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'File 61/22 I (D 116) Bahra Agreement: meeting of tribunal under the ---, 1930. Also bound with this file is 61/23:- treaty between Nejd & Kuwait' [31r] (71/422)
The record is made up of 1 volume (209 folios). It was created in 6 Feb 1920-12 Aug 1931. 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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48
(86)
— (87)
(Beccived on 8th June 1930, with Political Secretary's letter No. 21,
dated 2.2nd May 1930.)
Enclosure in Colonial Office covering letter dated 16th May, 1930, Xo.
79006i 218130.
Secret letter from H. E. the High Commissioner for Iraq, to the
Presiuent of the Council of Ministers, Iraq, No. P. O.-102, dated
the 126th April 1930.
I have received an enquiry from the Secretary of State, regarding
the procedure that it is intended to adopt at the Tribunal which, as at pre
sent arranged, is to meet at Kuwait in June to settle XaJd-'Iraq claims.
As I told Your Excellency a few days ago I am inclined to doubt whe
ther the Tribunal will succeed in obtaining any real satisfaction of the
claims of the 'Iraq tribes. It will be exceeding difficult for the Tribunal
to prove or disapprove the validity of claims dating back over two years,
and the Tribunal is also likely to find itself entangled in side issues, such
as the claim that the Dahamshah tribe belongs to Xajd.
When I discussed the question with Fuad Hamza in Baghdad on
March 10th, he also said spontaneously that the Tribunal was unlikely to
achieve anything as the Najd delegates would put in claims to balance the
'Iraq claims. He suggested that the only satisfactory solution was for
His Majesty King Feisal to accept a lump sum in settlement of all claims ;
King Ibn Sa'ud has already offered £10,000 [cf., Serial No. (42)] to be
shared between the tribes of Kuwait and 'Iraq, and Fuad Hamza said he
thought it likely that King Ibn Sa'ud would agree to increase this figure
so that 'Iraq might receive the round sum of £10,000.
As Your Excellency is aware however King Ibn Sa'ud has not yet
paid the £10,000 which he promised to pay early in March. I am sure in
my own mind that his failure to do so in due to his uncertainty whether
His Majesty King Feisal intends to carry out the undertaking in regard
to Ibn Basiihur which King Ibn Sa'ud understands His Majesty to have
given during the Lupin conference. I understood from Your Excellency
that His Majesty was corresponding direct with King Ibn Sa'ud on this sub
ject and I hope that a satisfactory settlement will shortly be reached. I
fear that it will be useless to propose to King Ibn Sa'ud the matter of
'Iraq's claims against Najd until the Ibn Mashhur question is definitely
disposed of.
In order that I may be able to reply to the Secretary of State I should
be glad to know as soon as possible :—
(i) Whether the 'Iraq Government would agree to accept a lump
sum payment of £10,000 in settlement of their claims, and to
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The volume contains two separate but related subject files: on the Bahra Tribunal (folios 1-80) and on a proposed treaty between Kuwait and the Kingdom of Nejd and Hejaz (folios 81-198). Both parts consist of correspondence relating to their subjects.
The correspondents in both parts include Francis Humphrys, High Commissioner for Iraq, Harold Dickson, 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. at Kuwait, the British Charge d'Affaires at Jeddah, Hugh Biscoe, 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. at Bushire, the Government of India, the Foreign Office, Colonial Office, and 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. in London, Sheikh Aḥmad, Ruler of Kuwait, Ibn Sa‘ud, King of Najd and Hejaz, and the Government of Iraq.
The first part deals with the following matters:
- organisation of the tribunal, including suggestions for time, location and who (of the British officers) will preside over proceedings;
- what claims for compensation will be considered, specifically whether to permit submission for claims from raids prior to November 1927 (date of the Busaiya Raid);
- the payment of a lump sum of £10,000 to be made by Ibn Sa‘ud to Kuwait and Iraq.
- the applications to migrate to Syria of rebel Najd subject, Ibn Mashhur.
Folios 77-80 are internal office notes.
The second part deals with the proposals and preparations for a treaty between Kuwait and Najd. It includes suggestions of a meeting between the rulers of the two countries and a discussion about the future of Kuwait as an independent nation. Folios 122-124 contain a copy of the draft agreement.
Folios 195-198 are internal office notes.
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- 1 volume (209 folios)
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The volume is split into two parts, each a subject file itself, and each part is arranged chronologically.
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Foliation: the sequence starts on the first folio and continues through to the last. It is written in pencil 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. Foliation anomalies: 1a, 1b, 1c, 1d; 12, 12a; 132, 132a; 150, 150a; 188, 188a; 193, 193a. There is no folio number ‘1’. There are other intermittent and inconsistent numbering systems which are often crossed out.
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- front, front-i, 1ar:1dv, 2r:12v, 12ar:12av, 13r:46v, 48r:132v, 132ar:132av, 133r:150v, 150ar:150av, 151r:188v, 188ar:188av, 189r:193v, 193ar:193av, 194r:201v, back-i, back
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