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File 1707/1924 ‘Arabia:- Jeddah Situation Reports. (1924-1930)’ [231r] (466/898)
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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19 2 7
No. 1.
[December 28, 1926.1
Section 2 .
EASTERN (Arabia) .
CONFIDENTIAL.
[E 7077/367/91]
Acting Consul Jordan to Sir Austen ChamUrlain.^Receired December 28 )
(No. 141.)
Sir,
Simla, T^t (for 5
I have, &c. 5 F
(In the absence of the acting agent and consul),
NORMAN MAYERS.
Enclosure in No. 1.
Jeddah Report for the Period November l-November 30, 1926
to-gvml Kfo. SV'-
conveyed thence to Jeddah in H M S “Cornflower” tb f>udan, and been
P 2 F n0t E erlia P s havln g been as warm as that in the other two capitals
for L princ'e s7cThh W V Ch ’ the Jeddah Municipal?t y P give
tne prince, Sheikh lussef Yassin, Acting Minister for Foreign Affairs
said^ha^ifwas 6 t P h Urp0 y S for w hich the Emir’s journey had been undertaken. He
With oiwf wa ®. the P ollc y of Ibn feaud s Government to keep on friendly terms
It was th^d.T* 10 ^ 8 rt ter< f ted m tbe , pll S rlma g e . Moslem and non-Moslem alike,
look after rte ty a ?r 16 l ntel ! t1011 of th e Hejaz to facilitate the pilgrimage and to
Inn/, a the welfare of pilgrims, and he hoped that the foreign Governments
concerned would help the Hejaz to accomplish that purpose.
A A te ViW s la ‘ er the Emlr Eel sal and Dr. Abdullah Bey Damlugi Mi nister
time FO ff lgn left Jeddah for Medina, where they joined the K?ng. Some
of \A terW M dS , Jo ^ dan : accompanied.by Mr. Antonius, also left for the vicinity
a Vof / M J'/ 0rd a I !. S mlssl0n being to treat with Ibn Saud on the question of
TTio rt PaC ^ ? f brtendship to replace that signed in 1916 between Ibn Saud and
Ma J est y s Government. Medina is, of course, closed to non-Moslems, and
at GhMal” 8 ’ whlc b opened about the 24th November, are taking place in camp
4. Conjectures as to what these conversations portend are many and various
me most popular report is that a loan of a quarter of a million sterling has been
arranged m Great Britain, for which the Hejaz posts, telegraphs, customs and
quarantine will be handed over as security.
5. During the period under review there has been nothing to indicate a material
cnange m relations between Ibn Saud and the Imam Yahya of the Yemen as described
m the last Jeddah report. Another factor, however, which is worthy of attention
as bearing on the situation, is that Ibn Saud, remembering the relations which
existed between the late Idrisi Sayyid Mohammed and the British Government during
the Great War, may be inclined to hope that the Idrisi at present ruling over Asia
is not without friends in the outside world. ,<
6. It would appear that the activities of Zakv Pash a (see paragraph 2 of the
Uctober report) are not yet at an end. In an article in the official “ Umm-el-Kura ”
he writes that Ibn Saud has examined the proposals which he, Zaky
Pasha
An Ottoman title used after the names of certain provincial governors, high-ranking officials and military commanders.
, brought
r °m Yemen, and has made counter-suggestions, in addition to expressing a
general desire for peace and a removal of misunderstandings between himself and
^ [1479 ee—2]
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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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- 1 volume (445 folios)
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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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- front, back, spine, edge, head, tail, front-i, 2r:88v, 90r:104v, 106r:108v, 110r:124v, 126r:128v, 129v:132v, 133v, 134v:137v, 139r:145r, 146r:161v, 162v:180v, 183r:205v, 206v:267r, 269r:271v, 273r:288v, 291r:308v, 309v, 310v, 311v, 312v, 313v, 314v, 315v, 316v, 317v:321r, 324r:335r, 337r:378v, 379v:381v, 383v:389v, 391r:393v, 395v:397v, 399r:400r, 402r:446v, back-i
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