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13. ‘File 25/2 Saudi-Yemen Treaty’
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- Abstract: The file comprises copies of four separate communications from the British Legation at Jedda, enclosing translated summaries and copies of the Treaty of Taif, agreed between the Saudi ruler ‘Abd al-‘Azīz bin ‘Abd al-Raḥmān bin Fayṣal Āl Sa‘ūd (Ibn Sa‘ūd), and the Yemeni ruler Yaḥyā Muḥammad Ḥamīd al-Dīn, to end the 1934 territorial dispute between Saudi Arabia and Yemen.The first letter (folios 3-5), from Sir Andrew Ryan, Minister at the British Legation in Jedda, dated 27 June 1934, encloses an annotated summary of the Treaty (folios 6-11), concluded between the Saudi and Yemeni rulers on 6 Safar 1353 (equivalent to 20 May 1934). In his letter, Ryan makes comments on various aspects of the treaty, its wording, and Saudi-Yemeni relations.The second letter (folios 13-14), from Albert Spencer Calvert at the British Legation in Jedda to Sir John Simon, Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, dated 30 July 1934, encloses a translated copy of the Treaty of Taif (15-27), a copy of an arbitration covenant between the Saudi Arab Kingdom and Kingdom of Yemen (folios 28-30), and copies of annexed, translated letters (folios 31-35).The third letter, sent by Chancery at the British Legation in Jedda to the Political Residency in the Persian Gulf, dated 11 September 1934 (folio 37), includes the text of an article to be inserted into the Treaty of Taif, which was missing from the earlier text. A copy of a further letter (folio 39), addressed to the Foreign Office from the British Legation at Jedda, explains the accidental omission.Physical description: Foliation: the main foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the front cover, and terminates at the inside back cover; 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 1-41; these numbers are also written in pencil, but are not circled, and can be found in the same position as the main sequence.
14. File 2571/1917 'MESOPOTAMIA: FUTURE ADMINISTRATION'
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- Abstract: The volume comprises memoranda, notes, telegrams, correspondence and minutes, relating to the British Government’s policy on the future administration of Mesopotamia [Iraq]. Selected papers of the War Cabinet’s Mesopotamia Administration Committee, and its successors the Middle East Committee and Eastern Committee, are contained in the volume.The papers notably cover:Recommendations of the Mesopotamia Administration Committee, 21 Mar 1917, for the administration of the Basra and Baghdad [also spelled Bagdad in this volume] Vilayets, (respectively: direct rule; and an Arab state under an Arab ruler, in reality an ‘Arab façade’ or British protectorate in all but name), and views of the Government of India, HM Government and Major-General Sir Percy Cox, Civil Commissioner in Baghdad, including Cox’s suggestion that a Commission be sent out from England in Autumn 1917 to examine on the spot the potential administrative problemsThe Government’s decision to postpone sending a Commission to Mesopotamia, due to uncertainties engendered by the War, future political and military outcomes, and possible Peace terms (mainly in view of US President Woodrow Wilson’s powerful advocacy of the doctrine of ‘self-determination’)The recall of Cox to London in February 1918 and his proposal to the Eastern Committee, entitled ‘The Future of Mesopotamia’, 22 April 1918 (ff 102-112, 93-95 and 87-90), suggesting the precise form of administration, available resources, potential local candidates for the ‘Arab façade’ (notably King Hussein, [Hussein bin Ali, Sharif of Mecca, King of the Hejaz], or the Naqib of Baghdad), and the means of consolidating British commercial influenceDecision by Captain Arnold Talbot Wilson, Civil Commissioner in Baghdad/Chief Political Officer, 15 September 1918, to amend policy and run both Basra and Baghdad Vilayets under one centralized, uniform administration directly from the Headquarters of the Civil Commissioner, Baghdad (f 62)Request by Wilson, 27 September 1918, for a small Commission to be sent out from England in October or November 1918 to discuss political and administrative questions, notably: the transfer from military to civil administration (f 60); the India Office’s endorsement of Wilson’s proposals (ff 58-59 and 51-52); and draft instructions to the Commission (ff 36-39)Agreement by the Foreign Office, Government of India and HM Government to postpone sending out a small Commission, pending the international Peace negotiationsWilson’s withdrawal of his request for a Commission following the Anglo-French Declaration of 8 November 1918 (Anglo-French Joint Statement of Aims in Syria and Mesopotamia - to encourage and assist in the establishment of government and administrations freely adopted by the native populations), citing lack of staff resources to guide a Commission now that they are diverted towards ‘ascertaining [the] trend of responsible indigenous opinion in Mosul, Southern Kurdistan, the Baghdad and Basra vilayats’ (f 15)Wilson's request, 19 July 1919, for an ‘officer of reputation and experience’ to be deputed from England to provide expert advice notably regarding financial matters (f 12), and discussion about sending Sir Walter Roper Lawrence.The volume also includes some correspondence, May-August 1918, between George Louis Beer, Lionel Curtis and Sir Malcolm C C Seton, India Office, concerning Beer's views on the position of India toward Mesopotamia, potential Indian immigration to German East Africa and South Africa, and the potential ‘civilizing’ role of the United States (ff 63-83).The principle correspondents are: staff of the India Office, notably John Evelyn Schuckburgh, Sir Arthur Hirtzel, Under-Secretary of State, Sir Thomas W Holderness, Permanent Under-Secretary of State, and Lord Islington [John Dickson-Poynder, 1st Baron Islington], Under-Secretary of State for India; Lord Robert Cecil, Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs; Lord Curzon, Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs; Percy Cox; and Arnold Wilson.Physical description: Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the first folio with 1 and terminates at the last folio with 183; 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 102-112; these numbers are also written in pencil, but are not circled. The foliation sequence does not include the front and back covers, nor does it include the leading and ending flyleaves.
