Series WR/4 - Hajj - Malayan Notes

Copies of official documents and articles about the Malayan Hajj along with research notes made by Roff. These are:

• 'Political Intelligence Bureau, Singapore', a letter written by R. Onraet, to forward a report compiled by Haji Abdul Majid, the Malay Pilgrim Officer, about the Malay Hajj in 1924. Photocopies, 21 pages, dated 10 October 1924.
• 'Malay Pilgrimage', review of the Malay Pilgrimage that sailed on the S.S. Titan from Singapore, 13 November 1929, arriving in Jeddah on 1 April 1930. Photocopy, 7 pages.
• Letter from Mahmood, Dato' Perdana Mentri Paduka Raja, Kelantan, to bring to the notice of the Government his observations of the Mecca pilgrimage season 1929-1930. Photocopy, 8 pieces, dated 6 November 1930.
• 'Memorandum of Observations and Comments in Reply to the Remarks and Suggestions put forward by the Dato Perdana Mentri of Kelantan, written by Sd. Haji Abdul Majid, Malay Pilgrimage Office, after consultation with Mr C.G. Hope-Gill, British Legation, Jeddah. Photocopy, 4 pieces, dated 26 January 1931.
• 'Annual Report on the Malayan Pilgrimage for the Season 1355-1356 A.H. or 1936-1937 A.D.' written by Haji Abdul Majid. Photocopy, 6 pieces, dated 13 April 1937.
• 'Annual Report on the Malayan Pilgrimage for the Season 1937-1938 A.D. or 1356-1357 A.H.' written by Haji Abdul Majid. Photocopy, 11 pieces, undated.
• 'Annual Report on the Malayan Pilgrimage for the Season 1938-1939 A.D. or 1357-1358 A.H.' written by Haji Abdul Majid, dated 26 March 1939, with covering letter by E.E.H. Beck, Director, Special Branch, Straits Settlements Police, dated 21 April 1939. Photocopy, 10 pieces.
• 'Annual Report on the Malayan Pilgrimage for the Season 1939-1940 A.D. or 1358-1359 A.H.' written by Pin bin Jusoh, Malay Pilgrimage Officer, dated 28 March 1940, with covering letter by A.H. Dickinson, Inspector-General, Straits Settlements Police, dated 31 May 1940. Photocopy, 6 pieces.
• 'Economic Implications of Moslem Pilgrimage from Malaysia' by Abdul Kadir Haji Din, published in Contemporary Southeast Asia, vol.4, Number 1, June 1982, pp. 58-75. Photocopy, 9 pieces.
• Notes about Hajj, 9 handwritten and 1 typed sheet.