Abstract: The volume comprises telegrams, despatches, correspondence, memoranda, and notes relating to the 1923 Kuwait Conference to arbitrate the Najd-Transjordan and Najd-Hijaz boundaries.The discussion in the volume relates to the following:a proposal to hold Conference at Kuwait to settle the Najd-Transjordania and Najd-Hijaz boundaries. Correspondence discusses costs and practical arrangements and arrival of delegations from Iraq, Transjordania and Nejd and uncertainty over arrival of delegates from Hidjaz;preliminary negotiations and letter of credentials from Abdullah bin al-Hussain, Ruler of Transjordania, for Ali Khulqi Bey; letter of credentials from Faisal, Ruler of Iraq for Sabih Bey Nasrat; letter of credentials from Ibn Saud for Saiyid Hamzah; discussion of the implications of the Mohammerah Iraq-Najd Convention;conference negotiations - correspondence discusses points put forward by the various delegations, including blood-money, raiding and losses, raids by the Ikhwan, and the collection of zakah;summaries of the sessions of the conference and arbitration;a draft agreement (ff 227-228) on raiding;a list of raids (ff 247-248);an index to topics discussed in the conference (folio 249).The principal correspondents in the volume include: the Secretary of State for Colonies, London; the Political Resident in the Persian Gulf, Stuart George Knox; the High Commissioner, Baghdad; the High Commissioner, Jerusalem; the Political Agent, Kuwait; Political Agent, Bahrain.Physical description: Foliation: the foliation sequence for this description commences at the front cover with 1, and terminates at the inside back cover with 250; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located in the top right corner of the recto side of each folio. A fold-out is present on the verso of folio 235 and has been labelled with an ‘a’. Two additional foliation sequences are present in parallel between ff 3-248, and ff 122-237; these numbers are also written in pencil, but are not circled.
Abstract: Distinctive Features:Depths shown by contours.Attached to letter dated 29th May 1939 regarding Saudi claim to certain islands.Sketch map prepared by the Bahrain Petroleum Company from Admiralty charts and other information on record showing Bahrain, the Saudi Arabia and Qatar coasts and the waters to the north, with shoals and reefs mapped in detail.New information obtained during the reconnaissance survey between 25th and 27th May 1939, added in red ink including the proposed boundaries line to determine territorial waters of Saudi Arabia and Bahrain.Physical description: Materials:Blueprint on tracing paper with additions in wash and red inkDimensions:2207 x 914 mm, on sheet 2232 x 978 mm
Abstract: The file includes a printed copy (folios 16-41) of the diary of Colonel Robert Edward Hamilton's (Political Agent at Kuwait) visit to Najd in 1918 on a mission to Ibn Sa'ud. The file also includes the original typed copy (folios 43-102) of the diary.The diary describes his trip from Kuwait to Najd and records the topography, distance travelled each day, temperature and barometric pressure and people encountered. The principal correspondents in the volume include: the Political Agent at Kuwait (Robert Edward Hamilton); the Civil Commissioner, Baghdad (Percy Zachariah Cox); the Chief Political Officer, Baghdad; and the Ruler of Najd (Ibn Sa'ud).Physical description: Foliation: the foliation sequence for this description commences at the first folio with 1, and terminates at the inside back cover with 103; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located in the top right corner of the recto side of each folio. A previous foliation sequence, which is also circled, has been superseded and therefore crossed out.
Abstract: A printed map showing the route of the Hijaz railway including details of branches of the track that had been constructed to date and those that remained under construction.The map is accompanied by a list of the stations on the line, all shown with their kilometric distance from Damascus and sea level.Physical description: Materials: Printed on paperDimensions: 450mm x 330mm
Abstract: The file consists of correspondence concerning the poverty of Hejaz and the establishment of a spinning and weaving industry in Medina with the help of Indian capital. It also includes a translation of an advertisement to pilgrims announcing Medina-made cloth for sale in Mecca.The main correspondents include: Andrew Ryan, British Minister at Jedda [Jeddah]; Albert Spencer Calvert, HM Vice-Consul at Jedda; and John Picton Bagge, Director of Foreign Division, Department of Overseas Trade.The file includes a divider which gives the subject and a list of correspondence references contained in the file by year. This is placed at the front of the file.Physical description: Foliation: the foliation sequence for this description commences at f 1, and terminates at f 12, it is the second file in a larger physical volume, each file has its own foliation sequence; these numbers are written in pencil, and are located in the top right corner of the recto side of each folio.
