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Coll 6/21(1) 'Hejaz-Nejd: Relations with H.M.G.: Hejaz Legation in London and British Minister in Jeddah.' [363r] (736/914)
The record is made up of 1 volume (453 folios). It was created in 7 Sep 1927-10 Jan 1935. 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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DOCUMENT IS THE PROPERTY Ol? h ic KDirr*
Axax:i Ui? HIS BRITANNIC MAJESTY’S GOVERNMENT.
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EASTERN (Arabia) .
CONFIDENTIAL.
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cjQmary 20, 1930.
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Section 1.
E 342/334/91]
No. 1 .
Mr. Bond to Mr. A. Henderson.—(Received January 20, 1930.)
(No. 337.)
Sir, Jedda, December 30, 1929.
WITH reference to my despatch No. 329 of the 21st instant, enclosing a copy
of a note which I addressed to the Acting Minister for Foreign Affairs notifying him
of the raised status of the British
agency
An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent.
in Jedda, I have the honour to enclose a
copy of Sheikh Fuad Hamza’s reply, dated the 25th instant, in which he expresses
considerable pleasure at the action taken by His Majesty’s Government, and makes
the usual polite remarks about myself.
I have, &c.
W. L. BOND.
Enclosure in No. 1 .
Fuad Hamza to Mr. Bond.
24.7.1348 (December 25, 1929.)
’ I AM not exaggerating when I say that I am very greatly delighted to hear
the news you communicated to me in your letter of the 21st December, 1929
(20.7.1348), to the effect that His Majesty King George V has approved the proposal
to raise the status of the British
agency
An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent.
to that of a Legation. My delight is due
to two reasons : firstly, to the fact that the status of the British
agency
An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent.
has been
raised to that of a Legation, and secondly, to the confidence placed in you by your
Government in selecting you to act as Charge d’Affaires for the British Legation.
My congratulations to you are, therefore, naturally doubled. .
* I would not like to allow this opportunity to pass without referring to the noble
sentiments which you have always shown in performing your important duties and I
wish to assure you that you will meet from all officials of the Hejaz Government eveiy
co-operation and encouragement so that you will persevere m the Protection of
friendly relations, the maintenance of which, I consider, is one of oui most sacied
dUtl I S hope that the day on which you will be able to ask me to arrange a time for
presenting your credentials in your new capacity is ^ respects ^
FUAD HAMZA.
[7 u 1 ]
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This volume concerns relations between the British Government and the Government of the Hejaz and Nejd (later Saudi Arabia).
The volume largely consists of copies of Foreign Office and Colonial Office correspondence. The correspondence near the beginning of the volume discusses Ibn Saud's [‘Abd al-‘Azīz bin ‘Abd al-Raḥmān bin Fayṣal Āl Sa‘ūd's] wish to enter into full diplomatic relations with the British Government. The Hejazi Government's proposal in 1929 to establish a legation in London is accompanied by a request for the British Government to raise the status of its Agency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent. and Consulate in Jedda to the same status.
The subsequent correspondence in the volume discusses the following:
- The British Government's consideration (and acceptance) of Ibn Saud's proposal, and the appointment of Sir Andrew Ryan as His Majesty's Minister at the British Legation in Jedda in May 1930.
- Hafiz Wahba's appointment as Hejazi Minister in London in 1930.
- Complaints made by the Hejazi Ministry of Foreign Affairs, regarding Sir Andrew Ryan's attitude and conduct since his arrival in Jedda.
- Details of an Hejazi-Nejdi diplomatic mission to Europe (including visits to Italy, France, Britain, and the Netherlands), undertaken in May 1932 and headed by Amir Feisal [Fayṣal bin ‘Abd al-‘Azīz Āl Sa‘ūd], Hejazi Minister for Foreign Affairs (this part of the volume includes detailed accounts of the mission's meetings with Foreign Office officials during its visit to London).
- Sir Andrew Ryan's account of his meeting with Ibn Saud at Taif in July 1934, and their discussion of the 'blue line' (the frontier which marked the Ottoman Government's renunciation of its claims to Bahrain and Qatar, in the Anglo-Ottoman convention of 1913) and the Kuwait blockade.
- Details of several meetings held at the Foreign Office between Fuad Bey Hamza (Deputy Minister for Foreign Affairs for Saudi Arabia), Sir Andrew Ryan and George William Rendel (Head of the Foreign Office's Eastern Department), during September 1934, regarding the 'blue line', the Kuwait blockade, and the future of the Treaty of Jedda (the treaty signed between Britain and Ibn Saud in 1927).
- Requests from the Italian Government for information regarding Fuad Bey Hamza's visit to London.
The volume features the following principal correspondents: His Majesty's Agent and Consul at Jedda, a position that was raised to His Majesty's Chargé d’Affaires to Jedda in late 1929 (Hugh Stonehewer Bird, William Linskill Bond, Cecil Gervase Hope Gill, and Albert Spencer Calvert successively); His Majesty's Minister at Jedda (Sir Andrew Ryan); His Majesty's Ambassador in Rome (Ronald William Graham); Ibn Saud; Amir Faisal; officials of the Hejazi/Saudi Ministry of Foreign Affairs; officials of the Foreign Office, the Colonial Office, and 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 addition to correspondence, the volume contains a copy of the minutes of a meeting of the Committee of Imperial Defence's Standing Official Sub-Committee for Questions Concerning the Middle East. The meeting, which took place in London on 8 November 1934, was primarily concerned with the settlement of the 'blue line' issue, the Saudi- Transjordan Used in three contexts: the geographical region to the east of the River Jordan (literally ‘across the River Jordan’); a British protectorate (1921-46); an independent political entity (1946-49) now known as Jordan frontier, and the Kuwait blockade.
The volume includes two dividers which give a list of correspondence references contained in the volume by year. These are placed at the back of the correspondence.
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- 1 volume (453 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 foliation sequence for this description commences at the first folio with 1, and terminates at the last folio with 449; these numbers are written in pencil 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 front and back covers, along with the two leading and two ending flyleaves, have not been foliated.
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- 152r:152v, 219r:219v, 228r:228v, 248r:248v, 363r:363v, 372r:372v, 423r:423v
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