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'File 61/11 V (D 95) Hejaz - Nejd, Miscellaneous' [190r] (396/530)
The record is made up of 1 volume (261 folios). It was created in 12 May 1932-28 Dec 1933. It was written in English and French. 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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35. Fadhl {al-Fazal) Family.
Nejdis of 'Aneyza origin long settled in the Hejaz. An original 'Abdullah
had at least five sons, all now deceased, with one possible exception. Each of
these had issue. Members of the first and second generations after the original
' Abdullah were concerned in firms doing important business in the Hejaz and
if]] India, where they had a high reputation, enhanced by their position as business
iemor agents of Ibn Sa'ud, until 1930. Family differences and bad trade led to the
J I; collapse of their business at Bombay and Karachi in that year. The two partners
nJ' most actively concerned in the business in India absconded to the Hejaz, where a
■Jg , third tried to dissociate himself from the partnership. The affairs of the family
ei J; have for some years been the subject of very complicated litigation and have
j engaged the attention of various British authorities for reasons too long to
recapitulate. The family still have influential connexions in the Hejaz, and
ttt several members of it have been given employment by Ibn Sa'ud. Apart from
: 'Abdullah ibn Muhammad ibn 'Abdullah, who is the subject of a separate notice,
6 the following deserve mention :—
altkif (1) Muhammad, son of the 'Abdullah just mentioned. In business in Jedda
luMl and does a tidy trade in benzine, &c.
(2) Ibrahim ibn A hdurrahmdn. —One of the two who absconded from India
in 1930. Appointed a member of the Legislative Council in October 1930.
Became later a secretary to the Amir Faysal. Was called on to resign, ostensibly
on grounds of ill-health, by Amir Faysal. He is now living in Mecca and engaged
lenfci in trade in an unimportant way; but is still said to enjoy the confidence of Amir
llej Faysal.
j^i (3) Muhammad ibn Abdurrahman ibn 'Abdullah. —Was a partner in the
firm which collapsed in India in 1930, but resided in Jedda and tried to dissociate
himself from the other partners, his brother and cousin.
(4) 'Abdullah ibn Ibrahim ibn 'Abdullah. —Private secretary to the Amir
Faysal in 1926. Afterwards one of the partners who absconded from India.
SaW Selected in 1931 for the post of Charge d'Affaires in Holland, under scheme which
vena did not materialise for having a Legation there with the Sa'udi Minister in
ibd London as Minister. Appointed Treasurer to the Government later in 1931, as a
ileaierl: result of the cabal against 'Abdullah Suleyman.
(5) Ibrahim ibn Suleymdn. —Son-in-law of father of (4), and has taken the
flail place of (2) as Rais-i-Diwan of the Amir Faysal. Is an important official and
nim enjoys Amir Faysal's complete confidence.
d ill
36. Fahad ibn Zu'ayr.
Late Governor of 'Asir. Was head of the mission sent to 'Asir in May 1930
Sail t0 jnake the arrangements which subsequently culminated in its practical annexa-
ii tion by Ibn Sa'ud. Was later appointed Amir, though probably not the first to
lif hold the post. Eeported to Ibn Sa'ud with increasing urgency in the autumn of
ded 1932 that the Idrisi was getting beyond himself. The Idrisi, professing complete
iferfi loyalty to the King, complained bitterly of Fahad's rough treatment. The King,
anxious to placate the Idrisi, steered a middle course and sent a commission to
fa# investigate. Before it could reach the spot the Idrisi had gone into open revolt
and Fahad had to escape from his seat of government at Jizan. Little else is
known about him, except that, wherever he now is, he seems to have been
superseded.
jjl $ 37. Farhan ibn Mashhur.