Abstract: The file comprises correspondence relating to the diplomatic representation of the Kingdom of Hejaz and Najd at The Hague and in Batavia.The file includes a letter from HBM Minister, Jedda (Cecil Gervase Hope Gill) to HM Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, with background information on the representatives: Ibn Saud's Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary at The Hague (Shaikh Hafidh Wahba); the First Secretary in charge of the Hejazi Legation at the Hague (Shaikh Abdulla Ibrahim al Fadhl); and Hejazi Consul in Batavia (Seyyid Hamza al Ghouth). Also discussed is the issue of the financing of these posts by the Government of Hejaz and Najd.Correspondence also discusses the potential role of a Dutch bank in financing the delegation. Other correspondents include the Under-Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs; the Under-Secretary of State for India; and the Secretary, Political and Secret Department, India Office.Physical description: Foliation: the foliation sequence for this description (used for referencing) commences at f 538, and terminates at f 543, as it is part of a larger physical volume; these numbers are written in pencil, and are located in the top right corner of the recto side of each folio. A previous foliation sequence, which is also circled, has been superseded and therefore crossed out.
Abstract: The file contains correspondence regarding the personal enquiry of Sir Andrew Ryan, Foreign Office, to John Gilbert Laithwaite, India Office, about the history of British representation in Jedda [Jeddah].The correspondence consists of: a letter to Laithwaite from Ryan, referring to Ryan’s previous enquiry about whether the India Office could provide any information on the history of the connection between the British government and/or the East India Company with the Red Sea area, and more particularly the Hijaz [Al-Ḥijāz or Hejaz], and enclosing a note about British representation in Jedda [Jeddah] up to 1830; a letter in reply from Laithwaite to Ryan, stating that Laithwaite is sending Ryan’s letter and a copy of his note to William Thomas Ottewill, Superintendent of Records, India Office; a further letter from Laithwaite to Ryan stating that Laithwaite is enclosing a note from Ottewill to Ryan, regarding the results of Ottewill’s search of the India Office records for relevant information; and the note from Ottewill to Ryan itself.Physical description: Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the first folio with 1 and terminates at the last folio with 9; 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 present in parallel between ff 1-9; these numbers are also written in pencil, but are not circled.
Abstract: The file comprises telegrams, despatches, correspondence, memoranda, and notes, relating to the case of Farhan ibn Mashur, who had committed various acts of rebellion against Ibn Saud.At the conference on HMS
Lupinin February 1930 (the Lupin Conference) the King of Iraq (Faisal I) had given an assurance to the King of Hejaz and Najd (ibn Saud) that Farhan bin Mashur would return to ibn Saud via Syria subject to a pardon. However, ibn Mashur was allegedly abducted on the way through Syria and this was seen as a broach of Faisal's guarantee to Ibn Saud.The King of Iraq offered to hand over Ibn Mashur's family and property to the King of Hejaz and Najd as a gesture of good faith, a measure which was accepted by Ibn Saud.The discussion in the volume between British officials concerns the practicalities of the case and the need to maintain cordial relations between the two monarchs. It also discusses the agreements at the Lupin conference and implications for British action in this matter.The file features the following principal correspondents: the Political Secretary to the High Commissioner for Iraq (R S M Sturges); the Private Secretary to the King of Iraq, Baghdad (Abdullah Beg al Haj); the King of Iraq, (Faisal bin Hussein); the High Commissioner for Iraq (F H Humphrys); the Secretary of State for the Colonies (Sidney James Webb, Lord Passfield); the Under-Secretary of State for the Colonial Office; the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs; the Under-Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs; the Minister for Foreign Affairs, Government of Hejaz and Najd; HBM Minister, Jedda (Sir Andrew Ryan); and the King of Hejaz and Najd (ibn Saud).Physical description: Foliation: the foliation sequence for this description (used for referencing) commences at f 46, and terminates at f 133, as it is part of a larger physical volume; these numbers are written in pencil, and are located in the top right corner of the recto side of each folio.