15. P 3280/1916 Pt 2 'Arab Revolt - Subsidies'
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- Abstract: The file contains correspondence mainly relating to the subsidy paid to King Hussein [Hussain] ibn Ali al-Hashimi of Hejaz [Hijaz or Hedjaz]. The correspondence largely consists of: correspondence between the India Office and the Foreign Office; and copies of correspondence of the Foreign Office with the Treasury, Sir Arthur Henry McMahon, Sir Reginald Wingate, and Sir Edmund Allenby.The file includes correspondence regarding: the granting to King Hussain of a subsidy of £125,000 a month for four months; a request from Sherif Abdullah [Shereef Abdallah] for a further grant of £10,000 to assist him in his dealings with the tribes to the north of Hedjaz; and the Secretary of State for India being unable to advise his Council to agree to any payment for these grants as charges on Indian revenues ‘for political reasons’.Physical description: The papers are arranged in reverse chronological order from the front to the rear of the file.
16. Correspondence Relating to Ibn Saud Circulated to Kuwait by Other Gulf Posts
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- Abstract: The file contains correspondence relating to Ibn Saud [‘Abd al-‘Azīz bin ‘Abd al-Raḥmān bin Fayṣal Āl Sa‘ūd, also written as Bin Saud in the file], Amir of Nejd [Emir of Najd], forwarded to the Political Agency, Kuwait, by other British officials in the Gulf region. The correspondence primarily covers relations between Ibn Saud and Hussain [Al-Ḥusayn bin ‘Alī al-Hāshimī, also written as Husain and Hussein in the file, and also referred to as ‘the Sharif’], King of Hejaz [also written as Hijaz and Hedjaz in the file], during a British-imposed ceasefire that followed hostilities over possession of Khurma [al-Khurmah]. Subjects covered in the correspondence include:Ibn Saud’s possession of Khurma and Tarabah [Turabah], and the potential threat this poses towards Taif [Ta’if]Claims by both Ibn Saud and Hussain that the other is continuing to commit hostile actionsArrangements for a potential meeting between Ibn Saud and Hussain for peace talks, initially planned to take place at Aden, but changed to Mecca at Ibn Saud’s suggestionA request from Ibn Saud for two Indian Muslim officers to be appointed to oversee pilgrims from Nejd who will accompany Ibn Saud’s journey to Mecca, and the appointment of two officers from the Political Agency, Bahrein [Bahrain]: Khan Sayib Syed Siddiq Hasan [Khān Ṣāḥib Sayyid Ṣādiq Ḥasan] and Shaikh Farhan Beg Al Rahmah [Shaikh Farḥān Beg al-Raḥmah]Hussain’s refusal to remove his embargo against pilgrims from Nejd being allowed into Hejaz, and Ibn Saud’s subsequent postponement of his own journey to Mecca in favour of a small diplomatic mission on his behalfThe departure of the mission to Mecca under Ibn Saud’s cousin Ahmad Al-Thenyan [Aḥmad bin ‘Abdullāh bin Ibrāhīm bin Thunayān Āl Saʿūd, also written as Ahmad ibn Thunaiyan and Thaniyan in the file], and accompanied by Khan Sayib Syed Siddiq Hasan and Shaikh Farhan Beg Al Rahmah, in August 1920Discussions between Hussain and Al-Thenyan, an agreement signed between them to re-establish friendly relations, and the mission’s return to NejdArrangements for a meeting at Ojair [Al ‘Uqayr] between Ibn Saud and Sir Percy Cox, British High Commissioner in BaghdadThe awarding of an honorary GCIE to Ibn SaudReports in 1921 and 1922 that Ibn Saud is preparing to attack Hejaz and besiege Mecca.Khan Sayib Syed Siddiq Hasan’s reports from Riyadh in July and August 1920, including accounts of meetings with Ibn Saud, are on folios 78-113. His diary of the journey from Riyadh to Mecca is on folios 178-191. Shaikh Farhan Beg Al Rahmah’s report of the mission to Mecca and account of the return journey is on folios 191-196.The primary correspondents are: the High Commissioner, Cairo; the Civil Commissioner, Baghdad; the Political Agent, Bahrein; Khan Sayib Syed Siddiq Hasan; and Ibn Saud. Other correspondents include: the British Agent, Jeddah; the Political Agent, Koweit [Kuwait]; Hussain’s son Faisal [Fayṣal bin Ḥusayn al-Hāshimī, later King of Iraq]; the Foreign Office; and the India Office.The file contains a single item in Arabic, a letter from Ibn Saud to Sir Percy Cox dated 24 August 1922, which is on folios 202-203. An English summary of the contents is on folio 201.Physical description: Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the front cover with 1, and terminates at the inside back cover with 204; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located in the top right corner of the recto side of each folio.Pagination: the file also contains an original printed pagination sequence between ff 178-196.
