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'File 61/11 VII (D 122) Hejaz-Nejd Miscellaneous' [‎11r] (34/454)

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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 22.
This treaty shall be ratified and confirmed by Their Honourable Majesties
the two Kings within the shortest possible time, having regard to the common
interest of the two sides in this (being done). It shall come into force as from
the date of the exchange of the instruments of ratification, except as regards what
has been laid down in article 1, relative to the ending of the state of war
immediately after its signature. It shall continue in force for a period of
twenty (20) complete lunar years. It may be renewed or modified during the
six months preceding its expiry. If not so renewed or modified by that date,
it shall remain in force until six months after such time as one party has given
notice to the other party of his desire to modify it.
Article 23.
This treaty shall be called the Treaty of Taif. It has been drawn up in
two copies in the noble Arabic language, each of the two high contracting parties
being in the possession of one copy.
In witness whereof each of the plenipotentiaries has affixed his signature.
Written in the city of Jedda( 1 ) on the sixth day of the month of Safar
thirteen hundred and fifty-three.
KHALID-BIN-ABDUL AZIZ-AS-SAUD.
ABDULLAH-BIN-AHMED-AL- WAZIR Minister. .
( 1 ) The treaty was signed at Taif and " Jedda " is probably only a slip.
Appendix.
Arbitration Covenant between the Saudi Arab Kingdom and the
Kingdom of the Yemen.
Whereas their Majesties the Imams King Abdul Aziz, King of the Saudi
Arab Kingdom, and King Yahya, King of the Yemen, have agreed in accordance
with article 8 of the Treaty of Peace, Friendship and Good Understanding,
known as the Treaty of Taif, signed on the 6th Safar, 1353, to refer to arbitration
any dispute or difference which may arise out of the relations between them, their
Governments and countries, when all friendly representations fail to settle it,
the two high contracting parties undertake to effect arbitration in the manner
shown in the following articles :—
Article 1.
Each of the two high contracting parties undertakes to accept reference of
the question in dispute to arbitration within one month of the date of receipt
of the other party of a demand for arbitration.
Article 2.
The arbitration shall be undertaken by a committee composed of an equal
number of arbitrators, half of whom shall be selected by each of the two parties.
A chief arbitrator shall be selected by mutual agreement between the two high
contracting parties. If they do not agree in this respect, each of them shall
nominate a person, and if either party accepts the person nominated by the other
party, the person in question shall become chief arbitrator. If even this cannot
be agreed upon, the chief arbitrator shall be chosen by ballot, on the understanding
that the ballot shall only be drawn on persons acceptable to both parties. The
person chosen by ballot shall become the head of the arbitration committee, and
entitled to settle the case. If, however, agreement cannot be arrived at on the
persons acceptable to both parties, negotiations shall be carried on until the two
parties agree on this point.

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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.

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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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