Abstract: The file comprises telegrams, despatches, correspondence, memoranda, and notes, relating to raid claims issuing between Iraq and the Kingdom of Hejaz and Najd.The discussion in the volume relates to the negotiations of compensation, final agreement and arrangements for payment and distribution to tribes.The file features the following principal correspondents: the High Commissioner for Iraq; the Secretary of State for the Colonies; Office of the Council of Ministers, Baghdad; the Minister for Foreign Affairs, Mecca; the King of Iraq (Faisal I); the Secretary, Political and Secret Department, Government of India.Physical description: Foliation: the foliation sequence for this description (used for referencing) commences at f 134, and terminates at f 202, as it is part of a larger physical volume; these numbers are written in pencil, and are located in the top right corner of the recto side of each folio.
Abstract: The file contains a telegram from Hugh Stonehewer Bird, British Minister at Jedda to the Foreign Office concerning the reactions of the Saudi Arabian government following the decision of Petroleum Developments Western Arabia Limited to terminate operations in Western Arabia.The telegram also refers to the concerns of Ibn Saud [‘Abd al-‘Azīz bin ‘Abd al-Raḥmān bin Fayṣal Āl Sa‘ūd] regarding a possible Italian takeover in Hedjaz and Ibn Saud's desire for the British government to intervene.Physical description: Foliation: the foliation sequence for this description commences at the front cover with 1, and terminates at the inside back cover with 4; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located in the top right corner of the recto side of each folio.
Abstract: The volume consists of letters, telegrams, memoranda and printed reports relating to the Arab revolt against Ottoman rule in the Hejaz region of the Arabian Peninsula during the First World War (1914-1918). The papers tell of the British response to the situation, covering the following matters:evacuation of Kunfuda by the Imam of ʻAsīr (Sayyid Muḥammad bin ‘Alī al-Idrīsī) (ff 216-222)the position of the military forces of the Sherif of Mecca (Ḥusayn bin ‘Alī al-Hāshimī ) between Medina and Rabegh and the logistic of supplying him (ff 206-215)the submission of the Sheikh of Rabegh to the Sherif of Mecca (200-205)reports by Lieutenant-Colonel Cyril Edward Wilson on the situation in Hejazthe Turkish advance towards Rabeghdiscussion of British policy towards operations in Hejaz and the decision not to send troops to Hejazarrangements concerning political controlthe Grand Sherif's request for troops and the promise of French troopsIncluded (ff 190-192) in the volume is a copy of 'Report of a visit to the Idrisi Saiyid Muhammad bin Ali bin Muhammad bin Ahmed at Jezzan', dated 17 January 1916, by the First Assistant Resident, Aden (Lieutenant-Colonel Harold Fenton Jacob).Principal correspondents include the Political Resident, Aden; the Secretary of State for India; and the High Commissioner for Egypt.Each part includes a divider, which gives the subject and part numbers, 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.Physical description: Foliation: the foliation sequence for this description commences at the inside front cover with 1, and terminates at the inside back cover with 222; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located in the top right corner of the recto side of each folio. The front and back covers, along with the leading flyleaf and ending flyleaf, have not been foliated.
Abstract: The volume consists of letters, telegrams, and memoranda relating to the rebellion by the Arab tribes in the Hejaz region of the Arabian Peninsula.The papers tell of the British response to the situation, covering the following matters:Turkish and German plans for a campaign in the Hejazthe question of publishing a communiqué based on documents capturedthe dispatch of an Indian Officer to the Hejaza proclamation by the Grand Sherif to the people of Iraqreports from Lieutenant-Colonel Cyril Edward Wilson and Mr Ronald Henry Amherst Storrsthe first Ministry of the Government of the Grand Sherif Ḥusayn bin ‘Alī al-Hāshimī , including a list of cabinet members (folio 109)Principal correspondents include: the Secretary of State for India; the Viceroy of India; the High Commissioner for Egypt; and the Political Resident, Aden.The file 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.Physical description: Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the first folio with 1 and terminates at the last folio with 192; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located in the top right corner of the recto side of each folio. The foliation sequence does not include the front and back covers, nor does it include the leading and ending flyleaves. A previous foliation sequence, which is also circled, has been superseded and therefore crossed out.