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'File 22/23 II Kuwait Conference 1924' [212r] (423/544)
The record is made up of 1 volume (270 folios). It was created in 16 Jan 1924-23 Mar 1924. It was written in English and Arabic. The original is part of the British Library: India Office The department of the British Government to which the Government of India reported between 1858 and 1947. The successor to the Court of Directors. Records and Private Papers Documents collected in a private capacity. .
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(1) Agree wherever potBible
(2) Hever Bt*y il 1 cant h ve thie X cannot sign anything.
(ordly} Record carefully difceent where concefeeiont ffil
to come up to expectationfc.
Ihie 1 b the line 1 propoee to follow at next conference
and 1 confidently hope lor support of all.
leaBfc refer to my telegram «o.78 dated 22nd eiruary.
1 have dealt with letter in regard to Parallel 32 at length in
my despatch No.97 dated 27th February. ^o ftr in* Nejd
delegatefc h r ve not referred to this letter but, if X read it
correctly, the fultan now accepts the decioion oi Hit M JcBty b
G overnment that Iraq and Irane-Jordania must not be Beparated
and leaver it to thst Government ”to find a eolution to repel
the danger threatening my country and my tribes now and in the
future from that junction** and he eugrestts that the agreement
on this subject should b signed between myself as represent t-
-ive oi' the British Government and the hejd envoys. If such an
agreement accords with the policy of His Majesty's Government,
1 see no great difficulty in preparing &n agreement creating
a buffer state out of the %adi bir.-an with rights to hejd and
~r*ns Jordania in Jauf and h>f respectively; hat c rav ns from
hejd to Syria and Kgypt will, under the aegis of the High
Commissioner for Palestine, be permitted to/pasB duty iree and
in safety throughout Palestine, Trans Jordania fnd a buffer
state to be created; and th*t detailed arrangements as to
conditions of passage, protection and li*eedOT 0 from all tr -nsit
duties will be settled by convention between represent tives
of hf^h tommissioner P let tine and representatives of buitan
of Hejd and 1 should be grateful for instructions as to
attitude I am to adopt towards this proposal.
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The volume comprises telegrams, despatches, correspondence, memoranda, and notes relating to the 1923-24 Kuwait Conference to arbitrate the Najd- Transjordan Used in three contexts: the geographical region to the east of the River Jordan (literally ‘across the River Jordan’); a British protectorate (1921-46); an independent political entity (1946-49) now known as Jordan and Najd-Hijaz boundaries. The main topics discussed include the following:
- the Kuwait Conference: adjournment, 1924;
- further negotiations.
The discussion in the volume relates to the minutes of the sessions (3rd to 12th) and the exhortations of the President of the conference, Stuart George Knox, to the delegates not to take hardened negotiating positions. Topics discussed in the correspondence also include: Ibn Sa'ud's health, flags and badges and raising of armed forces. An index to the volume is given in folio 269.
The principal correspondents in the volume include: the Secretary of State for Colonies, London; the Political Resident A senior ranking political representative (equivalent to a Consul General) from the diplomatic corps of the Government of India or one of its subordinate provincial governments, in charge of a Political Residency. in the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. , Stuart George Knox; the High Commissioner, Baghdad; the High Commissioner, Jerusalem; the Political Agent A mid-ranking political representative (equivalent to a Consul) from the diplomatic corps of the Government of India or one of its subordinate provincial governments, in charge of a Political Agency. , Kuwait; Political Agent A mid-ranking political representative (equivalent to a Consul) from the diplomatic corps of the Government of India or one of its subordinate provincial governments, in charge of a Political Agency. , Bahrain.
- Extent and format
- 1 volume (270 folios)
- Arrangement
The papers are arranged in approximate chronological order from the front to the rear of the volume.
- Physical characteristics
Foliation: the main foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the front cover with 1, and terminates at the inside back cover with 272; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located in the top right corner of the recto The front of a sheet of paper or leaf, often abbreviated to 'r'. side of each folio. Two additional foliation sequences are also present in parallel between ff 3-269, and ff 163-261; these numbers are also written in pencil, but are not circled.
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- English and Arabic in Latin and Arabic script View the complete information for this record
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- IOR/R/15/5/70
- Title
- 'File 22/23 II Kuwait Conference 1924'
- Pages
- front, front-i, 2r:187v, 192r:271v, back-i, back
- Author
- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
- Usage terms
- Open Government Licence