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File 1707/1924 ‘Arabia:- Jeddah Situation Reports. (1924-1930)’ [390v] (785/898)
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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trade in the sanctity of the Holy Places, and to work for British protection in return
for British assistance in bringing Nejd and the Yemen into submission. The British,
however, who consider the consequences, did not accept the proposal (suppressed
passage : “ because it would give them much trouble, and they wanted to gain their
ends in the Hedjaz without that trouble; so they set to work to put off the Anglo-
Hedjaz Treaty. The latest move was Dr. Naji-al-AsiTs return to London with certah.
modifications, by means of which Hussein hoped to' get what he desired from
rulers of Arabia ”).
When war broke out between Nejd and the Hedjaz, Hussein and his sons asked
for British troops. This not being granted, Ali ordered his representative in London
to sign any treaty the British might want on condition that they should drive Ibn
Saud away from the Hedjaz. The British, however, decided not to interfere, not out
of love for the Hedjaz or dislike of Ali, but because they knew that Ali was offering
what was not his to offer, and that the Hedjaz belongs to the Moslems and not to Ali
or his father.
Ali and his father, who are descendants of the Prophet, would have done better
to follow the example of Ibn ’Abad, ruler of Andalusia. When he was beseiged by
the Spaniards and his courtiers tried to dissuade him from asking the help of a
Moslem king on the ground that the latter, after helping him to defeat the enemy,
would overthrow him and take his kingdom, he replied that descendants of the
Prophet should repeat day and night .... (suppressed passage : “ ‘ It is
better to feed camels than pigs ’ ”). If the sherif and his sons had appealed to the
Moslem world instead of to Europe for help they would not now be abandoned by
all. The European Powers have declared their neutrality—witness the letter dated
the 4th November from the Consular Corps in Jeddah to the Nejd generals. This
letter is not quoted as implying that the European Powers could interfere under any
circumstances, since intervention in Hedjaz affairs is permissible to Moslems only.
The letter, however, reassured Moslems. Perhaps the declaration may be a happy
preliminary to the removal of their (i.e., foreign) influence from all parts of Arabia
(suppressed passage^ “ which the Prophet ordered before his death to remain
confined to one religion ”).
An article entitled “ The Sultan’s Journey.” After the failure of the Koweit
Conference, Ibn Saud, seeing that Hussein and his son wished to destroy Nejd and
were trying to strangle it by an economic blockade, was obliged to take action.
(Suppressed passage: “ Feisal was given a severe blow in Irak, a blow was struck
at Abdullah in
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 a detachment came to the Hedjaz.”) The Imam
(Ibn Saud) was not pleased to hear of the fighting which took place inside the walls
of Taif, but it was Ali’s fault for hiding behind the walls and fighting there. The
Imam ordered his army not to fight at Mecca, &c.
Copy of a letter addressed to King Ali by a large number of religious and other
notables of Mecca. It addresses him as His Highness the Amir Ali,” says that they
are in great difficulties for lack of money and food, throws the blame on Ali, and
invites him either to turn out the Nejd forces or to see that they get their remittances
and food supplies.
Conversation between Ibn Saud and the Atecca divines. Ibn Saud said that Ali
wrote asking for peace, and certain persons intervened who, as non-Moslems, have
nothing to do with the matter. He replied that it was for the Moslem world to
decide, and that Ali should leave Jeddah so that the Moslem delegations might go
to Mecca for a conference.
Notice to hospital out-patients issued by “ The Public Health Department to
the Government of His Highness Ibn Saud.”'
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- Content
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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- Title
- File 1707/1924 ‘Arabia:- Jeddah Situation Reports. (1924-1930)’
- Pages
- 390r, 390v, 322v:323r, 290v, 272r, 272v, 267v
- Author
- Um al-Qura xx Umm-al-Qura xx Ummul Qura
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