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'File 61/11 V (D 95) Hejaz - Nejd, Miscellaneous' [193r] (402/530)
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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Ahmed, the founder
Muhammad
'Ali
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(3) 'Ali (4) 'Abdul- (5) 'Abdul- 'Abdur- Hasan
I, I,J | Wahhab 'Aziz Rahim or Ahmed
(1) Muhammad, died 1923 (2) Hasan
The numbered members of this branch deserve further notice.
flliy (1) This Muhammad was a notable man in his day. Born in 1876. Studied
pinWlin Egypt and at Kufra. Organised opposition to the Turks in 'Asir in and
isertog after 1904. Made treaties with His Majesty's Government through the Eesident
1 ay,at Aden in 1915 and 1917. Came to terms with Ibn Sa'ud in 1920, when he
ijr ceded to him any rights he might have in the country about 'Abha.
StotWj (2) Displaced (3) in 1926, after complicated events. Accepted in that year
arhku the suzerainty of Ibn Sa'ud by a treaty signed at Mecca. Accepted in October
iplany 1931 the practical annexation of 'Asir by Ibn Sa'ud, retaining a simulacrum only
(2),) | of quasi-sovereign rights. Joined in the rebellion against Ibn Sa'ud in November
affod 1932, and on its collapse in due course took refuge in Yemen. After strenuous
A|i re ; efforts to obtain his surrender, Ibn Sa'ud agreed recently that he should remain
in the Yemen under the Imam's supervision, and accorded him a pension.
Appears to be a man of weak character, very amenable to influence. Was
described some years ago as ££ monkish."
(3) Succeeded his father in 1923. Was upheld by the Masariha and other
tribes in 1924 against an attempt to displace him by his cousin Mustafa. No. (6),
V" who established himself temporarily at Hodeyda, then an Idrisi possession. 'Ali,
: in turn, lost Hodeyda to the Imam in 1925, and was displaced by (2) in 1926.
Returned to Mecca in August 1926, and seems to have lived mostly there until
he was suddenly arrested and deported to Rivadh in the summer of 1932, under
a tai .suspicion, apparently, of intending a cowp in 'Asir. Recently attempted to
lelifik escape. Was foiled, but did not die, as was rumoured.
)tet« . (4) And (5) were very active in organising and conducting the 'Asir revolt
of November-December 1932.
The original Ahmed has a numerous posterity through another son, variously
v called 'Abdul-A1 or 'Abdul-Mutal. His descendants have been principally
; associated with Dongola, where his tomb is a place of pilgrimage, and with Egypt.
■; The following table shows only those of the branch who have come to notice in
il f connexion with Arabia in recent years :
id i# J
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Ahmed, the founder
!
'Abdul-Al
[tta?'' 1
Muhammad Sherif (6) Mustafa Senusi (7) M. Al- Arabi
(8) Mirgh^ni (9) 'Abid
»*"■, m.-
-Jo# (0) Was a trusted British agent during the Great War. Later played a role
loi^ in opposition to his cousin 'Ali, No. (3). Died in Egypt in 1930.
iissff (7) One of the 'Asir delegation which came to Mecca in October 1930 to
complete the arrangements for the absorption of 'Asir into Ibn Sa'ud's dominions,
jt Concerned in the rebellion of November-December 1932, and left with No. (9)
ngP for Massawa after it collapsed.
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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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