PZ 6888/34 History of British Representation in Jedda

Title:

PZ 6888/34 History of British Representation in Jedda

Date:

1934/1934

Description:

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.

Language:

English

Type:

Archival file

Type (Narrower):

Other Texts

Type (Broader):

Text

Geographic region:

Hijaz
Jedda

Rights:

غير معروف

Identifier:

81055/vdc_100000000466.0x00018b_ar
81055/vdc_100000000466.0x00018b_en
IOR/L/PS/12/120
IOR/L/PS/12/120

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