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File 1707/1924 ‘Arabia:- Jeddah Situation Reports. (1924-1930)’ [283r] (570/898)
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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[This Document is the Property of His Britannic Majesty’s Government.]
EASTERN (Arabia).
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Section 3.
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No. 1.
Vice-Consul Jordan to Sir Austen Chamberlain.—(Received March 1.)
(No. 11. Secret.)
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HAVE the honour to forward herewith my report on the situation in the
Hejaz during the period the lst-31st January, 1926.
Copies of this report are being sent to Egypt, Jerusalem (2), Bagdad, Aden.
Delhi and Beirut (for Damascus).
3. In view of the cessation of hostilities in the Hejaz I would respectfully
suggest that the necessity of sending copies of this report to Bushire, Maskat,
Khartum, Singapore, Koweit and Bahrain would appear to no longer exist, and that
henceforth the practice should cease unless there be some special reasons of which
I am not cognisant.
4. I shall be glad to receive instructions on this point.
I have, &c.
S. R. JORDAN
Enclosure in No. 1.
Report for the Period January 1 31. 1926
(Secret.)
THE military situation during the period under report has been calm, with
perhaps the exception of the action of certain of Ibn Sand’s forces in the direction
of Jizan and Sabia, who are rumoured to have occupied the former town, whilst
the forces of one, Ali, the cousin of the Idrissi, has taken a stand against his cousin
Hassan in the latter. Hassan is supposed to have invoked the assistance of Ibn Saud
and the occupation of Jizan was the immediate result.
2. The King’s (Ibn Sand’s) representative and Minister for Foreign Affairs
in Jeddah, a certain Abdullah Bey Damluji of Mosul origin, informed me that the
situation in Asir was by no means calm, but that Ibn Saud has sufficient forces to
cope with any eventuality. That the Imam Yahya knew his own strength and the
strength of Ibn Saud, and consequently there would not be war between them.
3. It really appears as if the Idrissi as a force has practically ceased to exist,
and his territories are being divided between Ibn Saud and the Imam Yahya.
4. The Emir Mohammed, Ibn Saud’s third son, who went to Medina to receive
the submission of that city, arrived in Jeddah with a part of his forces on the
20th January. During his stay in Jeddah he proceeded on board H.M.S.
Cornflower,” Red Sea sloop, and was shown over the ship.
5. The arrangements for the future military control of the Hejaz has been
finally settled as follows : Ibn Saud assumes control of the whole of the military
forces and assures the safety of the roads, &c. For this the Hejaz people are to
subscribe £140,000 per annum, and the disbursal of the money is left to Ibn Saud.
Other than the above, Ibn Saud receives an annual amount of £60,000 as King of
the Hejaz and Commander-in-chief of the military forces. No armed forces, except
police, are to be recruited in the Hejaz, and the forces of occupation will be Ibn
Saud’s own people from Nejd.
6. Two small robberies have occurred on the Jeddah-Mecca Road, and
consequently a chain of gendarme posts have been established to further guarantee
the safety of travellers. Ibn Saud has also announced his intention of transferring
all war materials taken in Jeddah to Taif, including aeroplanes, as the climate of
Jeddah is too severe.
7. It is as yet too early to remark upon the financial situation as the many
measures, economic and otherwise, are still being discussed by the so-called Hejaz
Assembly in Mecca.
[1228 a—3]
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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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