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Coll 6/38 'Saudi-Arabia: Position and National Status of British subjects and protected persons.' [‎42r] (83/174)

The record is made up of 1 file (85 folios). It was created in 11 Apr 1931-13 Feb 1934. 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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haci advised his accountant^ who happens to he a British subject,
to naturalise himself an Hejassi* Ho effect has yet been given to
these orders, however, and my latest information is to the effect
that the whole matter has been referred to RiyUdh*
4« I do not regard this step as securing more than a breathing-
space, rhe foreign elements in the population of .iecca and J'edda
m*e considerable and their existence gives grounds for a degree of
foreign consular intervention which this Government resent,
eepecially in regard to Mecca* Certain of these elements, such a©
the west African for instance, also present an economic problem in
hard times* I do not think we shall be very far wrong if we take it
as axiomatic that the government would like to naturalise as Hejassis
all foreign elements of value to them and to get rid of the rest.I
think it probable therefore that the Committee will resume its work
before long and with these two objects still in view* but that it©
methods will be modified. It remains to be seen how the necessary
element of threat will be used.
5* fhe attitude which this Legation should adopt seems to be clear
up to a point, namely that of insisting that sufficient time is
allowed for the obtaining of confirmation of any claim to British
nationality, but it may be necessary to seek your instructions
beyond that point, should this Government cling to their objectives
and prove intractable.
6* There is one exues ulon however which seems to require immediate
consideration, that of Iladhramia. A few hold British passports, the
majority hold no documentary evidence of nationality. Then these
apply to this Legation for papers, as they well may, their names
and particulars will be referred to the Chief Commissioner at Aden,
but I know of no existing form of passport with will oh they can be
issued
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This file, which largely consists of copies of Foreign Office and Colonial Office correspondence, relates to the position and national status of British subjects and protected persons residing in the Kingdom of the Hejaz and Nejd (later Saudi Arabia). The correspondence includes discussion of the following:

  • The treatment of foreign chauffeurs employed by the Hejazi Government.
  • Details of a proposed census of all male inhabitants of Hejazi towns, and the possible implications for foreign residents.
  • Reports that the authorities in Mecca are demanding that foreign residents produce documentary proof of their foreign nationality within fifteen days, with the alternatives being either to adopt Saudi nationality or to leave the country within three months.
  • The status in Saudi Arabia of natives of the Hadramaut.
  • Reports of British protected persons of African origin being pressured to leave the country within a period of ten days (or in certain cases, to enter military service).
  • Reports that British Indian chauffeurs and mechanics working in Saudi Arabia have been informed that they cannot continue working in their occupations unless they adopt Saudi nationality, on the grounds that cars which are engaged for military purposes cannot be driven or maintained by foreigners.

The file features the following correspondents: His Majesty's Chargé d’Affaires to Jedda (Cecil Gervase Hope Gill, succeeded by Albert Spencer Calvert); His Majesty's Minister at Jedda (Sir Andrew Ryan); the Minister of Foreign Affairs for Saudi Arabia (Fayṣal bin ‘Abd al-‘Azīz Āl Sa‘ūd); officials of the Foreign Office, the Colonial Office, and the Government of India's Foreign and Political Department.

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 (folio 2).

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1 file (85 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 inside back cover with 87; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located in 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 3-86; these numbers are also written in pencil, but are not circled.

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