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File 1707/1924 ‘Arabia:- Jeddah Situation Reports. (1924-1930)’ [333r] (670/898)
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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[July 15, 1925.1
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Consul Bullard to Mr. Austen Chamberlain.—(Received July 15.)
(No. 58. Secret.)
Sir
j xt a T 7T? fX x x i / eddah, Jutig 30, 1925.
30th May to the 30thXne 1925 6 a reP ° rt ° n SitUati ° n C ° VerinS the P eHod the
2 ; Co FA es ol FX despatch and of its enclosure are being sent to India, Egypt
Khartum (through Port Sudan) Jerusalem, Bagdad, Beirut (for Damascus), Aden,
Singapore, Bushire, Koweit, Bahrein and Muscat.
I have, &c.
R. W. BULLARD.
Enclosure 1 in No. 1.
^ , Report for the Period May SQ-June 30, 1925
(Secret.)
, Hedjaz-Nejd war cannot last much longer. A more decided character
xrux ^ , ve § lven but Ali lacks the resolution even to run a wav.
Hitherto he has been able to live in the hope that things would take a turn in his
a\our, but the events of the last month seem to have convinced even him that his
cause is lost. These events are : —
(a.) The cession of Ma an and Akaba, which not only stops the supply of
munitions from Medina, but must also dispose the people and garrison
^ of Medina to treat with Ibn Saud.
(5.) 1 he departure of Hussein for Cyprus, where he can have no direct hand in
/ affairs, which makes it probable that no more money will come from him.
vc.) The arrival of several thousand pilgrims at Mecca by various routes, in spite
of the closing of the Jeddah route and the “ blockade.”
(d.) The final refusal of a considerable body of Palestinian troops to work any
longer without pay.
(e.) The superiority shown by the Wahabis in warfare in the open during the
last few days, which has not only shaken what little moral the unpaid
army had left, but has roused Ali from his dream, in which the reconquest
of Mecca seemed hardly more difficult—if only he had a little more money
or a few more rifles and cartridges—than holding Jeddah against an
enemy who had long ceased to attack.
2. A letter was received from Ibn Saud, about the middle of May, saying that
he was despatching a force against Akaba, as he was convinced that the main cause
of the prolongation of the war was the residence of the ex-King Hussein at Akaba
and his work there in furnishing the Hedjaz Government with men, arms, supplies
and money. On receipt of this information His Majesty’s Government decided
that the long outstanding project to absorb Ma’an and Akaba in Transjordania
should now be carried out and that Hussein should be invited to leave Akaba. This
agency
An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent.
was instructed to convey news of this decision to Ibn Saud, together with a
reminder that Akaba lies within territory already indicated to Ibn Saud as that for
which His Majesty’s Government are responsible. Communication with Ibn Saud,
except for letters on uncontroversial matters which can be sent through the Hedjaz
Government, is very difficult, but there is evidence that the letter from this
agency
An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent.
reached Ibn Saud, as the Umm-al-Kura of the 20th June contains the report of an
interview in which Ibn Saud is represented as saying, while refusing to give the
source of his information, that Hussein was leaving Akaba and that Transjordania
[sz’c] would no longer send assistance to the Hedjaz, whether in men or money or
arms; and that he had therefore issued orders to the force he had sent against Akaba
to halt.
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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.
- Extent and format
- 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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