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File 1707/1924 ‘Arabia:- Jeddah Situation Reports. (1924-1930)’ [169r] (342/898)
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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EASTERN (Arabia) .
March 19, 1928.
CONFIDENTIAL.
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Section 1.
[E 1460/484/91]
No. 1.
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Conml Stonehewer-Bird to Sir Austen Chamberlain.~( R ^ eiwd March 19.)
(No. 31.)
2. Copies of this report are beins' sent to Efnmt .Tpmcaio™ /o\
I have, &c.
F. H. W. STONEHEWER-RIRD.
Enclosure in No. 1.
Jeddah Report for the Period February 1 29, 1928.
DURING the past month events on the Nej d-Iraq frontier have provoked long-
leading articles m each issue of the c ‘ Um-el-Qura.” Jaafar Pasha’s statement was
commented on at length, and much resentment was felt at his remark that, diplomatic
actmn having failed, recourse must be had to force and an expedition sent into Nejd.
I , the Um-el-Qura asserts, expeditions are to be sent against Nejd raiders, a
similar right must be granted to Nejd to pursue and chastise Iraqi raiders in Iraq
territory. It is admitted that Eeisal-ed-Doweish acted unlawfully—a proclamation
to that eftect had, indeed, been issued by the Ulema of Nejd. He was deserving of,
and would receive, punishment in due course. If Ibn Saud had delayed sending an
expedition against him, it was because he feared that, as had happened in the past,
raiders fleeing from punishment would be welcomed and harboured by Iraq.
Resentment is also felt at reports appearing in the Iraq press to the effect that
Feisal-ed-Doweish had revolted against Ibn Saud. When, the
writer
The lowest of the four classes into which East India Company civil servants were divided. A Writer’s duties originally consisted mostly of copying documents and book-keeping.
asks, has it
ever been stated that Iraq raiders into Nejd, of whom there have been many, had
revolted against King Feisal ? This statement is regarded as an attempt on the part
of Iraq to sow dissension between Ibn Saud and his people. The dropping of
warnings in Nejd territory and the bombing of innocent and harmless people had
caused those who had hitherto regarded Feisal-ed-Doweish’s action with disgust to
accept his point of view.
2. King Feisal’s interview with Reuter’s correspondent is commented upon
at great length in the latest edition of the £C Um-el-Qura.” The King denied that
the building of the Busaiyah post constituted a breach of the Uqair Protocol, first,
because of its distance from the frontier, and, secondly, because it is not a military
but a police post. The t£ Um-el-Qura ” replies that there is accommodation for two
officers and 140 soldiers. As regards the distance of the post from the frontier,
no mention was made in the Uqair Protocol of distances. Busaiyah must have been
understood to be one of the frontier wells as there are no others between Busaiyah
and Ansab.
3. Ibn Saud has protested formally against the crossing of his frontiers by
aeroplanes, against the dropping of proclamations in his territory and against the
bombing of innocent persons. He states that such action is a breach of his sovereign
independence and that he will have the greatest difficulty in restraining his subjects,
who are smarting under this insult.
4. Whatever the internal condition of Nejd may be, and there is no indication
that disturbances have occurred in the interior, the Hejaz appears so far to be
entirely unaffected by events on the northern frontiers. The King has indeed called
upon the Treasury to provide him with considerable funds, and a sum of £40,000
was recently transferred to Riyadh by car. The influx of pilgrims, however, makes
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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.
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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.
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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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