File 3665/1924 Pt 1 ‘Arabia:- Situation 1924; Wahabi attack on Hedjaz. Capture of Taif & defeat of Hedjaz Army. Abdication of King Hussein.’ [41r] (90/852)
The record is made up of 1 volume (419 folios). It was created in 19 Aug 1924-6 Jan 1925. It was written in English and French. 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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Translation of a letter Uo.101* dated 4th Rabial
Iwal (3rd October) from H.H.ths Sultan of Najd to the
Honourable the
Political Resident
A senior ranking political representative (equivalent to a Consul General) from the diplomatic corps of the Government of India or one of its subordinate provincial governments, in charge of a Political Residency.
in the
Persian Gulf
The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran.
*
Bushire •
23rd September
Your letter dated 23rd daxar conveying a
telegram from the Colonial Office has been duly received,
in which you inform me that same British Indian subjects
were killed .by Akhwan forces at Taif and that one of them
has been kept as a prisoner. In reply I beg to inform
Your Excellency that up to the time of writing I have no
news from that quarter. Nevertheless, on receipt of your
telegram I at once sent a.messenger to enquire into this
matter, the occurrence of which I much regret. As far as
Iha?© heard there were no foreiyuors there and the Akhwan
forces safeguarded to their utmost the lives and
property of the people. I shall be greatly distressed
if any such occurrence should have taken place and if it
proves true then such can only have happened because God
willed it, find if it proves true I shall be prepared to
corns to an understanding with the great Government.
As regards the prisoner. I am mm&®& at the
matter and I at once sent strict orders to the Commander
of the force to release immediately any such persons if
there be any, and to refrain from such action end to make
every effort to maintain peace and security in that
neighbourhood and to protect the riyfits of British subjects
and subjects of other foreign powers,' to pay every atten
tion to the safety of their lives and property as well as
that of :!1 who are not conoernedin the fighting. .Also to
maintain the freedom of the roads and to repel the attacks
of any fore© which may be sent by Hussain.
I intend to send one of my sons with a suitable
force to that neighbourhood. I feel obliged here to call
the attention of Your Excellency to the false reports and
d 1 sturbing rumours sproad by Hussain in or.ur to me*.
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Correspondence and other papers concerning the invasion of the Hedjaz [Hejaz] by Wahabi [Wahhabi] forces associated with the Sultan of Najd, Ibn Saud [‘Abd al-‘Azīz bin ‘Abd al-Raḥmān bin Fayṣal Āl Sa‘ūd], and the subsequent abdication of the King of Hedjaz, Amir Hussein [Ḥusayn bin ‘Alī al-Hāshimī]. The volume contains: reports of the capture of the city of Taif [Ta’if] by Wahabi forces; the British Government’s efforts to ascertain the fate of British Indian Muslims in Taif; correspondence amongst British Government officials about the contents of a message to be sent to Ibn Saud in response to the capture of Taif; correspondence between British Government officials and the Hashemite representative in London, Dr Naji el Assil [Naji al-Asil], regarding the British Government’s decision to pursue a policy of non-intervention in response to events; the abdication of Amir Hussein, and his departure from Mecca via Jeddah and Akaba [Aqaba]; the succession of Amir Ali [‘Alī ibn al-Ḥusayn ibn ‘Alī al-Hāshimī] as King of Hedjaz; Amir Ali’s retreat to Jeddah and reports of Wahabi forces in Mecca; Amir Ali’s attempt to procure loans for troops and war materials; reports of events at Taif and Jeddah, as reported by the British Consul at Jeddah, Reader William Bullard (ff 160-162, ff 83-84, f 46).
The volume’s principal correspondents are: the British Consul at Jeddah; the Foreign Office; the Secretary of State for the Colonies, James Henry Thomas; the British High Commissioner of Iraq, Henry Robert Conway Dobbs; the British High Commissioner of Palestine, Herbert Louis Samuel; Naji el Assil.
The volume contains a single item in French: a draft of a letter addressed to the Wahabi leader, drawn up by the consular corps in Jeddah (f 131).
The volume includes a divider which gives the subject number, the year the subject file was opened, the subject heading, and a list of correspondence references by year. This is placed at the back of the correspondence (f 2).
- Extent and format
- 1 volume (419 folios)
- Arrangement
The papers are arranged in approximate chronological order from the rear to the front of the volume.
The subject 3665 (Arabia) consists of five volumes, IOR/L/PS/10/1124-1127. The volumes are divided into eight parts, with part 1 comprising one volume, parts 2, 3 and 4 comprising the second volume, part 5 comprising the third volume, and parts 7, 8 and 9 comprising the fourth volume. There is no part 6.
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Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the first folio with 1 and terminates at the last folio with 419; 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. The foliation sequence does not include the front and back covers, nor does it include the leading and ending flyleaves.
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- IOR/L/PS/10/1124
- Title
- File 3665/1924 Pt 1 ‘Arabia:- Situation 1924; Wahabi attack on Hedjaz. Capture of Taif & defeat of Hedjaz Army. Abdication of King Hussein.’
- Pages
- 68r:68v, 36r:41v, 5v:6r
- Author
- Āl Sa‘ūd, ‘Abd al-‘Azīz bin ‘Abd al-Raḥmān bin Fayṣal (xx Ibn Saud)
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