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'Report by Sir Gilbert Clayton, K.C.M.G., K.B.E., C.B., on his Mission to the King of Hejaz and of Najd and its Dependencies, for the purpose of negotiating a settlement of outstanding questions. (April-June, 1928)' [14] (16/96)
The record is made up of 1 volume (48 folios). It was created in Aug 1928. 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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tribes in the
Wadi
A seasonal or intermittent watercourse, or the valley in which it flows.
Sirhan, who were subject to him. I was not in a
position to confirm or contradict the news, nor was I able when I
visited Jersusalem ten days later to obtain any confirmation. I am
given to understand, however, that news has since been received from
Trans-Jordan which tends to confirm the accuracy of Ibn Sa'ud's
information. If that is so, perhaps you will think it fit to convey to
Ibn Sa'ud an assurance that the Trans-Jordan Government will
take prompt and adequate measures to deal with the situation created
by the raids on his tribes.
37. The second question relates to the air-route along the south
western coast of the
Persian Gulf
The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran.
and the supply of British pilots and
mechanics to organise and operate Ibn Sa'ud's air service. On
this question I made no attempt to approach Ibn Sa'ud. No
settlement in regard to the main object of my mission having been
arrived at, I did not judge it desirable to broach the question, even
tentatively.
38. In your letter No. 59092/28 of the 18th April,* mention is made
of a proposal put forward by the High Commissioner for 'Iraq, for a
revised interpretation of Article 5 of the Bahra Agreement. This
matter was discussed at Jedda, and Ibn Sa'ud signified his agreement
to the principle of the revised interpretation as proposed by the
High Commissioner for 'Iraq and concurred in by the High
Commissioner for Trans-Jordan. In view, however, of the deadlock
on the main question, it was not possible to secure Ibn Sa'ud's
final assent to this proposal.
39. On his side, the King put forward a proposal for the conclusion
of a
Bon Voisinage
An agreement or treaty based on principles of 'good neighbourliness', often signed between countries which share borders.
Agreement, which was fully discussed between
his advisers and the 'Iraq delegates. Similar discussions took place
on the subject of the proposed Extradition Agreement, on the basis
of the draft brought by Mr. Cornwallis and approved by the Council
of Ministers in Baghdad. The proceedings and the progress made
with regard to both Agreements are fully reported in Annexure 2,t
while the texts of the relevant drafts will be found in Annexures 5
and 6. | I am of opinion that the conclusion of two such agreements
would be a distinct step forward in the direction of improving the
relations between 'Iraq and Najd. I would also recommend that
efforts be made to obtain the assent of the Trans-Jordan Govern
ment to the conclusion of two similar agreements between Trans-
Jordan and Najd. Lord Plumer, with whom I discussed this matter
in Jerusalem, declared himself thoroughly in favour of my proposal.
40. In the absence, however, of an amicable settlement on the
major question of the posts, I do not anticipate that Ibn Sa'ud
would consent at this stage to the conclusion of either of the proposed
agreements. But this contingency need not deter the 'Iraq
* 59092/28 [No. 12 C.]; not printed.
t Pages 43-62.
I Pages 69-77.
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This printed booklet, produced by the Colonial Office in August 1928, is an account of Sir Gilbert Clayton, His Britannic Majesty's Commissioner and Plenipotentiary, on the first part of his third mission (April-June 1928) to ‘Abd al-‘Azīz bin ‘Abd al-Raḥmān bin Fayṣal Āl Sa‘ūd (Ibn Saud), King of Hejaz [al-Ḥijāz] and Najd and its Dependencies. The purpose of the mission was to negotiate outstanding questions mainly concerning boundaries of and relations between Ibn Saud's territories and Iraq and Trans-Jordan following the Hadda and Bahra Agreements of 1925, and the Treaty of Jeddah of 1927.
Clayton was accompanied by George Antonius, Assistant Secretary to the Palestine Government; Kinahan Cornwallis, Adviser to the Ministry of Interior in Iraq; Captain John Bagot Glubb, Administrative Inspector in the Iraq Government Service; Flight-Lieutenant G M Moore; and Bernard Henry Bourdillon, Counsellor to the 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 Baghdad. The Najd delegates included: Dr Abdullah Damluji [‘Abdullāh al-Damlūjī]; Shaikh Yusuf Yasin [Yūsuf Yāsīn]; Shaikh Hafez Wahba [Ḥāfiẓ Wahbah]; and Shaikh Fuad Hamza [Fu’ād Ḥamzah].
A page of contents and list of annexes appears on folio 2v with the following sections:
- 'Report by Sir Gilbert Clayton, KCMG, KBE, CB' (folios 3-9);
- 'Record of Proceedings' (folios 10-22);
- 'Memorandum and Minutes of the Proceedings of the 'Iraq-Najd Sub-Committee' (folios 23-32);
- 'Memorandum on the Proposed Arbitration between Najd and Trans-Jordan' (folios 33-34)
- 'Notes Exchanged on the Suspension of Negotiations' (folios 34v-35);
- 'Draft Extradition Agreement' (folios 36-27);
- 'Draft Bon Voisinage An agreement or treaty based on principles of 'good neighbourliness', often signed between countries which share borders. Agreement' (folios 38-40);
- 'Correspondence Relating to Frontier Incidents, April, 1928' (folios 40v-43).
There is one appendix which consists of Colonial Office letters of instruction to Sir Gilbert Clayton, dated 17 April 1928 (folios 43v-47). The front cover is marked 'Confidential' and 'Printed for the use of the Colonial Office'. Clayton's account is continued in 'Middle East No. 28', 'Report by Sir Gilbert Clayton, K.C.M.G., K.B.E., C.B., on his Mission to the King of Hejaz and of Najd and its Dependencies, for the purpose of negotiating a settlement of outstanding questions. (July-August, 1928)' (IOR/L/PS/20/E90/2).
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There is a table of contents, a list of annexes and an appendix, which make reference to page numbers in the volume.
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