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File 1707/1924 ‘Arabia:- Jeddah Situation Reports. (1924-1930)’ [321v] (647/898)
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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vigorously. Whether he has been successful or not I do not know, but an Italian ship
is reported to have put in at Lith and discharged a large cargo.
A certain Abd-al-Hilal, an agent of Ibn Baud, is supposed to be in Aden, where
he has bought a small ship. He was in Eritrea before proceeding to Aden.
On the 23rd July a telegram, complaining of certain raids committed in Irak
territory by the Akhwan tribes on the Dhaffir, was received from the Foreign Office,
and a note was sent to Ibn Baud protesting and demanding the return of the camels i
carried off. His rather non-committal reply setting out several counter-claims was
received on the 28th July. Later, without any further action on the part of this
agency
An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent.
, he sent a further note much more conciliatory in tone, and stated that the
camels were at Riyadh at the disposal of the British Government.
Information has also been received that Ibn Baud recently called a meeting of
the notables of Mecca and informed them that it had originally been his intention of
handing Mecca and Medina, and, in fact, the whole of the Hedjaz, over to the repre
sentatives of the Moslem world to administer, but he has come to the conclusion that
this would not solve the problem, and has decided to hold it himself as the best
solution, assuring all Moslems of free access and liberty within the boundaries of the
territory under his control.
6. The pilgrimage has been very successful apparently, and most of the pilgrims
have returned to India. The steamship “ Alavi” leaves Rabigh not later than the
10th August, and is putting in to Jeddah to receive some forty destitute Indians and
others with return tickets. The steamship “Jahangir ” is returning to Rabigh about
the end of August to pick up stragglers, and I propose, should it be necessarv. to get
her to put into Jeddah also to take stragglers from here.
Jhe pilgrimage has been healthy, and it was found unnecessary for the ships to
put into Kamaran for quarantine. ' r
7. Referring to my predecessor’s report of the 30th June, I have been supplied
with a copy of the agreement which the Hedjaz Government hopes to conclude with
theJfmamAahya of Yemen. The preamble, omitted in the previous report, reads as
. The aim of the undersigned of this agreement being progress of Arab
affairs both morally and politically, securing their economical interests, keeping
away those who try to interfere in the affairs of Arab dominions, and, in virtu!
of the Islamic obligations and with respect to the needs of their widespread
country m securing prosperity, peace and tranquillity, thev have made up their
minds for tliBir own persons and on behalf of their heils and successors to
conclude this joint agreement for attaining the above good aim The high
parties are His Highness the Imam Yahya Hamid-ud-Din the Imam of YenJn
Sif.1h?gl l lS g “ w Ki " S »< IMik wta
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apprOTal’ P and f signatn e r a e ty hnt aS a f0rWarde f s ° me , weeks a S° to the Imam of Yemen for
appicnai and signature, but, as no reply has been received by King- Ali to date it
might be reasonably assumed that it has not met with the Imam’s grlcious favour.
S. R. JORDAN.
Enclosure 2 in No. 1.
His Majesty King Ali to His Majesty King Fuad of Egypt.
(Translation.)
vveighed heavily on the sotIs^! IliTh^frlends 8 Te^reaNlm Almf^T^ 011 T 1 ” 0 ' 1
the best of health and to save you from any bad incidents andtt ^newTinfila
year would be auspicious to all the Islamic world espec aJlv the TT.lt r V d u
gets the biggest share of your Majesty’s care and KgS patron fn your p"
Ind male of Sly CTttS,' 6 S l vWch 18 ^hTbts^ZenSce
ana praise ot tne Moly Land, especially we the shereefs of O’an branch
neverTt untied ^bttfuius^tiOtote 101 ’!^ ^ ° f , G ° d ’ ^
The Holy Land and its people expltt in vo r frt fid b) ' every lip and ton § l,e -
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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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- Title
- File 1707/1924 ‘Arabia:- Jeddah Situation Reports. (1924-1930)’
- Pages
- 321v, 322r, 289r, 290r
- Author
- al-Hāshimī, ‘Alī bin Ḥusayn
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