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File 1166/1925 'Arabia: Nejd; negotiations with Ibn Saud regarding Iraq-Nejd question and Trans-Jordan boundary; Sir G Clayton's mission; Bahra agreement, 2nd November, 1925' [132v] (271/769)
The record is made up of 1 volume (378 folios). It was created in 14 Apr 1925-28 Jul 1927. 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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measures as the British Government might recommend to disnel
such idea. He would be prepared also to abstain from fortifying
place on condition that should exceptional circumstances ari ' ^
would be free, after consultation with His Majesty’s Government t
arm it and take such military measures as circumstances recmi ’ T
He would place before Great Britain two alternatives • either Gt
Britain should prevent any danger arising to him or should ..luT
h.m to repel that danger himself. His whole attitude wouldT
defensive and not offensive. The question of ensuring British
interests on the border was one which he had very much at h *
and it was not his intention to place offensive posts on the frontier
I then asked Ibn Sa‘ud if he would make a statement with regard
to his treatment of certain tribes in Trans-Jordan who mmht comp
from time to time temporarily under his jurisdiction. The oup^iT
was not directly connected with that of Kaf, but I desired to have
an idea of his policy towards these tribes. Ibn Sa‘ud replied that
this matter could be regulated by conditions and agreements andT
r lf rht s of tribes would be recognised. There was, however on
point which would have to be provided for, and that was intrim,!
against himself fomented by other rulers with a view to causing
trouble between G.eat Britain and himself. using
In reply to a question, His Highness said that he would be pleased
to tome to some agreement whereby principles might be laid down
Tf co a t T'’ ‘h dcalinsr • Vit ^ raidS - He also "horned the suggestion
of contact and commumcation with British officers, which h/thouX
would greatly facilitate matters. If Kaf were granted to nnd^?^
pied by him he would issue instructions to his subordinates to see
British officers regularly; he believed that this would lead to *
i™Zl U :%T d,ae ’ anH i4 Was in fact ^ things°for
' r eferred to memorandum No. 1 * in which His Highness
LTe' n ,oT;u:b b e7b ff ai x fo\rw.ur sh ^r rn - w ^-
S fr ^ ^eTto TraTs!
appeared to^be^onfv two ' '^r 10 , an :m P artial o bser '' er 'here
undertaken responsibilities in regard to ^h 6306 ^!" eaties the y had
Railway which lav within r v u ixl 1 , th e P ort,ons of the Hejaz
therefore, "insist on^ a'suffici^idv'wide anC territ ° ry - TH ^ mUSt ’
way would remain fr 7 . ! fle f mar ^ ln to ensure that the Rail-
point, they could not permit any ‘ he
and the Trans-Iordnn triKo . P ollc y of peaceful penetration
grazing grounds and full freed!^ f aVG ^ buIk their tracl,t,onal
iie would like to examine that ° - move .™ nt .- His Highness said
reply later, to which I agreed.^ 1 ^ ' 0n Wlth h ' S advlsers and wou,d
* Annexure 4..
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This volume contains correspondence, reports, telegrams, a memorandum and minutes between Sultan of Nejd Ibn Saud [‘Abd al-‘Azīz bin ‘Abd al-Raḥmān bin Fayṣal Āl Sa‘ūd] and the British Representative regarding the negotiations of the 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 boundary after the First World War. Related matters of discussion include the following: Gilbert Clayton’s mission; a conference agreement with tribunal representation; relations between Iran and Nejd relating to refugee issues; the British mandate; the railway in the southern part of Nejd; Mullah Hafiz; the Bahra agreement; the Hada Agreement; the Jeddah Agreement; and conflicts and riots between Iraq and Nejd around the frontier. The correspondence in the volume is mainly internal correspondence between British officials, although the Sultan of Nejd and officials from the Iraqi Government also feature.
The principal correspondents are: the High Commissioner for Iraq; Under Secretary of States; Sir Gilbert Falkingham Clayton, British Agent and Consul General in Jeddah; and the Government of Iraq. Other items of note include a hand-drawn map showing the 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 (f 223), a draft of the negotiations between Gilbert Clayton and Ibn Saud (ff 287-305); an annotated draft of negotiations by R V Vernon (ff 123-167); a newspaper article about the Anglo-Wahabi Agreement (f 196); and finally a memorandum with a list by the Iraqi Government summited to the Tribunal regarding the damages after the raids (ff 55-57).
The volume includes a divider, which gives the subject number, the year the subject file was opened, the subject heading, and a list of correspondence references by year. This is placed at the back of the correspondence.
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- 1 volume (378 folios)
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The volume's contents are arranged in approximate chronological order from the rear to the front of the volume.
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Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the first folio with 1 and terminates at the last folio with 380; 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.A previous foliation sequence between ff 256-378, which is also circled, has been superseded and therefore crossed out. The foliation sequence does not include the front and back covers.
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- front, back, spine, edge, head, tail, front-i, 1r:27v, 30r:54v, 56r:64v, 66r:90v, 93r:195v, 197r:222v, 224r:241v, 243r:314v, 316r:321v, 322ar, 322r:335v, 338r:380v, back-i
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