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'File 61/11 IV (D 77) Hejaz-Nejd, Miscellaneous' [83v] (176/366)
The record is made up of 1 volume (182 folios). It was created in 17 Feb 1930-4 Apr 1932. 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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Persian Gulf
The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran.
, and said I hoped the visit could be arranged if the King was staying
some months in I\ejd. I added that 1 could not suggest anything definite at the
moment, as Colonel Biscoe had been ill, and had, 1 believed, left for Kngland.
14. I was about to leave, but the King detained me. He said he did not
want to do anything behind my back. He had not consulted his advisers about
what he was going to say, but he had made up his mind to say it, whatever they
might think. It was a question of the financial position. This had two aspects.
The first was the exchange situation, which turned on two factors—riyals and
nickel. Steps had been taken to gather in nickel, and it had been rehabilitated.
As for riyals, His Majesty intended to bring them into legal circulation throughout
all his dominions, and this would produce relief, as the quantity of silver money
was not excessive and an extended use would suffice to revalorise it. The other
question was that of banking arrangements. There had been an arrangement
with the Dutch Bank, which had broken down on questions between its repre
sentatives here and their principals. The King said he would like to find another
bank, which under suitable arrangements would serve the purposes of a State
bank. He would prefer a British institution. He sought my advice and that of
His Majesty's Government.
15. I said that my personal opinion would have no value, as 1 knew too little
of the machinery of banking. I would willingly consult His Majesty's Govern
ment. T hinted that I thought it would be difficult to find a British bank, but
did not exclude the possibility of interesting firms like Barclays, who were in the
Red Sea, or Lloyds, who were in Egypt.
16. The King said what he wanted to know was whether he might or might
not hope for a British bank, and whether any firm who was interested would send
a representative. The matter was of some urgency, as he had received offers from
other quarters. 1 said 1 had heard various reports. T had heard, for instance,
of a plan to authorise an Indian Moslem bank to establish itself here, although
it had been represented to me as an idea conceived with a view to the convenience
of pilgrims rather than with the more general purpose the King had indicated.
This was a feeler, in case His Majesty should feel inclined to say something about
the other advances made to him. He did not, however, respond.
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The volume contains letters, telegrams, and memoranda relating to Hejaz affairs. Most of the correspondence is between the British Legation in Jeddah, 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 Bahrain and Kuwait, the Foreign and Colonial Offices in London, and the Government of India.
The majority of the volume concerns the internal affairs of the Kingdom of Hejaz-Najd and its Dependencies, especially the financial difficulties it was experiencing at the time and attempts to counter them.
Other subjects covered are:
- the prospect of the Kingdom joining the League of Nations;
- the appointment of a Minister in London;
- al-Qusaibi's proposed visit to London;
- the different uses of the title "Sheikh";
- American recognition of Ibn Sa'ud as King;
- the mineral prospecting of the American millionaire Mr C. R. Crane;
- American appraisal of the water situation in the region;
- the religious policing activities of the Committee of Virtue in the Hejaz;
- the arrest of two members of the royal family between Kuwait and Zubair;
- the territorial dispute between Ibn Sa'ud and Yemen;
- relations between Ibn Sa'ud and Italy.
A notable document within the volume is a confidential report on the heads of all foreign missions in Jeddah (folios 163-164).
At the back of the volume (folios 165-170) are office file notes.
- Extent and format
- 1 volume (182 folios)
- Arrangement
The volume is arranged chronologically. There is a partial and non-alphabetical list of subjects at the front of the volume (folio 2). The list identifies some of the earlier subject correspondence in the volume and where it occurs, according to its original numbering, as folios 17 to 41a.
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Foliation: The sequence starts on the first page with ff 1A-1D and then continues from f 2 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. The are the following anomalies: f 38A; f 91A; f 108A; f 128A; f 146A; there is no f 119.
There are two more sequences that are inconsistent and incomplete.
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- 'File 61/11 IV (D 77) Hejaz-Nejd, Miscellaneous'
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- front, front-i, 1ar:1dv, 2r:38v, 38ar:38av, 39r:108v, 108ar:108av, 109r:128v, 128ar:128av, 129r:146v, 146ar:146av, 147r:158v, 159v:160v, 161v:174v, back-i, back
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