مجموعة ٦/ ٩ "تقارير جدة يناير ١٩٣١ -" [و‎‎٣‎٨‎١] (٨٠٢/٧٦٢)

THIS DOCUMENT IS THE PROPERTY OF HIS BRITANNIC MAJEST Y’S GOVERN MENT
EASTERN (Arabia). ^ July 4, 1931.
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J.. Ryan to Mr. A. Henderson.—(Received July 4.)
(No. 202. Confidential.)
gi r Jedda, May 29, 1931.
WITH reference to my despatch No. 122 of the 1st April, I have the honour
to forward herewith the Jedda report for the months of March and April 1931.
2. I am sending copies of this despatch and enclosure to Cairo, Jerusalem,
Beirut, Damascus, Bagdad, Basra, Lagos, Khartum, Port Sudan, New Delhi,
Singapore, Kuala Lumpur, Aden, Addis Ababa, the Senior Naval Officer Red Sea
Sloops, and the Royal Air Force Officer Commanding in Palestine and
Transjordan.
I have, &c.
ANDREW RYAN.
Enclosure in No. 1.
Jedda Report for March and April 1931.
Index.
Paragraphs
I. —Internal Affairs—
Ibn Sand
Ministry for Foreign Affairs
Finance
Economic ...
General
II. —Frontier questions—
Transjordan—
Current raiding
General frontier situation
Administrative arrangements on
frontier
Druse refugees in Nejd
Iraq—
“ Bon-Voisinage,” &c
Ibn Masbhur
Koweit and Bahrein—
Persian Gulf negotiations
New trade route ...
Yemen and Asir
III. —Relations with States outside
Arabia—
* British Empire—
General
Money order agreement with
India
III.—Relations with
Paragraphs
States outside
Arabia (continucd)-
France
39
Italy
40
Germany
41
The Netherlands
42
Egypt
43-44
Persia
45
Afghanistan
46-48
IV.—Air matters—
Hejaz Air Force
49-50
Arabian air route
51
V.—Military matters
52
VI.—Naval matters .
53-55
VII.—Pilgrimage—
General
56,60-62
King’s speech
57-58
New regulations re pilgrim passes 59
Control of Nigerian pilgrimage ... 93
VIII. —Slavery 64
IX. —Miscellaneous—
Approaches to Yambo and Jedda... 65
Visitors to Hejaz ... ... ... 66-67
Legation staff ... ... ... 68
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2
3-5
6
7-13
14-15
16-19
20
21
22-26
27-28
29-30
31
32-35
36-37
38
I.—Internal Affairs.
Ibn Saud.
THE King prolonged his stay in Jedda (January—February report,
paragraph 1) until the 5th March, when he returned to Mecca. He remained at
Mecca until the 19th April, when he again came to Jedda for three
returning for the pilgrimage early on the 22nd April. His health during both
visits appeared to be excellent, although he gave fatigue as a reason for his second
visit. There was no signs of his relaxing his personal control of all important
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