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EASTERN (Arabia) .
CONFIDENTIAL.
[E 4286/484/91]
August 28, 1928.
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v .7 (0
Section 1.
No. 1.
Stoneh ^r-Bird to Sir Austen Cha m berlain.-{Received August 28)
(No. 121.)
Sir,
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F. H. W. STONEHEWER-BIRD.
Enclosure in No. 1.
Jeddah Report for the Period July 1 to July 31, 1928.
delegate ^ r - Antonins, accompanied by two Iraqi
NurfnteBJr fq - Be T-es-Suaidi, Almister of Education, and Major Bahauddm
Port Sudan in^H^M 1 ^ ^ r J/ lved in Jeddah cm the 30th July, having crossed from
1st Aua-imt anr! ematis. Ibn Saud is expected to arrive on the
The KOup Lh B t ^ c ^ nv , ersa 1 tl 1 0Ils suspended m May will be resumed at Jeddah,
rlimafj g had ]:i0 P ed to be able to arrange to hold conversations at Taif, where
matic conditions are incomparably better than those obtaining at Jeddah At
ndabf ^wever it was decided that the mission could not be made
snrbte! 7 1 comfort f b } e at f aif - lHew believe this to be the real reason for the King’s
Clavtm d t ang€ t ^ an ‘ u 118 g eneran J felt that H!S Majesty did not wish Sir Gilbert
trmfbD iltfi Tai .f P re ^nt diMpMated condition. Moreover, there has been
ouble ecently with the Beni Malek, who have been seeking to evade the payment
ol toes. For this reason and possibly because it is a convenient base for operations
towards the south, Taif has become a military camp of some magnitude. A recent
visitor stated that o,000 men, fully armed and equipped, had been concentrated
tdere ? One of the aeroplanes, of which mention was made in paragraph 13 of last
month s report is destined for Taif, though whether the German pilot, who has till
now only circled round Jeddah, will so far risk his life as to fly the machine to Taif
is not yet known; nor is it clear who will take charge of the plane if it reaches its
Q6S11113; tion.
2. There has been during the month a glut of legislation. Royal decrees
goyerningAhe registration of companies, the distribution of charities, thelunktiohs
and constitution of the legislative council and the giving of religious instruction in
the mosque at Mecca have been published. Under the registration decree a copy of
winch is enclosed in Jeddah despatch No. 120 of the 3rd August, companies, both
Hejazi and foreign, are obliged to obtain a certificate of registration. Application
for this certificate must be made to the newly appointed “ Registrar of Companies.”
Details regarding the formation and composition of a company must be furnished
when application is made. The law is, as its framer, Fuad Hamza, proudly remarks,
a very modern law. It remains to be seen whether, with the very poor quality
machinery at their disposal, the Government will be able to ensure the satisfactory
working of this and other modern laws which we may expect from the pen of the
indefatigable Fuad.
3. The Rova! decree regarding the administ ration and distribution of charities
lays down that all pious foundations and donationsTTrom Tvhatsoever source
, accruing, shall be administered and distributed by a commission appointed ad hoc
by the Viceroy. The commission will consist of a president and four members, and
will be under the control of the Viceroy. The Auqaf-al-Haramain will also be
administered by the commission. In cases where the founder or donor has laid
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