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'File 61/11 VII (D 122) Hejaz-Nejd Miscellaneous' [‎9v] (31/454)

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The record is made up of 1 volume (223 folios). It was created in 23 Jun 1934-30 Apr 1936. 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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Article 6.
The two high contracting parties undertake immediately to withdraw their
troops from the country which, by virtue of this treaty, becomes the possession
of the other party, and to safeguard the inhabitants and troops.
Article 7.
The two high contracting parties each undertake to prevent their people from
committing any harmful or hostile act against the people of the other kingdom,
in any district or on any route; to prevent raiding between the Bedouin on both
sides; to return all (property) which is established by legal investigation, after
the ratification of this treaty, as having been taken; to give compensation for all
damage, according as may be legally necessary, where crimes of murder or
wounding have been committed; and severely to punish anyone proved to have
committed any hostile act. This article shall continue operative until another
agreement shall have been drawn up between the two parties as to the manner of
investigating and estimating damage and loss.
Article 8.
The two high contracting parties mutually undertake to refrain from
resorting to force in all difficulties between them, and to do their utmost to settle
any disputes which may arise between them, whether caused by this treaty or the
interpretation of all or any of its articles or resulting from any other cause, by
friendly representations; in the event of inability to agree by this means each of
the two parties undertakes to resort to arbitration, of which the conditions, the
manner of demand, and the conduct are explained in the appendix attached to this
treaty. This appendix shall have the force and authority of this treaty, and shall
be considered as an integral part of it.
Article 9.
J he two high contracting parties undertake, by all moral and material means
at their command, to prevent the use of their territory as a base and centre for
any hostile action or enterprise, or preparations therefor, against the country of
the other party. T hey also undertake to take the following measures immediately
on receipt of a written demand from the Government of the other party :—
(1) If the person endeavouring to foment insurrection is a subject of the
Government which receives the application to take measures, he should,
after the matter has been legally investigated and established, receive
a deterrent punishment which will put an end to his actions and
prevent their recurrence.
(2) If the person endeavouring to foment insurrection is a subject of the
Government making the demand for measures to be taken, he should be
immediately arrested by the Government applied to and handed over
to the Government making the demand. The Government asked to
surrender him shall have no right to excuse themselves from carrying
out this demand, but shall be bound to take adequate steps to prevent
the flight of the person asked for, and in the event of the person asked
for being able to run a^ay, the Government from whose territory he
has fled shall undertake not to allow him to return to its territory, and
if he is able so to return, shall arrest him and hand him over to his
Government.
(3) If the person endeavouring to foment insurrection is a subject of a third
Government, the Government to whom the demand is made and who
finds the person in its territories, shall immediately and directly after
the receipt of the demand of the other Government, take steps to expel
him from its country, and to consider him as undesirable and to
prevent him from returning there in future.
Article 10.
The two high contracting parties agree not to receive anyone who has fled
.rom the jurisdiction of his Government, whether he be great or small, official or
non-official, an individual or a group. Each of the high contracting parties shall

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Content

The volume contains letters, telegrams, and memoranda relating to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. Most of the correspondence is between the British Legation in Jeddah, the Foreign Office in London, the Political Residencies in Bushire and Aden, the Political Agencies in Bahrain, Kuwait, and Muscat, the High Commissioner in Trans-Jordan, the British Embassy in Baghdad, the Colonial Office in London, the 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, the Government of India, and Ibn Sa'ud.

The volume covers a wide range of subjects, including:

  • the dispute between Saudi Arabia and Yemen, including issues of the translation of the Treaty of Taif;
  • the planning, development, and financing of roads;
  • the differing characters of two of Ibn Sa'ud's sons, Amirs Sa'ud and Faisal;
  • the appointment of new ministers in the Saudi Arabian government;
  • the slave trade in the region;
  • an Egyptian commercial and financial mission to the country led by Talaat Pasha An Ottoman title used after the names of certain provincial governors, high-ranking officials and military commanders. Harb;
  • a general amnesty for all 'political offenders' given by Ibn Sa'ud;
  • new regulations on foreign ownership of property;
  • Ibn Sa'ud's effort to improve the Saudi Arabian standing army;
  • the French upgrade of their Consulate in Jeddah to a Legation;
  • the general financial situation in Saudi Arabia;
  • the proposal to restore the Hejaz Railway, including the lead up to a conference on the matter in Haifa in October 1935;
  • an attempt on Ibn Sa'ud's life in Mecca;
  • Saudi-Soviet relations;
  • the activities of the Saudi Arabia Mining Syndicate;
  • Amir Sa'ud's visit to Europe;
  • the death of 'Abdullah ibn Jiluwi, Amir of Hasa;
  • the prospect of Saudi Arabia joining the League of Nations;
  • new Saudi regulations on the importation, sale, and possession of firearms;
  • officer training for Saudis and Yemenis in Iraq;
  • the introduction of a special import tax at Jeddah to fund local schools;
  • Anglo-Italian relations;
  • the proposal to renew the Treaty of Jeddah of 1927;
  • unrest in Hasa due to the imposition of a 'jihad tax' on those who did not take part in recent fighting on behalf of the Kingdom.

Notable in the volume is an interview with Fuad Bey Hamza, the Deputy Minister for Foreign Affairs, extracted from the newspaper Ayyam (folio 34).

At the back of the volume (folios 207-213v) are internal office notes.

Extent and format
1 volume (223 folios)
Arrangement

The volume is arranged chronologically.

Physical characteristics

Foliation: The sequence begins on the first folio and continues through to the inside back cover. The numbers are written in pencil, circled, and 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. There are the following irregularities: 1A, 1B, 1C, and 1D; 88, and 88A; 165 and 165A. There is a second foliation system that is uncircled and inconsistent.

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