Abstract
The article provides a fresh insight into the little known peacemaking initiative in the history of the Soviet diplomacy launched and planned by the head of the first Soviet diplomatic mission in the Arab world – in the Kingdom of Hejaz – Consul General Kerim Hakimov. As the troops commanded by Abdel Aziz bin Saud, the then ruler of Nejd, were rapidly approaching the Hejaz, and by the early 1925 had captured its capital Jeddah, Moscow, mindful of the future, gave its approval for Hakimov to get along with forging contacts with the Nejd representatives. The author reviews the motives underlying the decision to make an attempt at reconciliation between Ibn Saud and Sharif Hussein that would allow a possibility to establish a direct contact with the would-be founder of Saudi Arabia located in Mecca. Eventually, the Soviet Consul General managed to procure the vital information about the situation in Arabia and make a realistic assessment of Ibn Saud’s chances to gain victory. The trip made by the Consul General had an impact on Moscow’s determination to move forward along the way of supporting Ibn Saud in his efforts to unify the Arab lands, as a result, the USSR was the first nation to recognize the new state in Arabia.
Highlights
Abstract: the article provides a fresh insight into the little known peacemaking initiative in the history of the Soviet diplomacy launched and planned by the head of the first Soviet diplomatic mission in the Arab world – in the Kingdom of Hejaz – Consul General Kerim Hakimov
Kerim Hakimov came to Jeddah as the head of the first Soviet diplomatic mission in the Arab world
The Consul General personally got in touch with Ibn Saud and asked for a permission for himself and some consuls, allegedly, from a number of Moslem states accredited in Jeddah to visit Mecca and accomplish the Umrah without any interference in the political affairs of the feuding parties [4]
Summary
Abstract: the article provides a fresh insight into the little known peacemaking initiative in the history of the Soviet diplomacy launched and planned by the head of the first Soviet diplomatic mission in the Arab world – in the Kingdom of Hejaz – Consul General Kerim Hakimov. As the troops commanded by Abdel Aziz bin Saud, the ruler of Nejd, were rapidly approaching the Hejaz, and by the early 1925 had captured its capital Jeddah, Moscow, mindful of the future, gave its approval for Hakimov to get along with forging contacts with the Nejd representatives. 2018;11(4):703723 вленной Керимом Хакимовым, Генеральным консулом и руководителем первой советской дипломатической миссии в арабском мире – в Королевстве Хиджаз. В результате деятельности Генерального Консульства СССР стал первой страной, признавшей новое государство в Аравии. After the seizure of Taif already in the same year, the Ikhwan warriors and the regular troops of Abdul Aziz entered the sacred city of Mecca (the second most holy city to the Moslems – Medina – was captured later, in the early 1925)
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