'File 8/15 Arab Series - 1933-1939'

Title:

'File 8/15 Arab Series - 1933-1939'

Date:

1933/1939

Description:

Abstract: The file contains the Foreign Office confidential prints of the Arabia Series for the years 1933 to 1938. It includes correspondence, memoranda, and extracts from newspapers. The correspondence is principally between the British Legation in Jedda and the Foreign Office. Other correspondents include British diplomatic, political, and military offices, foreign diplomats, heads of state, tribal leaders, corporations, and individuals in the Middle East region.Each annual series is composed of several numbered serials that are often connected to a particular subject. The file covers many subjects related to the affairs of Saudi Arabia.Included in the file are the following:a memorandum on Arab Unity produced by the Foreign Office dated 12 June 1933 (author unknown), folios 11-13;a memorandum on petroleum in Arabia produced by the Petroleum Department dated 5 August 1933 (author unknown), folios 23-26;a record of interviews with Ibn Sa‘ūd, King of Saudi Arabia, conducted by Reader Bullard and George William Rendel between 20 and 22 March 1937;a memorandum on Yemen by Captain B W Seager, the Frontier Officer, dated 20 July 1937;several records of proceedings of ships on patrol in the Red Sea, including that of HMS Penzance, Hastings, Colombo, Bideford, and Londonderry.Folios 213-15 are internal office notes.Physical description: Foliation: the main foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the front cover with 1 and terminates at the back cover with 217; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located in the top right corner of the recto side of each folio. An additional foliation sequence is also present in parallel between ff 2-215; these numbers are also written in pencil, but are not circled, and are located in the same position as the main sequence.

Language:

English

Type:

Archival file

Type (Narrower):

Other Texts

Type (Broader):

Text

Subject:

Reports

Geographic region:

Saudi Arabia

Rights:

غير معروف

Identifier:

81055/vdc_100000000241.0x000115_ar
81055/vdc_100000000241.0x000115_en
IOR/R/15/2/310
IOR/R/15/2/310

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