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File 1707/1924 ‘Arabia:- Jeddah Situation Reports. (1924-1930)’ [138r] (280/898)
The record is made up of 1 volume (445 folios). It was created in 13 Mar 1924-18 Mar 1931. 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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left nl tie 11 !, S ° V kf t shl f, " Komlnu “ ist ” pit into Jeddah on the 13th October and
corn stuffs S sullr No* 8 a VeSS61 0 l ne f rly l’ 000 tons and na^ried wood flour
corn, stuns and sugar. Mo cargo was discharged m Jeddah but a ^nm nf non
go d, said to be the proceeds of the sale of Soviet merchandise previously landed was
taken on board. I have heard a report, which I have been unE to coVfirm thaTa
fu P ridf t i ammunitl0n wa v CalTied ' Axelrod . formerly attached to the Sovilt
agency
An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent.
m Jeddah, was among the passengers, and stated that he was proceeding to the
landed POrt ° f CaU WaS to be Hodeidah > where 2,00 P 0 packagfs would
10 Mohammed-es-Said left on the 21,st October on his appointment to
Constantinople He announced that he attributed this change, which includes
promotion to the rank of consul of the first class, to the remarkable success of the
discussions he had so ably conducted with the King this summer. As nothing has
as yet been heard of agreement on the leading Egyptian questions of the Mahmal
W a tKl 0I rf d r neW h °*P lt 5 ls 1 and water siPPij and the Egyptian objection to the Hejaz
Nationality Law, this declaration was received with some surprise It appears
chajm^nd^degance lea ^ Ue ^ referring to the effect on His Ma jesty of his personal
11. I attach a copy of a regulation relating to motor car companies
a * have k een officially informed that the pilgrim dues levied’last season
and detailed m the appendix to Jeddah report for the month of October 1927 will be
unchanged next season.
13. One slave, of Sudanese origin, took refuge in this
agency
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during the period
under review, and was repatriated to Suakin.
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Enclosure 2 in No. 1.
Motor Car Companies Regulation.
ARTICLE 1. A committee will be constituted in the Hejaz to organise the
motor car service, and to prevent damage and loss to owners of cars and to pilgrims.
Art. 2. The members comprising the said committee will be chosen by the
companies, one from each. Half will be in Jeddah and half in Mecca.
Art. 3. The Government will appoint two officials, one in Jeddah and the other
ip Mecca, to preside over the committee.
Art. 4. All directors and managers of Hejaz motor car companies must be
subjects of the local Government.
Art. 5. The committee will distribute pilgrims among the companies in
proportion to the number of their cars and their capacity.
Art. 6. Passengers shall take their tickets only at the place specially fixed for
that purpose. Tickets shall be signed by the special official and by the remaining
members. Any company carrying passengers without the permission of the committee
will be fined £10 for each passenger.
Art. 7. The price of tickets fixed by the Government will not be liable to any
increase or decrease. Any company increasing or decreasing the rate fixed by the
Government will be fined £10 for each passenger.
Art. 8. All Government demands will be made through the specially appointed
official. No other official shall interfere in the affairs of the companies except through
the intermediary of the special official. The demands will be distributed equally
among the companies.
Art. 9. Civil and military employees shall pay half-rates while they remain in
the public service.
Art. 10. The Government will pay half-rate for their guests.
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- Content
The volume mostly contains printed copies of despatches from HM Agent and Consul, Jeddah, to the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, enclosing reports on the situation in the Hejaz (also spelled Hedjaz in the file) [now a region of Saudi Arabia], from January 1924 to December 1930, and related enclosures to the reports. These despatches were sent to the Under-Secretary of State for India by the Under-Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs. The volume also includes 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. Political and Secret Department minute papers, which include comments on the reports, and indicate that the reports had been seen by the Under-Secretary of State for India and the Political Committee of the Council of India.
The reports are monthly for January to August 1924, May 1925, September 1925 to March 1927, June 1927 to June 1930, and December 1930. Reports between these dates cover shorter periods, except July and August 1930, which are both covered by one report, and September, October and November 1930, which are also covered by one report.
The reports discuss matters including the actions of King Hussein ibn Ali al-Hashimi of the Hejaz, including his attempts to gain recognition as Caliph, and the military and financial situation in the Hejaz during the war between the Hejaz and the Saudi Sultanate of Nejd [Najd]. They report on events of the Hedjaz-Nejd war including: the capture of Taif (September 1924) and Mecca (October 1924) by Nejd; the departure of the ex-King Hussein from Jeddah; the fall of Medina and Jeddah and the surrender of the Hejaz to Sultan Abdul Aziz of Nejd [‘Abd al-‘Azīz bin ‘Abd al-Raḥmān bin Fayṣal Āl Sa‘ūd, also known as Ibn Saud] (December 1925); and the formal assumption of the title of King of the Hejaz and Sultan of Nejd and its Dependencies by Ibn Saud (8 January 1925).
The reports following the annexation of the Hejaz by Nejd cover internal affairs, including prohibitions introduced for religious reasons, the Hejaz Railway, the financial situation of the Hejaz-Nejd Government, and the Hejaz Air Force. They also report on foreign relations, including: the publication of an agreement, dated 21 October 1926, between Ibn Saud and Sayyid Hassan-el-Idrisi, establishing the suzerainty of Ibn Saud over Asir; relations between Ibn Saud and Imam Yahya of the Yemen; the situation on the frontiers between Nejd and Iraq, and Nejd and 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 ; and the Treaty of Jeddah between Hejaz-Nejd and Great Britain (20 May 1927). They also report Ibn Saud being proclaimed King of the Hejaz, Nejd and its Dependencies (4 April 1927).
In addition, other frequently occurring topics in the reports are: the Pilgrimage [Hajj], including the arrival of pilgrims in the Hejaz, from India, Java and elsewhere, arrangements for the pilgrimage, the welfare of pilgrims, and the repatriation of pilgrims; and the slave trade and slavery in the Hejaz, including the manumission and repatriation of slaves.
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.
- Extent and format
- 1 volume (445 folios)
- Arrangement
The papers are arranged in approximate chronological order from the rear to the front of the volume.
The subject 1707 (Arabia:- Jeddah Situation Reports. (1924-1930)) consists of one volume only.
- Physical characteristics
Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the inside front cover with 1, and terminates at the inside back cover with 447; 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 4-444; these numbers are also written in pencil, but are not circled.
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- Title
- File 1707/1924 ‘Arabia:- Jeddah Situation Reports. (1924-1930)’
- Pages
- 181r:182v, 145v, 138r:138v, 133r, 134r, 129r, 125r:125v, 109r:109v, 105r:105v
- Author
- Government of Hejaz and Najd
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