The map shows the Hasa [Al Hasa] region of Saudi Arabia, as well as surrounding states and areas including southern Iraq, Kuwait, Bahrein [Bahrain], Qatar, the Persian Gulf, and western Iran. The map indicates topography and boundaries. A red dotted line depicts two neutral zones: the Saudi-Iraq...
RECONNAISSANCE MAP: DOHA MANIFA TO MAQTA FOR PORT AND REFINERY SITES
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Photostatic copy of a map of the east coast of Saudi Arabia, from Doha Manifa [Dawḩat Munīfah] in the south to El Maqta [Khawr al Maqţa‘] in the north. The map indicates hydrography and land features. Included on the map is a short handwritten note, dated 30 June 1938 and addressed to Hugh Weig...
Sketch in pencil and black ink depicting the eastern part of the Arabian Peninsula as well as the Persian Gulf. Marked in ink are the following: the Hasa [Al Hasa] region of eastern Saudi Arabia, R Tanurah [Ras Tanura], Jebel Dhahran [Jabal Z̧ahrān], Bahrein [Bahrain] and Katr [Qatar]. Elsewhere ...
Sketch map in black and red ink depicting the area covered by the oil concession between the Government of Saudi Arabia and the Standard Oil Company of California, which was concluded in 1933. The map depicts the Hasa [Al Hasa] region of Saudi Arabia, as well as southern Iraq, Koweit [Kuwait] a...
Sketch map in black ink and pencil depicting the north-eastern part of Saudi Arabia, as well as southern Iraq, Koweit [Kuwait], Bahrein [Bahrain] and Qatar.
Coll 6/49 'Railways and Communications: Proposed Jedda-Mecca Railway. Motor Transport Arrangements.'
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This file concerns the progress of schemes relating to the improvement of transport and communications in Saudi Arabia. The file largely consists of copies of correspondence received by the Foreign Office from His Majesty's Minister at Jedda (Sir Andrew Ryan, succeeded by Sir Reader William Bul...
Coll 6/50 'Saudi Arabia: Saudi Relations with the Soviet.'
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This file concerns relations between the Government of the Hejaz and Nejd (Saudi Arabia from September 1932 onwards) and the Soviet Union. It largely consists of copies of correspondence received by the Foreign Office from His Majesty's Minister at Jedda (Sir Andrew Ryan, succeeded by Sir Reader...
Coll 6/51 'Pan-Islamic Congress, 1933-5. Activities of Shaukat Ali, the Mufti of Jerusalem and others.'
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This file documents British concerns regarding the pan-Islamic movement, particularly in Palestine but also in other parts of the Middle East. The file features the following principal correspondents: the Viceroy of India; the Secretary of State for India; His Majesty's Ambassador in Cairo (Mi...
Coll 6/52 'Saudi Arabia: Anti-Saudi activities of Sayed Mohamed Tahir al Dabbagh'
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This file contains correspondence discussing the reported activities of Sayed Mohamed Tahir al Dabbagh [Sayyid Muḥammad Ṭāhir al-Dabbagh, former Hashimite finance minister in the Hejaz] and other persons referred to as 'anti-Saudi consipirators'. It documents their movements in political exil...
This file primarily concerns the sovereignty status of the Hanish Islands, as well as that of other islands in the Lower Red Sea. It documents concerns held by the British Government that the Italian Government is in the process of attempting to establish some kind of informal control over certa...