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'File 61/11 IX (D 159) Nejd-Hejaz Miscellaneous' [19r] (48/391)
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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the contrary, His Majesty has so organized his people that withou
loosing their individuality as Arabs, keeping a pure Arab civili
zation, he yet manages to have the best information which, couple
with his om judgemoit, to him a natural instinct, and rare gift,
he is able to sum up the situation all over the worlds
In every way it struck me how excellent his organization
must be* The fac 4 " that he took the trouble to send a young
Syrian clerk who spoke French to meet us hours away, with a tent
to resst in, and the compliment of a European meal to eat, shows
what meticulous care to detail is to be found in this desert
Kingdom. The King agreed with the idea of conscription, and
seemed extremely pleased, and again reiterated how necessary was
for us both the friendship between his country and Great Britain^
I thanked him for his present and said the gold dagger would
always remain a treasure in my house, thecn said good-bye as he
was obviously busy* Outside the diwan was a flat open roof with
warriors grouped about on it - lady Carlisle asked Yussif Yassin
if she could photograph them. He rather demurred and said that
His Majesty was in a hurry, and would shortly be coming out®
Nothing daunted she took the camera from Khalid and started to
focus the group through her veil, not noticing that at that
moment the King appeared in the doorway, and stood looking on
wilh a smile on his face. I could but admire the courage of
women in such circumstanc 3 where even without the presence of
King I should have hesitated to photo graph« We left Jarya about
9-30 a .mo reaching Kuwait just before 4 p.m* In spite of lack
of sleep and motoring for hours through great heat one did not
feel any special fatigue - the air of Hie desert must be so
invigorating*
How right the Arabs are to know the King as EL SHEIKH SS
SHOUKH the Sheikh of Sheikhs* The people seem happy and admire
and look up to the King as their leader and he has the monopoly
in his Kingdom of all wireless and motor cars, which gives him
both a full warning of any revolt there might be and a means boT
and a monopoly of
^swiit counter action, which is not possessed by anyone elseo
Th«. seems to be no reason tha t on his death the Kingdom of
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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)
- Arrangement
The volume is arranged chronologically.
- Physical characteristics
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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- 'File 61/11 IX (D 159) Nejd-Hejaz Miscellaneous'
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- 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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