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File 1707/1924 ‘Arabia:- Jeddah Situation Reports. (1924-1930)’ [262r] (528/898)
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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^as to pay the sum of £300 for the expenses of the conference.
Ail funds of the Evkaf-ul-Haramain all over the world to be remitted to
the Hej az to be expended in improving the country for the greater
comfort of the pilgrims and facilitating their transport.
(5.) Require the Hejaz Railway from the French and British as such is the
property of the world’s Moslems, and if it is not handed back to
petition the League of Nations for justice in this respect.
24. The capitulatory rights of foreigners in the Hejaz were again called into
question by the Governor of Jeddah, who arrested and imprisoned a British Indian
subject for beating a doorkeeper of the shipping office of Zeinal Ali Reza, agents
for the Turner, Morrison line of steamers.
25. As Zeinal Ali Reza and the Governor of Jeddah are one and the same
person, no doubt a little personal animosity crept into the question and prevented
an unprejudiced handling of the matter in his capacity as Governor. But after he
had refused to have the matter settled amicably, and also after he had refused my i
official demand to hand the man over to me, I was forced to telephone to His Majesty
in Mecca, who, after demurring for some time, ordered the Kaimakam to hand the
man over to this
Agency
An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent.
at once.
26. Politically, the situation appears to be quiet. Relations with the Yemen
appear to be as formerly, though it is significant that a Moslem member of the staff
of this
Agency
An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent.
was sitting with a party of Yemenese pilgrims at Arafat and they
informed him quite openly that they were coming soon to drive these Wahabi dogs
back into the desert.
27. The Yemen representative at the conference arrived in Jeddah with some
twenty armed retainers and a number of slaves, and is accompanied by several of
each wherever he goes. It is rumoured that he has been promised the support of
many of the notables of Jeddah and Mecca in case of an attack on the Hejaz.
28. What repercussions the Mahmal incident may have on the relations
between Egypt and Ibn Baud is not at present evident, but, no doubt, it will blow
over in due course.
29. The motor concessionnaires are very dissatisfied with their venture, and
are losing money, according to the manager, an Egyptian.
30. There is considerably more demand for places in their cars than they can
possibly cope with, but, owing to the state of the road between Jeddah and Mecca
and the bad driving of the local chauffeurs, the repair bill is running away with
not only their profits, but also a great deal of their gross takings. Some of the
cars are already out of commission, and the company is thinking of cutting its losses
and selling out immediately they have made as much as possible out of the
pilgrimage.
31. The Italian consul, M. A. Pares, has been replaced in Jeddah by
M. Cesana, a professor of medicine, who runs a dispensary in addition to his
consular functions.
32. M. Fares proceeded to Massawa by an Italian steamer to see the Governor
of Eritrea, and is afterwards proceeding to Italy to join his wife. As M. Fares is ,
well over 60 years of age it would appear improbable that he will return to Arabia
after the completion of his leave to take up a post at Hodeidah.
33. One slave has been repatriated during the period under report.
S. R, JORDAN.
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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)
- 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.
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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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