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'File 61/11 V (D 95) Hejaz - Nejd, Miscellaneous' [193v] (403/530)
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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(8) Has been politicaliy active for many years. Works normally, it is alleged^
in the Italian interest, but played an apparently pro-Sa'udi role in 1926-27, at ^
the time of and after the establishment of Ibn Sa'ud's suzerainty over 'Asir.
Visited Mecca at least three times from September 1926 to September 1927.-pi i 11
Was thought perhaps to aspire himself to the post of ruler of 'Asir. Visited
His Majesty's agent and consul in Jedda on the 15th September, 1927. jjllii!
Mr. Stonehewer Bird described him at that time as being the King's unofficial :i
adviser in regard to 'Asir and Yemen. He found him a man of intelligence and |pasli3
broad views—pro-Sa'udi, but not pro-Wahhabi. Accused by the Sa'udi
Government in 1932 of again serving Italian interests, and of being concerned
in the political plot behind the 'Asir revolt. 1 [tiiii 1
(9) Much concerned in the 'Asir revolt of November-December 1932. Was pi
at Jizan at the crucial time, and attempted by a letter and a visit to Kamaran to iai
get His Majesty's Government to recognise what he represented as the restoration
of Idrisi rule. Withdrew early in 1933 to Massawa, with his relative M. Al- f jl-fi
'Arabi, No. (7). IL 0I
All members of the family have the title of Seyyid. There is a close M
connexion between the family and the Senusis, whose founder was a disciple of W®
the original Ahmed al Idrisi. The spiritual relationship has been reinforced by [itogl
intermarriage at various times. The Idrisis have also a connexion with the iiif®
Mirghani family, whose head resides in the Sudan, and is chief of yet another
Tariqa, once powerful and still important. Ipiitol
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Ibjii
54. Ismail Ghuznavi.
Of Amritsar in India. This Indian Wahhabi has played an important rf
anti-British political role in India since 1919. No full account of him would ip,
be appropriate in this report, but he deserves mention in it because of his frequent itWlm
visits of long duration to the Hejaz. Was a delegate of the Indian Ahl-al- . ; :rafe
Hadith, the Indian equivalent of Wahhabis, at the Moslem Congress in Mecca in
June 1926. Was concerned in the arrangements for creating the Dar-al-Kiswa,
or Holy Carpet
Factory
An East India Company trading post.
, in Mecca, and apparently incurred the King's displeasure ilifolk
in connexion with purchases for it in 1929. Now has close relations with Ibn Mk
Sa'ud, whom he serves as an unofficial agent in India, principally for purposes im
connected with the stimulation of the pilgrimage, but also, perhaps, the encourage- uk
ment of Wahhabism. Notwithstanding his record in India, he has of late been yissaid
useful to the Legation in Jedda, having established relations with the Indian in g
vice-consul, to whom he was formerly hostile, and shown readiness to help in adl
adjusting the difficulties of Indian pilgrims. In March 1933 the Indian Govern- Is
ment refused his permission to come to the Hejaz, considering that the general ipjt]
danger of his activities must outweigh other considerations. The man is
apparently devoted in an anti-British spirit to the cause of Islam, which he
identifies with Ibn Sa'ud; but his political activities may also have a Bolshevik ^
aspect. fcni]
55. Jemdl
Pasha
An Ottoman title used after the names of certain provincial governors, high-ranking officials and military commanders.
Ghdzi {Ghazzi).
A man of about 50. Of Syrian origin, but born at Gaza in Palestine; hence
his surname. Graduated in the Turkish Staff College. Said to have been a
member of a Turkish Military Mission lent to the Sultan of Morocco in 1910, to
have seen service later in Gallipoli and to have been A.D.C. to Enver
Pasha
An Ottoman title used after the names of certain provincial governors, high-ranking officials and military commanders.
, to
whom he claims to have been attached up to shortly before the armistice. Went
to Basra after the armistice to manage the property of his wife, the daughter of j u, J
£1 TlP .Vl 1 Tl rl rVWH ^\J I cn fori T TI /I IO m fT^o-n r\-nr^r\ TTz-vl 1 rvnf '
a rich landowner there. Visited India more than once from Basra. Fell out
with his wife and applied to Mustafa Kemal
Pasha
An Ottoman title used after the names of certain provincial governors, high-ranking officials and military commanders.
for employment, which was ^
refused, possibly because of his past association with the C.U.P. Entered the 0
service of Ibn Sa'ud and commanded the artillery during the siege of Jedda.
Went to 'Asir in 1926 and was reported late in that year to be running Hasan
al-Idrisi in company with Ahmed es-Senusi and Mustafa al-Idrisi. Was reported
Into
kk
S
"tinj
ai-iansi m company witn AUmed es-benusi and Mustafa al-Idrisi. Was reported
in 1927 to be an Italian agent, trying to undermine Ibn Sa'ud's position in 'Asir. ;3
Re-employed later in the Hejaz. Was serving in the Amir Faysal's household
early in 1931 as a sort of chamberlain, and was then scandalously spoken of as
M. le Procureur. Accompanied the Turkish Prince Ahmed Tewhid to India, , 1
with the permission of Ibn Sa'ud, in May 1931. Travelled a good deal after- W
wards, posing as Minister of War in the Sa'udi Government. He appeared in ^
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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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- 'File 61/11 V (D 95) Hejaz - Nejd, Miscellaneous'
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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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