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File 1707/1924 ‘Arabia:- Jeddah Situation Reports. (1924-1930)’ [336r] (676/898)
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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Akticle 2.
There shall be lasting peace and friendship between the contracting parties
The contracting parties agree to use all the means in their power which the
laws m force permit, to prevent their respective countries from being made a base
-or any movement directed against the present or future interests of the other.
They agiee that neither will enter into any treaty or agreement or understanding
with any State whatsoever, having for its‘object to harm the other or to trample
on any right of the other, whether administrative or political or personal.
Article 3.
In case of a dispute between one of these contracting countries and the other
—or a number of them—resulting in a breach of friendly relations, the two said
Governments, before resorting to force, shall act with patience until the other
contracting Governments have time to prevent the calamity by fraternal mediation,
and the two said Governments shall accept the decision of the majority in the matter.’
If both or either of them persist in wrongdoing, the majority shall act according
to His mighty word :
“ If two parties of the believers fight, make peace between them; and if
one of them acts wrongfully towards the other, make war on the wrongdoer
until he obeys the command of Allah.”
Article 4.
Since the Hedjaz is a meeting-place for Moslems who visit it for the performance
of a religious duty, the contracting parties agree to exchange official representatives
and to allow them to deal with the affairs of their religious nationals (i.e., presumably,
those subjects of theirs who have been induced to come by a religious motive) and
their general interests.
Article 5.
Without prejudice to the general and particular rights which each of the
signatories of this official treaty has in the government of the territories under
his control, the contracting parties agree to consult each other, e.g., by exchanging
information and advice in regard to treaties and conferences and concessions with
the object of increasing mutual confidence and strengthening the political scheme
in the Arab countries, and in execution of the word of God “He ordered them to
take counsel of each other ” and of his glorious word C£ and he took counsel of them
about the matter.”
None of them shall aim at any foreign treaty or agreement in regard to anything
which is under the Government of the other party, and if either of them does such
a thing it shall be null and void.
Article 6.
Moslem has the right [ sic ] to help (another) Moslem in repulsing harm and
enmity, the contracting parties agree to exchange material help for the purpose
of defence to the utmost of their power, whether in money or in men or in arms
or in war material; only, the applicant (for help) shall undertake to repay the
money or to pay the value of the'inaterial and arms later if his necessity allows of
it, and shall guarantee rations and other necessaries to the troops supplied to him.
Article 7.
The nationals of each of the parties shall have the right to reside and to exchange
their place of residence freely in the territory of the other, and there shall be
equality between those nationals and the natives of the country in all matters
touching taxation and commerce and navigation and the practice of trades and
professions
Each of the parties shall do his utmost to remove economic hindrances and to
encourage commerce and to facilitate imports and exports.
If a dispute occurs between those nationals and the natives of one of the said
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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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- File 1707/1924 ‘Arabia:- Jeddah Situation Reports. (1924-1930)’
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- 335v, 336r, 336v, 289v, 290r, 206r, 89r:89v
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