A chief belonging to the Syrian Ruwalla tribe, and hardly within the scope
0 o; - of this report. Nevertheless, deserves inclusion because of the important role he
has played in regard to Sa'udi Arabia. Quarrelled with his own paramount chief
j in 1926, severed his connexion with Syria and embraced Wahhabism. Was
concerned in raids from Nejd into 'Iraq 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
in and before 1929.
r Took a leading part in the rebellion against Ibn Sa'ud that year, in association
lime 11 more particularly with the 'Ajman. Described at that time by the
Political Agent
A mid-ranking political representative (equivalent to a Consul) from the diplomatic corps of the Government of India or one of its subordinate provincial governments, in charge of a Political Agency.
, at Kuwait, who saw him personally, as a tall man of about 40, speaking Nejdi
GW Arabic, with an occasional break into Damascus patois. Escaped into 'Iraq on the
iji collapse of the rebellion and became the subject of an acrimonious controversy,
owing to Ibn Sa'ud's contention that not only the 'Iraq Government but His
■in'" Majesty's Government were bound by definite undertakings to surrender him.
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The volume consists of letters, telegrams, and memoranda relating to the Hejaz and Najd. Much of the correspondence is from the British Legation in Jeddah, with regular reports on the situation in that region sent to Sir John Simon, the Foreign Secretary in London. The rest of the correspondence is mostly between the Political Residency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, established in the provinces and regions considered part of, or under the influence of, British India. in Bushire, the Political Agencies in Kuwait, Bahrain, and Muscat, the Colonial Office, and the Government of India.
The main subjects of the volume are:
- the change in name from 'The Kingdom of the Hejaz-Nejd and its Dependencies' to 'The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia';
- the announcement of Ibn Sa'ud's eldest son, Prince Sa'ud, as the heir apparent to the throne;
- the territorial dispute between Yemen and Saudi Arabia after the latter's absorption of the 'Asir region into its kingdom.
A copy of the 23 September 1932 issue of the newspaper Umm al-Qura is contained in the volume (folios 57-58). It features the Royal Order proclaiming the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
Other miscellaneous subjects covered in the volume include:
- relations between Italy and Saudi Arabia;
- a dispute between Ibn Sa'ud and his agent in Bahrain, al-Quasaibi [‘Abd al-‘Azīz al-Qusaibi], over a debt the former owes the latter;
- a revolt against Ibn Sa'ud by tribes loyal to ex-King Hussein coming from Sinai;
- a request for a loan made by Ibn Sa'ud to the British Government;
- relations between the Soviet Union and Saudi Arabia;
- relations between the USA and Saudi Arabia, including the visit of a Mr Gallant looking for oil concessions;
- concessions for the building of the railway between Mecca and Jeddah;
- the prospect of Saudi Arabia joining the League of Nations;
- the case of two slave girls seeking refuge at the British Legation in Jeddah.
Other documents of note contained in the volume are:
- a copy of a new customs tariff for Saudi Arabia (folios 122-134)
- a 'Who's Who' of Saudi Arabia, produced by the British Legation in Jeddah and covering all those deemed important to know by the British (folios 183-200);
- an envelope containing the torn-out pages of an article in the International Affairs journal (Vol. 12, No. 4, Jul., 1933, pp 518-534) entitled 'Ibn Sa'ud and the Future of Arabia.'
At the back of the volume (folios 245-251) are internal office notes.
- Extent and format
- 1 volume (261 folios)
- Arrangement
The volume is arrranged chronologically.
- Physical characteristics
Foliation: The sequence starts on the first folio and continues to the inside back cover. The numbers are written in pencil, circled and 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. Note that following f 1 are folios 1A, 1B, 1C, and 1D. The sequence then continues as normal from folio 2. There are two other foliation systems present but both are inconsistent and neither are circled.
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- front, back, spine, edge, head, tail, front-i, 1r:1v, 1ar:1ev, 8v:11v, 15r:43v, 45v:56v, 59r:64r, 69v:118v, 120v:127v, 128v:133v, 134v:149v, 151v:161v, 162v:164v, 166r:166v, 168r:171v, 172v:174v, 175v:179v, 181r:201r, 202v:212v, 222r:225r, 226r:243v, 244v:256v, back-i
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