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'File 61/11 IX (D 159) Nejd-Hejaz Miscellaneous' [48r] (106/391)
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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to the Foreign Office if not required for official use.]
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Froiii SAIIDI-i-UtAEIA 0
Decypher. i.Ir, Trott (Jedda).
13th October, 1939,
Do 12,30 p.rn, s 13th October, 1939.
R, 2.14 p.iii., 13th October, 1939,
No, 133,
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Following from Sir H 0 Bullard at Riyadh,
Nothing could be less neutral than Ton Said's language about
the v/ar. He hates Hitler as a disturber of peace and the Soviet
as a menace to the social and religious principles of Islam and
he fears Soviet pressure may induce Turkey to attack Arab
countries., All this confirms him in his often repeated opinion
that the interests of the Arab world are bound up with those of
His Maje sty's Government.
2, These views which I am [grp. omtd.] Jedda are genuine
combining numerous marks of confidence shov/n to us recently with
the decision not to proceed with orders for arms transactions
| with Germany. His Majesty* s Government can count upon his
Government's moral support during the war.
3, When I called on the Amir Saud he said at once and
emphatically (though there was an American doctor present) "We
are on the side of the Allies 11 .
Addressed to Foreign Office telegram No. 133 October 13th;
repeated to Cairo telegram No. 30, Bagdad telegram No, 37 and
Jerusalem telegram No, 15.
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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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- 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
- Author
- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
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- Open Government Licence