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Coll 6/66 'Saudi-Arabia: Saudi-Transjordan Frontier' [‎136r] (271/427)

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The record is made up of 1 file (212 folios). It was created in 3 Apr 1934-6 Mar 1940. It was written in English. 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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If His Majesty’s Government now embark on negotiations with
Ibn Saud and attempt to iemarcate tne frontier between
Trans-Jordan and Nejd ? they might find themselves in the
position either of having to break off negotiations (with
the result that the question would be reft undetermined and
serious friction might well arise until some final settlement
was reached) or of permitting the southern terminal of this
frontier to be fixed so far to the north that the interests
of Trans-Jordan on the Hedjaz section of their frontier might
be seriously prejudiced.
The other course suggested at the meeting was that
His Majesty’s Government ^ould take the initiative at
once in raising the matter with Ibn Gaud. The whole question
of the frontiers between Trans-Jordan and Saudi Arabia
cannot be left unsettled indefinitely, and it is unlikely
that a more favourable opportunity than the present will
present itself. It is now known that the map used by
the negotiators of the Hadda Agreement is entirely in
accurate, and His Majesty’s Government would, therefore,
be on strong ground in proposing a re-definition of the
frontier in the light of the o'cvicus intentions of the
negotiators of that Agreement._ Moreover, His Majesty’s
Government might find themselves in a somewhat invidious
position if at some future date Ibn Saud were himself
to take the initiative, since they might then be forced
to admit that they had known for some time that the map
was inaccurate, but had taker, no action in the matter.
After consideration of the views expressed at
the meeting. Sir Philip Cunliffe-Lister has reached the
conclusion that the balance cf advantage lies in taking
up the question of the frontier with Ibn Saud now, and
subject to the views of the ether interested Departments
of His Majesty’s Government he suggests that His Majesty’s

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This file primarily concerns British policy on the question of the Saudi- 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 frontier, specifically the frontier between 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 Nejd, as initially outlined in the Hadda Agreement of 1925.

The correspondence includes discussion of the following:

The file also includes the following:

The file features the following principal correspondents: His Majesty's Minister at Jedda (Sir Andrew Ryan, succeeded by Sir Reader William Bullard); His Majesty's Chargé d'Affaires to Jedda (Albert Spencer Calvert); John Bagot Glubb, Acting Officer Commanding the Arab Legion; the Air Officer Commanding Palestine and 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 (Richard Edmund Charles Peirse); the Saudi Minister of Foreign Affairs [Fayṣal bin ‘Abd al-‘Azīz Āl Sa‘ūd]; officials of the Foreign Office, the Colonial Office, the Air Ministry, and the War Office.

The file includes a divider which gives a list of correspondence references contained in the file by year. This is placed at the back of the correspondence (folio 2).

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1 file (212 folios)
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The papers are arranged in approximate chronological order from the rear to the front of the file.

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Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the inside front cover with 1, and terminates at the last folio with 213; 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. An additional foliation sequence is present in parallel between ff 2-209; these numbers are also written in pencil, but are not circled.

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