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'File 61/11 IX (D 159) Nejd-Hejaz Miscellaneous' [108r] (226/391)
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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were dGfoatsd i\.pa.b peoplos would. GxehangG t.h .G light v/Gigh.t
of British Qdnij-riistPcition Q.nci influGncG fop thG complotG
domination ot onG or two hrutal and ovorlDGaring powors.
ThG JavanGSG VicG-Gonsul 9 tomporarily in chargG of thG
Dutch Logation in thG alDSGncG of Dr. Dingomans thG ChargG
d Affairos £u.titrG ? gavG an explanation somewhat similar
to that of the Iraqi Charge d'Affaires, namely that a
certain pleasure was felt at the reverses suffered "by the
great colonial powers whose influence extended over Arabia.
Surprise had "been expressed that he did not rejoice at the
defoat of his masters, the Dutch. He had explained that
the JavanGSG could not stand on their own feet and ? that
being so, profGrrGd the rulG of their present masters whom
they know and rGspected to domination by a totalitarian
power.
3. I personally feel that the unfavourable attitude
of certain elements in the Hejaz is due in some measure to
the fact that they are personally affected. The war has
inevitably caused and will cause even more next season a
serious falling off in the pilgrimage, a traffic on which
the Hejazi fattens. They may feel like Mr. Philhy that a
war which adversely affects Arabia should have "been avoided
even at the price of breaking our pledges and giving Herr
Hitler a free hand in Europe.
4. My Moslem colloagUGS aro unanimous in thoir firm
belief that Ibn Saud is genuinGly wgII disposed towards the
Allies and that the large majority of his counsellors share
his sentiments.
5. As regards the press, the Qaimmaqam assured me
that there had "beon no change in Ibn Saud's policy: the
pross was to "be strictly neutral and was to publish only
/ news
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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'
- 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