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'Files 61/12 and 61/16 (D 80) Treaty between Bin Saud and H. M. Govt' [194r] (396/408)
The record is made up of 1 volume (200 folios). It was created in 19 Apr 1923-10 Mar 1930. 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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Staff.
20. In conclusion, I desire to testify to the services rendered by my colleagues
on the mission, Mr. S. R. Jordan and Mr. G. Antonius, whose previous work at
Wadi
A seasonal or intermittent watercourse, or the valley in which it flows.
-al-'Aqiq was of great assistance in clearing the ground and enabling me to form
a just appreciation of the situation. Mr. Jordan afforded me valuable help at all times
and placed his local knowledge and experience unreservedly at my disposal. I have
had occasion, in connection with previous missions to the Hejaz and the Yemen, to
bring the services of Mr. Antonius to the favourable notice of His Majesty's
Government, and will only add now that his intimate knowledge of Arab language
and psychology, combined with a clear understanding of the questions at issue, was
quite invaluable and contributed in no small measure to the results achieved.
I have, &c.
GILBERT CLAYTON.
Enclosure 1 in No. 1.
Treaty with the King of the Hejaz and of Nejd.
HIS Majesty the King of Great Britain, Ireland and the British Dominions
beyond the Seas, Emperor of India, on the one part; and
His Majesty the King of the Hejaz and of Nejd and its Dependencies, on the other
part;
Being desirous of confirming and strengthening the friendly relations which exist
between them and of consolidating their respective interests, have resolved to conclude
a treaty of friendship and good understanding, for which purpose His Britannic
Majesty has appointed as his plenipotentiary Sir Gilbert Falkingham Clayton, and
His Majesty the King of the Hejaz and of Nejd and its Dependencies has appointed
His Royal Highness the Amir Faisal ibn Abdul-Aziz, his son and Viceroy in the
Hejaz, as his plenipotentiary.
His Highness the Amir Faisal ibn Abdul-Aziz and Sir Gilbert Falkingham
Clayton, having examined their credentials and found them to be in good and due
form, have accordingly agreed upon and concluded the following articles :—
Article 1.
His Britannic Majesty recognises the complete and absolute independence of the
dominions of His Majesty the King of the Hejaz and of Nejd and its Dependencies.
Article 2.
There shall be peace and friendship between His Britannic Majesty and His
Majesty the King of the Hejaz and Nejd and its Dependencies. Each of the high
contracting parties undertakes to maintain good relations with the other and to
endeavour by all the means at its disposal to prevent his territories being used as a
base for unlawful activities directed against peace and tranquillity in the territories of
the other party.
Article 3.
His Majesty the King of the Hejaz and of Nejd and its Dependencies undertakes
that the performance of the pilgrimage will be facilitated to British subjects and
British-protected persons of the Moslem faith to the same extent as to other pilgrims,
and announces that they will be safe as regards their property and their person during
their stay in the Hejaz.
Article 4.
His Majesty the King of the Hejaz and of Nejd and its Dependencies undertakes
that the property of the aforesaid pilgrims who may die within the territories of His
Majesty and who have no lawful trustee in those territories shall be handed over to the
British Agent in Jeddah or to such authority as he may appoint for the purpose, to be
forwarded by him to the rightful heirs of the deceased pilgrims ; provided that the
property shall not be handed over to the British representative until the formalities of
the competent tribunals have been complied with and the dues prescribed under
Heiazi or Nejdi laws have been duly collected.
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The volume mostly consists of correspondence concerning the relations between Britain and Ibn Sa'ud, with a specific focus on the negotiation and signing of the Treaty of Jeddah. The majority of the correspondence is between the British Legation in Jeddah and the Foreign and Colonial Offices in London. Copies were often sent to the Political Residency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, established in the provinces and regions considered part of, or under the influence of, British India. in Bushire, the Political Agencies in Bahrain and Kuwait, and the High Commissioners in Baghdad and Jerusalem.
The volume follows the evolution of the Treaty:
- Britain's initial reluctance, due to their official friendship with King Hussein, to engage with the issue prior to Ibn Sa'ud's conquest of the Hejaz;
- how this event then gave cause for the Bahra and Hadda agreements of November 1925;
- the negotiations between Ibn Sa'ud and Gilbert Clayton in early 1927 leading to the signing of the Treaty of Jeddah on 20 May that year and its ratification in August.
At the end of the volume (folios192-196) is Clayton's final report on his mission to the Hejaz and includes a copy of the Treaty.
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- 1 volume (200 folios)
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The volume is arranged chronologically.
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Foliation: the sequence starts on the first folio and continues through to the inside back cover. The numbering is written in pencil, circled and written in the top right corner of each folio. There are the following irregularities: ff 1A-1C; f 185A; ff 78-84 are those of a booklet, stored in an envelope (f 77A). There is a second sequence that is also written in pencil but is not circled and is inconsistent.
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- 'Files 61/12 and 61/16 (D 80) Treaty between Bin Saud and H. M. Govt'
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- 189v:191r, 194r:195r, 154r:154v, 125r:125v, 108r:108v
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