"ملف ٢٢\٢٣ II مؤتمر الكويت ١٩٢٤" [و‎‎٢‎٠‎٢] (٥٤٤/٤٠٣)

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Iraq will noi the an* llect difficulty cv_r icsuin < such
a prod mation b nd» in addition, we h vt. the person 1 rc nowledge-
-ment by Hi® lajeety the inn of Iraq th a he will in no way
encourage out r tncr will actively diecourage the flight of
vadouin tribee over the border. Th.r< would thue api ear to be no
difference in principle» if we may place any reliance on the
protestation® of the contending partite, between I.aq ana hejd and
the wording out of details thouli not present any insurmountable
difficultioo at the present time and ther< it every reason to
hope th* t, if both sidet work honestly, m tterr will .mpreve
consider bly in the working. >or this reaton I venture to express
the hope that nothing will be allowed to etand in the way of the
Iraq delegate codng down *nd once again patiently endeavour him
to or* out the detail® witn the He u d deput tion. The will be
decidedly emb rratted by letter ho.73 da^ed the 8th of ^ebr ary
under the ti nature oi Hi® Highneefe the Multan.
C. Letter ho.74 dated the 8th of eoruory fro© Hi®
Highness tlie lultan ol hejd r'iees an interesting question. It will
bt noticed t*.at His Highness has seized the opportunity opened to
him by tnc reference to the British Mandate to retreat to some
cons, derr vie extent from his first decl aration th t he could not
consent to the junction between ^ran® Jor<ania and Ira. . i have
read his letter correctly, ns now bow® to trio decision of is
majesty* ® overniccnt that Iraq and r ir inc Jordania ust not ie
separated and leaves it tc that Government w to find a solution to
repel the danger threatening my country and my trices now and in
the future from that junction** nd he suggests that the agreement
on this subject should be signed between myself as representative
of the tritish Gcvernaenl and the Kejd envoy®. If such an agreement
accords with the policy of Us majesty’s Government and they do not
object to the agreement being c ncclled md inoperative as soon as
rt these 1 rids** ( which I ta e to refer to the $ di Cirban) pats
out of the British mandate, I set n, great difficulty in preparing
to tut such gtner 1 agreement cr<.a ing a buffer State out of the
^adi Sirhan with rights to Ht;jd and Irens Jordania in J?;uf and K> f