17. File 2182/1913 Pt 8 'Arabia – Policy towards Bin Saud'
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- Abstract: Part 8 primarily concerns relations between Bin Saud [‘Abd al-‘Azīz bin ‘Abd al-Raḥmān bin Fayṣal Āl Sa‘ūd] and King Hussein of Hedjaz [Ḥusayn bin ‘Alī al-Hāshimī, King of Hejaz]. Included are the following:discussion as to which ruler has the stronger claim to Khurma, and whether Bin Saud should be encouraged to begin hostilities against Bin Rashid [Saʿūd bin ʿAbd al-ʿAzīz Āl Rashīd, Emir of Ha'il], as a way of diverting the former's attention from other matters;copies of a treaty between the British government and Bin Saud, which was signed on 26 December 1915 and ratified on 18 July 1916;debate about whether the British should supply Bin Saud with more arms and ammunition (to make amends for providing him with 1000 cheap Winchester rifles);discussion of the possible benefits of arranging a meeting either between King Hussein and Bin Saud or between the former's son and the latter's brother;discussion about the possibility of an officer from the Egyptian service succeeding Harry St John Bridger Philby as the British representative to Bin Saud;reports of Bin Saud having begun operations against Bin Rashid, and discussion as to how the British should respond;speculation on King Hussein's actions in Khurma and the implications for Britain's policy in the region;a copy of a memorandum from the Foreign Office's Political Intelligence Department, entitled 'Memorandum on British Commitments to Bin Saud';reports of an Ikhwan force advancing towards Mecca, and discussion as to how the British should respond.This item features the following principal correspondents:High Commissioner, Egypt (General Sir Francis Reginald Wingate);Secretary to the India Office's Political Department (John Evelyn Shuckburgh);Captain Arnold Talbot Wilson [based in Baghdad and acting both as Political Resident in the Persian Gulf, and as Civil Commissioner, following Lieutenant-Colonel Sir Percy Zachariah Cox's transfer to Persia];War Office;Foreign Office;Viceroy of India [Frederic John Napier Thesiger];Secretary of State for India [Edwin Samuel Montagu];General Officer Commanding-in-Chief, Mesopotamia [William Raine Marshall];Political Resident in the Persian Gulf, Baghdad;Political Agent, Koweit [Kuwait] (Percy Gordon Loch);Harry St John Bridger Philby;Bin Saud.Physical description: 1 item (300 folios)
18. File 3372/1916 Pt 2 'Arabia: French and Italian policy'
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- Abstract: The volume contains papers largely relating to French policy in the Hedjaz [Hejaz] and Arabia, and Anglo-French relations concerning the region. It includes papers relating to the following:The French mission being sent to the Hedjaz under Mustapha Cherchali.The French Military Mission in the Hedjaz.The British desire for French recognition of British predominance in the region.The Sykes-Picot Mission.The recommendations of HM High Commissioner, Egypt, on future British policy in Arabia.The desire of the French government to send the equivalent in gold of 975,000 francs to the King of the Hedjaz.The question of a revised agreement between Britain and France regarding Arabia and the Hedjaz.The activities of a French agent at Mecca, Mahomet Bin Sasi.The volume also includes papers relating to the policy to be adopted by Britain towards Italian ‘pretentions’ in Arabia.The papers mostly consist of: correspondence between the India Office and the Foreign Office, with enclosures including correspondence between the Foreign Office and the French Ambassador to the United Kingdom; copy correspondence between the Foreign Office and Sir Reginald Wingate, HM High Commissioner, Egypt, sent to the India Office by the Foreign Office; India Office Minute Papers; and other correspondence and papers. Some of the papers are in French, and there is also a copy of a newspaper cutting in Italian.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 243; 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.
