File 3665/1924 Pt 2-4 ‘Hejaz-Nejd Situation’

Title:

File 3665/1924 Pt 2-4 ‘Hejaz-Nejd Situation’

Contributor:

Foreign Office (correspondent)

Date:

1924/1926

Description:

Papers relating to the invasion of the Hejaz region on the Arabian Peninsula by Wahabi [Wahhabi] forces under the Sultan of Najd, Ibn Saud [‘Abd al-‘Azīz bin ‘Abd al-Raḥmān bin Fayṣal Āl Sa‘ūd]:Part 2, covering the British Government’s response to Ibn Saud’s actions, including its policy of neutrality, and its objection to the King of Hejaz, ‘Alī ibn al-Ḥusayn ibn ‘Alī al-Hāshimī’s attempt to recruit troops in the Aden ProtectoratePart 3, covering the Wahabi attack on Transjordan [Jordan], and the British Government’s discussion of the location of the boundary between Transjordan, Hejaz, and NajdPart 4, covering the response of Muslim countries to the Hejaz-Najd situation, and Hejaz and Najd deputations to India.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 contained in that part by year. This is placed at the back of the correspondence.1 volume (323 folios)The papers are arranged in approximate chronological order from the rear to the front of the volume.The subject 3665 (Arabia) consists of five volumes, IOR/L/PS/10/1124-1127. The volumes are divided into eight parts, with part 1 comprising one volume, parts 2, 3 and 4 comprising the second volume, part 5 comprising the third volume, and parts 7, 8 and 9 comprising the fourth volume. There is no part 6.Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the inside front cover with 1, and terminates at the inside back cover with 325; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located in the top right corner of the recto side of each folio.

Language:

English

Type:

Archival file

Type (Narrower):

Other Texts

Type (Broader):

Text

Subject:

Second Saudi-Hashemite War (1924-1925)

Geographic region:

Hejaz

Extent:

1 volume (323 folios)

Rights:

Unknown
Creative Commons Non-Commercial Licence
Public Domain
Open Government Licence
Copyright or data protection restrictions

Identifier:

81055/vdc_100000000466.0x0000ae_ar
81055/vdc_100000000466.0x0000ae_en
IOR/L/PS/10/1125

Is part of:

British Library: India Office Records and Private Papers

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