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File 1707/1924 ‘Arabia:- Jeddah Situation Reports. (1924-1930)’ [289v] (583/898)
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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6
Enclosure 5 in No. 1.
Ibn Saud to Acting Consul Jordan.
30.5.1344 (December 16, 1925).
(Aiter greetings^ to acknow]edge receipt of your Excellency^ letter
bttyouSlkncy m (he place which
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.
Ihsanul.ah wrlltMl you of. #
(Seal of Ibn Saud.)
Enclosure 6 in No. 1.
Agreement forwarded by Ibn Saud to Acting Consul Jordan.
(After greetings and respects.) r f . f M V anToVusTatfng 1 Ve^ijaz
IN consideration of the abdication of King Ah ^ ncl ot his f f
and surrendering Jeddah, Sultan Abdul Aziz guarantees the personal safet} ot th
civilian and milLry employees the shereefs all ^ natives Jeddah, .the Arabs,
the citizens and tribes and their families, and the sa y *ers 0 f war in
2. King Ali undertakes to hand over immediately a }
Jeddah, Abdul ^Aziz promises to grant an amnesty to all those mentioned
above. ^ officers and so ldiers must surrender at once to Sultan ^bdril Aziz wrth
all their arms—rifles, machine guns, guns and aeroplanes ga f e cus tody
and eouipments or such arms and war materials should be hep T a a n
of the BritiX agent at Jeddah until His Highness the Sultan enters Jeddah-
5 . King Ali and all officers and soldiers promise not to damage or to dispo
of any of the said arms and war materials. i soldiers who
qidtan Abdul Aziz undertakes to repatriate all olhcers and soiaiers
wish to leave and promises to provide them with necessary expenses for their journey.
7 Sultan AbduTTziz undertakes to distribute in a fair proportion amongst
all officers and soldiers in Jeddah a sum of £5,000. rtnverument
8 Sultan Abdul Aziz promises to retain m their posts all civil Governme
emnlovees whom he finds capable of performing their duties honestly.
employees wnon ^ undert ^ kes to grant King A i the right to take with
him his personal belongings, including his motor car, carpets and horses.
10 . Sultan Abdul Aziz undertakes to grant o the family of VI Hnssem all
thpir personal properties in the Hejaz, provided it is proved that such propertie
were actually inherited and do not include the immovable properties transferre
from the Wakfs by Hussein to himself, neither should they include such buildings
erected bv Hussein during his reign as King over the Hejaz.
11. " King Ali undertakes to quit the Hejaz before next Tuesday evening. 5<
12. All steamers in the possession of the Hejaz, Taw ^’ ? Kziz
££ "Rushdi ” and “ Radwa,” should pass into the possession of Sultan Abdul Aziz.
In the meantime, the Sultan, if necessary, would allow the steamship Kagmatam
to be used for the purpose of carrying the personal belongings of the abdiea mg
King Ali. and the British agent should arrange for the return of the steamer to
Jeddah. ^ ^ ^ ^ citizens of Jeddah undertake not to sell,
destroy or otherwise dispose of any public property such as launches, sambuks, &c
14. Sultan Abdul Aziz undertakes to grant all citizens, oflicers and soldiers at
Yambo the aforesaid privileges and rights, except the distribution of money.
15. Sultan Abdul Aziz undertakes also to grant, within the general amnesty,
pardon to the undermentioned persons :—
Abdul Wahab, Mohammed and Bakri, sons of Yahya Kazzaz;
Abdul Haye-bin-Abid Kazzaz;
Ahmed and Saleh, sons of Abdul Rahman Kazzaz,
Ismail-bin-Yahya Kazzaz; j a i j i t>
Sheikh Mohammed Ali Batawi and his brothers Ibrahim and Abdul Rahman
Batawi, sons of Mohammed Ali Saleh Batawi, their sons and their
cousins Hassan and Zain Batawi, sons of Mohammed Nur; _
Sheikh Yusuf Khishairim and Sheikh Abbas-bin-Yusef Khishairim;
Sheikh Yassin Bassuni;
Essayed Ahmed-el-Saggof;
and the families and property of all the above mentioned.
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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.
- Physical characteristics
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)’
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- 398r, 398v, 394v, 395r, 382r, 382v, 335v, 322r, 323r, 323v, 309r, 310r, 311r, 312r, 289v, 290r, 290v, 272r, 272v
- Author
- Āl Sa‘ūd, ‘Abd al-‘Azīz bin ‘Abd al-Raḥmān bin Fayṣal (xx Ibn Saud)
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