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'File 61/11 IX (D 159) Nejd-Hejaz Miscellaneous' [17r] (44/391)
The record is made up of 1 volume (192 folios). It was created in 4 Apr 1939-16 Jan 1942. 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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visited t he Amir Hand . Conversation consisted of banalities
about his visit to %glaid for the Coronation. Gleneagles. etc.
Before dinner the Finance Minister % S hld el Toubashi ca® to see
us.also we noticed the son of Ibn Rashid of Hail. His Ifc lesty
receives every night all the wireless reports from lender,
and Berlin, as well as Arabic brleasts from all q u arters . ^ '
ni^itly reeds about fifty pages of them. I had the impression
that real or polltlcal questlon was taboo> and ^
that not neing able to speak or understand the language a great
disadvantage #
At midnight or after when we returned to our sleeping tent
which Yassm had made comfortable with mattresses and pillows a
slight reviving drink was necessary after the long drive a- '
emotions of th e evening. The result was that we sat and talked
until 3 a.m. with the prospect of a start at dawn,
26th April , ^ Q-^Q,,
At 4-30 a.m. I woke up and the camp was still there and fee
beginning for the departure was being made. A t 5-15 a.m. I looked
out already dressed to find that L a dy Carlisle end myself were
practically the only people sitting there, surrounded only by the
desert strewn wld* the debris peculiar to an A r ab in omp. Luckily
in the hot dry air it was not noticeable to the nostrils.
Breakfasted wiih Khalid. noticed that the servant was a
Soudanese whom I recognized was one who was in the employment of
^ir -andrew Ryan our Mmister in Jedda when I was staying with him
three years befo^,. He asked after de Gaury. Tuseif Tassin
arrived with presents from the King of clothes and money for our
servants, an i.rab dress of purple and ora^e silk he^ily
embroidered in gold for Ldy Car lis*, an<a an Arab oostume ^
myself and a gold dagger. We were shortly Joined by ibrahim who
had come to say good-bye to Lady Carlisle who unfortunately was
still dressing. YUSSIF YA3SIN told me the King Would ^
ageln at Oarya and say good-bye if we would leave shortly after hir
We eventually leCt. al Hamaar at 7 a m ,
8-30 On t * rea0hed Jarya at about
n the way I changed into the Kafigv, filnp . ,,
oloek the t the Ki ng had
given/
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The volume consists of letters, telegrams, and reports relating to the affairs of Saudi Arabia. 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 Foreign Office in London, the Political Agencies in Kuwait and Bahrain, the 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. in London, and the Government of India.
The volume covers the build up to and outbreak of the Second World War and thus much of the correspondence focuses on this subject. Topics include:
- the activities of the Germans, Italians, and Japanese in the region;
- Ibn Sa'ud's allegiance to Britain and the Allies;
- Ibn Sa'ud's anxiety about Hashemite dominance in Syria and potential attack from hostile Arab nations;
- anti-Allied sentiment in the region;
- the financial and political contribution of the United States of America.
Other subjects covered by the volume are:
- the maintenance of law and order in the Kingdom;
- the presence of community feeling and national identity;
- Captain De Gaury's journeys in Saudi Arabia, including a report on agricultural development at Kharj, and the objection to his proposed tour of all of Arabia;
- Amir Sa'ud's trip to India for medical treatment;
- the anti-British activities of St John Philby and his subsequent arrest in India.
At the back of the volume (folios 177-186) are internal office notes.
- Extent and format
- 1 volume (192 folios)
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The volume is arranged chronologically.
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Foliation: The sequence starts on the first folio and continues through to the inside back cover. The numbering is 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'. of each folio. The first three folios are marked 1A, 1B, and 1C respectively, then the sequence continues from 2 as normal. There is one other foliation system, written in pencil and inconsistent.
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- IOR/R/15/1/572
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- 'File 61/11 IX (D 159) Nejd-Hejaz Miscellaneous'
- Pages
- front, back, spine, edge, head, tail, front-i, 1r:1v, 1br:1cv, 2r:43r, 44v:58v, 60r:166r, 166r:189v, back-i
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- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
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