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Coll 6/19 'Arabia: (Saudi Arabia) Hejaz-Nejd Annual Report.' [5r] (10/540)
The record is made up of 1 file (268 folios). It was created in 18 Apr 1931-18 May 1945. 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 OP HIS BRITANNICMAjIlSTY’S ObtERNMENT
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February 9, 1945.
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With the Corn nn merit*
of 1- 3
Under Secret- y o? 3tat#
for Foreign Afiair*
Mr. Jordan to Mr. Eden—{Received §th February, 1945.)
(No. 22.)
g- r Jedda, 21th January, 1945.
IN accordance with the instructions contained in Viscount Halifax’s circular
despatch of the 4th November,. 1939, I have the honour to transmit to you
herewith my annual report on Saudi Arabia for 1944.
2 i a m indebted to Mr. M. C. C. Man for his assistance in the preparation
of this report. 1
3 I am sending copies of this despatch and its enclosure to the Minister
Resident in the Middle East and to the Political Intelligence Centre, Middle
East. T , 0
I have, &c.
S. R. JORDAN.
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Enclosure.
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Annual Report on Saudi Arabia for 1944
Introduction.
1. In many respects the year 1944 heralded a new
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indeed strengthened throughout the year in spite of the impact of new develop-^ fe***^-
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Saudi Arabia. The tradition of mutual trust and friendship between
King Ibn Saud and His Majesty’s Government continued unbroken and was
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ments, chief among them being the prospect that His Majesty s Government
could no longer agree to continue their financial assistance to the Ring on t e §
same scale as during 1943. Ibn Saud’s loyalty to his friends, however, remained ^
steadfast and prevailed against the counsels of those of his advisers and otticials
who began to turn to the United States as the goose that could lay the biggest
b 2. ^Among the most significant events of the year was the emergence into
the foreground of Saudi internal affairs of the United States the closer if
reluctant participation of Ibn Saud in Arab unity discussions, his increasing
interest in the Yemen and King Earouk’s request to visit His Majesty.
3 The annual pilgrimage numbered some 42,000 pilgrims, approximately
the same number as in 1943, and included a token pilgrimage of about 4,600
Indian for the first time since 1941.
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4. Throughout the year the King adhered closely to his policy of consulting
His Majesty’s Government on all matters rejating to Arab affairs, particular y
Arab unity, and gave further ample proof of his wisdom and foresight. As he
himself stated, he was guided throughout by three principles. (1) to main ai
his own position in the Arab world and accept domination by nobody, (2) to
avoid embarrassing His Majesty’s Government and their Allies in the prosecution
of the war and (3) to avoid the creation of a bloc of Arab States against him.
His suspicions of Hashimite intrigues remained as strong as ever.
5 In March Ibn Saud sent Sheikh Yusuf Yasm to advise Nahas
Pasha
An Ottoman title used after the names of certain provincial governors, high-ranking officials and military commanders.
to postpone the Arab Unity Conference and Nahas agreed. I he King also sent
n Utter confirming this. He was deeply oftended, however, when he heard m
July that Nahas had double-crossed him and invited Iraq and Syria to attend
the"meeting of the Preparatory Committee of the Arab Unity Conference m
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This file contains copies of annual reports regarding the Kingdom of Hejaz and Nejd (later Saudi Arabia) during the years 1930-1938 and 1943-1944.
The reports were produced by the British Minister at Jedda (Sir Andrew Ryan, succeeded by Sir Reader William Bullard) and sent to the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs (and in the case of these copies, forwarded by the Under-Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs to the Under-Secretary of State for India), with the exception of the reports for 1943 and 1944, which appear to have been produced and sent by His Majesty's Chargé d’Affaires at Jedda, Stanley R Jordan.
The reports covering 1930-1938 discuss the following subjects: foreign relations; internal affairs; financial, economic and commercial affairs; military organisation; aviation; legislation; press; education; the pilgrimage; slavery and the slave trade; naval matters. The reports for 1943 and 1944 are rather less substantial. The 1943 report discusses Arab affairs, Saudi relations with foreign powers, finance, supplies, and the pilgrimage, whilst the 1944 report covers these subjects in addition to the following: the activities of the United States in Saudi Arabia, the Middle East Supply Centre, and the Saudi royal family.
The file includes a divider which gives a list of correspondence references contained in the file by year. This is placed at the back of the correspondence.
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- 1 file (268 folios)
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The papers are arranged in approximate chronological order from the rear to the front of the file.
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Foliation: the main foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the front cover with 1 and terminates at the last folio with 269; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located at the top right corner of the recto The front of a sheet of paper or leaf, often abbreviated to 'r'. side of each folio. An additional foliation sequence is present in parallel between ff 2-12 and ff 45-268; these numbers are also written in pencil but are not circled.
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