19. File P 3372/1916 Pt 1 'Arab Revolt: the French Mission. French Designs in Hedjaz'
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- Abstract: The volume contains correspondence, and India Office Secret Department minute papers, mostly relating to French policy regarding the Hedjaz [Hejaz or Hijaz]. This correspondence largely consists of: copies of telegrams between the Foreign Office and the British High Commissioner of Egypt (Sir Arthur Henry McMahon, followed by Sir Francis Reginald Wingate); and copies of correspondence between the Foreign Office and the French Ambassador to the United Kingdom (letters from the French Ambassador are in French). It also includes some correspondence between the India Office and the Foreign Office.The volume includes correspondence concerning: the proposed French civil and military mission to the Sherif [Sharif, also spelled Shereef in the correspondence] of Mecca, Hussein ibn Ali al-Hashimi; the proposed pilgrimage to Mecca of Muslims from Algeria, Tunis and Morocco, arranged by the French Government; correspondence regarding the reported requests of King Hussein for the employment of Muslim doctors from French colonies in North Africa in the Hedjaz, and for a wireless telegraph installation in the Hedjaz to connect Rabegh [Rabigh], Jeddah and Mecca; and the British desire for the withdrawal of the French Military Mission to the Hedjaz.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.Physical description: Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the first folio with 1 and terminates at the last folio with 178; 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.
20. File 1647/1918 Pt 1 'Arabia: Hedjaz; Hostel for pilgrims at Mecca; British Representative at Mecca'
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- Abstract: The item contains correspondence and other papers regarding the planned establishment of a hostel at Mecca to house pilgrims from the British Empire, and the appointment of a British Muslim Representative at Mecca to look after the interests of such pilgrims. Topics discussed include:Estimated budgets and considerations over how both the hostel and the representative will be financed, and a proposal to divide the costs between the dependencies and protectorates from which the pilgrims originateThe pre-existence of hostels in Mecca used by pilgrims from Egypt, and an agreement to instead divide the costs between the Government of India and the Government of the Straits Settlements, with the division being proportional to the average annual numbers of pilgrims originating from each territoryThe British Government’s agreement to contribute to the costs of the representative, but not to that of the hostelThe appointment of Captain Nasiruddin Ahmed [Naṣīr al-Dīn Aḥmad, also written Nasi-ud-Din Ahmad in the item] as representative, and the temporary appointment of Captain Ajab Khan [‘Ajab(?) Khān] until Ahmed becomes availableSuggestions that the title ‘British Representative’ might be interpreted as an attempt at political interference in Mecca and the proposed alternative title Mu’in ul-hujjaj il-Hindiyyin (Protector of Indian Pilgrims)Ahmed’s arrival at Mecca in June 1920 and meetings with King Hussein of Hejaz [Al-Ḥusayn bin ‘Alī al-Hāshimī]Ahmed’s resignation and his opinion that the position is untenable due to Hussein’s antagonistic attitude and placing of police surveillance and other restrictions on himA decision not to immediately replace Ahmed and to postpone plans for the hostel.In addition to Captain Ahmed, the primary correspondents are: the Colonial Office; the Foreign Office; the India Office; the Treasury; the High Commission, Cairo; the Government of India; and the Government of the Straits Settlements.Physical description: 1 item (260 folios)
21. File 7251/1920 Pt 1 'Arabia: General Situation; Hedjaz-Nejd relations.'
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- Abstract: The volume comprises telegrams, despatches, correspondence, memoranda, and notes relating to the general situation in Arabia and in particular relations between Sultan of Nejd Bin Sa'ud [‘Abd al-‘Azīz bin ‘Abd al-Raḥmān bin Fayṣal Āl Sa‘ūd] and King Hussain [Ḥusayn bin ‘Alī al-Hāshimī] of Hejaz. Correspondence discusses a Foreign Office proposal for a conference of Arabian chiefs in London, Aden or Malta, as well as hospitality offered in Mecca for pilgrims from Nejd.Principal correspondents include the Political Resident in the Persian Gulf and the Political Agent, Kuwait.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.Physical description: Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the inside front cover with 1, and terminates at the inside back cover with 404; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located in the top right corner of the recto side of each folio.
