"ملف 8/15 سلسلة الجزيرة العربية - ١٩٣٣-١٩٣٩" [و‎‎٦] (٤٣٤/١١)

Enclosure 2 to Serial No. (9).
Letter from H. M/s Minister, Jedda,, to the Saudi Ministry of Foreign
Affairs, No. 248|2|6, dated the 24th January 1933.
I am much obliged by Your Excellency’s letter No. 6j8|6 of the 27th
Ramadhan (January 23) giving me the dates of the telegrams by which the rati
fication of the Treaty of Abu ’Arish was effected. I am passing this informa
tion on to my Government.
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{Received on 25th March 1938, with Political Secretary's, letter No. 10, dated
the 9th March 1933.)
Letter from the Admiralty, to the India Office, No. M.-0433|33, dated the
3rd March 1933.
I am commanded by My Lords Commissioners of the Admiralty to transmit,
for the information of the Secretary of State for India in Council, extracts from
a report of proceedings of the Senior Officer, Red Sea Sloops, in H. M. S.
Hastings, covering the period 1st to 31st December, 1932.
Enclosure 1 to Serial No. (10).
Extract.
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2. On Patrol .—Patrol west of the reef area was continued but no dhows
encountered.
On 2nd December at 0900, I closed JEBEL TIER with the intention of
sending some books and papers but the swell did not permit landing. Proceeded
to KAMARAN by the North passage and arrived at 1800.
3. Kamaran .—There was no information to show any change in the situa
tion in ASIR. All refugees had been ordered to leave the island and were
clear by 7th December. Accordingly I proceeded with the programme originally
projected having ascertained that the Chief Commissioner Aden concurred that
the presence of the ship at KAMARAN was no longer necessary. FARISAN
ISLANDS were deliberately avoided in order that there should be no impression
of British countenance or support of the revolt. I had consulted with the Chief
Commisioner when at ADEN with regard to the policy it was desirable to
adopt.
** هذه التواريخ تقريبية * ** هذه التواريخ تقريبية *••
7. Massawa— It was ascertained that 60 refugees from GIZAN
FARISAN and KAMARAN arrived at MASSAWA on 6th December.
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13. Mukalla .—MUKALLA was reached on the morning of 18th December,
a few dhows being boarded on passage. Calls we're exchanged with the Wazir,
Seyyid Bubakar Husein, representing the Sultan who was absent in India. We
had a friendly reception and were entertained to luncheon in the Sultan’s
Palace. Motor cars were placed at our disposal for a duck shooting expedition.
14. Bir Ali .—Sailed at 1835 on 19th December and arived on the follow
ing morning at BTR ALI. There was a strong easterly wind blowing and
landing was difficult.
Visits were exchanged with the Representative of the Sultan who was absent
in ADEN. The Representative complained that his neighbours from BAL
HAF (20 miles west of BIR ALI) had arested two dhows and imprisoned
six of his villagers and asked if I could do anything to procure their release. It
was a coincidence that when at ADEN the Chief Commissioner had asked me
to visit BAL HAF as well as BIR ALI in order to avoid jealously as a good
deal of friction existed between the two tribes.