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'File 61/11 IX (D 159) Nejd-Hejaz Miscellaneous' [60r] (130/391)
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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this document IS THE PROPERTY OF HIS BRITANNIC MAJESTY'S GOVERNMENT
v-^STERN (Arabia ). / November 10, 1939.
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Sir R. H. Campbell to Viscount Halifax.—{Received November 10.)
(No. 1515.)
Mv Lord. Paris, November 9, 1939.
' WITH reference to your Lordship's despatch No. 2231 of the 7th September,
I have the honour to report that M. Fuad Hamza called on the President of
the Republic on the 4th November and presented to him his letters of credence
appointing him
Minister Plenipotentiary and Envoy Extraordinary
A diplomatic representative who ranks below an ambassador. The term can be shortened to 'envoy'.
in Paris of
the Saudi Arabian Kingdom.
2. In the course of his speech on that occasion, M. Fuad Hamza said that
the honour conferred on him in appointing him Minister did not consist
exclusively in the fact that he was thus inaugurating a new era in the relations
between France and his country, but also in that the appointment, which was
made in such grave circumstances, was a material and manifest proof of the
friendship and esteem of his Sovereign for liberal F ranee. Those relations had
become closer when His Majesty the King had become pi otectoi of the Ho y
Places of Islam and he had extended his kingdom over the greater part of Arabia.
France had a large number of Moslem and Arab nationals, which made it
necessary, and even indispensable, that the relations between the two countries
should be strengthened and based on a sincere friendship and mutual interests^
It was indisputably of great importance that Saudi Arabia was a neighboui o
France in her capacity as mandatory Power in Syria and the Lebanon. Racial,
cultural and religious, not to mention political and economic, considerations ga\e
a special character to the relations between the two countries.
3. In the course of his reply, the President of the Republic said that, as tne
traditional friend of Islam, which places so high a value on family unity and the
obligations of hospitality, France knew to what extent Mahometans were
indebted to him to whom it fell to guard the Holy I laces of th 011 ' faith
Wherever her authority extended. France endeavoured to assure to Moslems the
means of conforming to the precepts of the Koran. She was well aware of the
solicitude with which Saudi Arabia welcomed those who were called to Mecca and
to Medina for the accomplishment of the most sacred of their religious duties.
France was also bound to His Majesty the King by the mutual interests created
by the proximity of their territories. Convinced that the bene i s o i ei y wei
only fruitful when combined with those of order, she sought to place on solid
foundations the prosperity of Syria and the Lebanon. IIer on ^pP l lc ?. ^ as ^
earn the gratitude of those whom she had set herself the task of leading a
^4 ^ I enclose herein copies of the full texts of these speeches.()
5. i am sending a copy of this despatch to His Majesty s representative at
Jedda. T , o
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RONALD H. CAMPBELL.
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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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