fulfil our promises we made and with a view to our wish to see the Moslems
co-operatin 0, in serving these holy lands, we thought that the suitable time for
holding a general conference in which the Moslem countries and nations
be represented is on the 20th Zil Kedah, 1344. .0,1™
‘ £ We have sent invitations to all those whom it may concern of the Moslems
and their Kings. . ^ ^ n ,
“Hoping that your representatives will be present at the fixed time.
May God guide us all.— Abdul Aziz, King of the Hejciz and Sultan of Nejd
and its Dependencies”
Enclosure 3 in jNo. 1.
Extract from the Mecca Newspaper “ Umm-al-Kura. ,,
Official Proclamation.
IT reached us from the office of His Majesty’s representative that the Royal
Order was issued approving the following :—
We as the general suzerain and being entitled to impose punishments on evil
doers and in order to keep the commands of God carried out and not disobeyed, have
issued the following orders to purify the holy place of God from sinners :
1. Anybody who intentionally does not pray “jamaah” (with the party) will
be imprisoned from twenty-four hours to ten days and will be fined a
certain amount of money. . . .
2. Anybody who drinks liquors will be punished according to the bharian law
^ in this respect, and will be imprisoned from one month to six months and
fined a certain amount of money, and in case he continues doing so he
will be exiled from the city of God for two years.
3. Anybody who makes liquors, sells them or prepares a place for drinking will
be imprisoned from six months to two years and his place will be
confiscated. If he commits this again he will be exiled from the holy city
of God from two to three years. .
4. As tobacco is a bad thing and is harmful for the body, money and mind, and
as certain ulamas (learned men) said that it is forbidden, it is necessan
to purify the holy places from such evil, and, therefore, anyone smoking
openly will be imprisoned from twenty-four hours to three days and
will be fined a certain amount of money.
5 Any meeting held for the purpose of circulating false rumours or conspiring
'against the policy of the Government, its members will be imprisoned
from two years to five years or will be exiled from all the Hejaz.
6. Anybody who "helps to hide such criminals as mentioned in article 5 will be
' considered as partner and will be punished in the same way.
7. Any meeting against the Shariah, its members will be imprisoned from three
months to six months and fined a certain amount of money.
8. Any meeting for a good thing should be reported to the Government and
the objects of the meeting and its place should be pointed out for a
permission to be obtained from the Government.
9. Concerned officials should carefully apply such rules and anybody neglecting
will be severely punished.
P S Our representative is the one in charge of seeing such rules carried out.
These orders are to be put in force from the date of publication.

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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)
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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File 1707/1924 ‘Arabia:- Jeddah Situation Reports. (1924-1930)’ [‎272v] (549/898), British Library: India Office Records and Private Papers, IOR/L/PS/10/1115, in Qatar Digital Library <https://www.qdl.qa/archive/81055/vdc_100084998361.0x000096> [accessed 29 March 2024]

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