22. File 1707/1924 ‘Arabia:- Jeddah Situation Reports. (1924-1930)’
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- Abstract: 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 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; 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.Physical description: 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 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.
23. File 3665/1924 Pt 1 ‘Arabia:- Situation 1924; Wahabi attack on Hedjaz. Capture of Taif & defeat of Hedjaz Army. Abdication of King Hussein.’
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- Abstract: Correspondence and other papers concerning the invasion of the Hedjaz [Hejaz] by Wahabi [Wahhabi] forces associated with the Sultan of Najd, Ibn Saud [‘Abd al-‘Azīz bin ‘Abd al-Raḥmān bin Fayṣal Āl Sa‘ūd], and the subsequent abdication of the King of Hedjaz, Amir Hussein [Ḥusayn bin ‘Alī al-Hāshimī]. The volume contains: reports of the capture of the city of Taif [Ta’if] by Wahabi forces; the British Government’s efforts to ascertain the fate of British Indian Muslims in Taif; correspondence amongst British Government officials about the contents of a message to be sent to Ibn Saud in response to the capture of Taif; correspondence between British Government officials and the Hashemite representative in London, Dr Naji el Assil [Naji al-Asil], regarding the British Government’s decision to pursue a policy of non-intervention in response to events; the abdication of Amir Hussein, and his departure from Mecca via Jeddah and Akaba [Aqaba]; the succession of Amir Ali [‘Alī ibn al-Ḥusayn ibn ‘Alī al-Hāshimī] as King of Hedjaz; Amir Ali’s retreat to Jeddah and reports of Wahabi forces in Mecca; Amir Ali’s attempt to procure loans for troops and war materials; reports of events at Taif and Jeddah, as reported by the British Consul at Jeddah, Reader William Bullard (ff 160-162, ff 83-84, f 46).The volume’s principal correspondents are: the British Consul at Jeddah; the Foreign Office; the Secretary of State for the Colonies, James Henry Thomas; the British High Commissioner of Iraq, Henry Robert Conway Dobbs; the British High Commissioner of Palestine, Herbert Louis Samuel; Naji el Assil.The volume contains a single item in French: a draft of a letter addressed to the Wahabi leader, drawn up by the consular corps in Jeddah (f 131).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 (f 2).Physical description: Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the first folio with 1 and terminates at the last folio with 419; 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.
24. File 3665/1924 Pt 5 ‘Arabia:- Situation 1925; Hedjaz-Nejd hostilities’
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- Abstract: Correspondence and other papers relating to the invasion of the Hejaz region of Arabia by Wahabi [Wahhabi] troops under the Sultan of Najd, Ibn Saud [‘Abd al-‘Azīz bin ‘Abd al-Raḥmān bin Fayṣal Āl Sa‘ūd]. The papers cover: the Wahabi attack on Jeddah, and a blockade of the coast to the south of Jeddah; reports from the British naval vessels HMS Cornflowerand HMS Concord, posted to the Red Sea to monitor the situation at Jeddah; the movements of the deposed King Hussein of Hejaz [Ḥusayn bin ‘Alī al-Hāshimī]; appeals made by King Ali of Hejaz [‘Alī bin Ḥusayn al-Hāshimī] for the British Government to intervene in the war between Hejaz and Najd forces; King Ali’s attempts to raise funds in England to pay for Hejaz troops; concerns over the security of pilgrims travelling to Mecca during the war.The volume’s principal correspondents are: the British Consul at Jeddah, Reader William Bullard; the Foreign and Political Department of the Government of India; the Foreign Office; Commander and Senior Officer of the Red Sea Patrol on board HMS Cornflower, Commander Stuart Elton Holder, superseded in February 1925 by Commander Evelyn Twysden Wickham.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 (f 4).Physical description: Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the inside front cover with 1, and terminates at the inside back cover with 401; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located in the top right corner of the recto side of each folio.
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