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'File 61/14 VIII (D 55) Relations Between Nejd And Iraq' [6r] (17/782)
The record is made up of 1 volume (389 folios). It was created in 22 Dec 1928-29 Apr 1929. It was written in English and Arabic. 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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to-day, against which we have protested and to which the newspaper 1 A1 Iraq,
published in Bagdad on the 19th Tashrin Awal, 1347, referred. We are therefore
not secure from Iraq.
10. If there were no third clause of the Protocol of Uqair between Nejd and
Iraq, Nejd would see in those buildings a menace to her existence and independence
built with evil intention against her, and she cannot be reassured about her life while
they exist. She protests against their erection and opposes it. In doing so she sees
herself defending her right and her life threatened some day by sudden danger.
11. We therefore beg the British Government for the preservation of the
interests of right, justice and equity to reconsider their decision in this matter and
look considerately on what we have mentioned in this letter in order to preserve
tranquillity and calm in a country where it is not at all to the interest of the British
Government to see incalculable bloodshed.
12. When we concluded the Protocol of Uqair it never entered our mind that
there would be any room for explanation or interpretation, and that what was given
us as compensation for the loss of our territories would be taken from us through
interpretation. We had no doubt or suspicion as to the correctness of our arguments
and proofs, and we had no idea that we should be invited to go to an arbitrator for
judgment in a thing which is as clear as daylight. We believe that the foregoing
explanation will convince the British Government to reconsider their decision. If,
however, all that has already been mentioned does not result in explaining the truth
and matters have reached such an extreme of confusion that the British Government
will not be satisfied to execute the third clause of the Protocol of Uqair as it stands
unless it is referred to arbitration, we, in spite of the interior difficulties which we
face in the present situation, will accede to the request of the British Government
and accept arbitration if the British Government will take into consideration the
state and position of the Nejd people on the frontiers in this matter and will observe
the following points with regard to the arbitration :—
(1.) The arbitrators shall be constituted of two parties, of which we shall choose
part and the Iraq Government the other part.
(2.) The British Government will be neutral in this arbitration.
(3.) The arbitrators shall be people familiar with the conditions of the Arabs,
zealous in the interests of the Arab question, solicitous of the preservation
of the independence of Nejd and of Iraq now and in the future.
(4.) That the subject of discussion by the arbitrators should be to study the
position from its origin and to return to the examination of the frontiers
between Iraq and Nejd. To learn what formerly went on and the
occurrence of incidents in the past for which there is no lawful
justification.
(5.) The British Government will be responsible for the execution in Iraq of the
decision, whether to Iraq or to Nejd, that the arbitrators will make.
(6.) After the decision of the arbitrators it is necessary that consideration should
be given to avoid harm falling on any party in the execution of the
arbitration.
(7.) The question of the arbitration should be decided and settled as soon as
possible, because the position is critical and delicate and brooks no delay.
13. If the above-mentioned basis is considered, we await the views of the
v British Government in this respect.
14. We have taken note of what is mentioned in the sixth paragraph of the
letter of the British Government regarding the inclusion of British forces within the
scope of the article 6 of the Treaty of Bahra and article 10 of the Treaty of Hadda,
but the condition mentioned in that paragraph is contradictory to the article itself,
for the text of article 6 of the Treaty of Bahra is as follows :—
" The forces of Iraq and Nejd may not cross the common frontier in the
pursuit of offenders except with the consent of both Governments."
This text contains no condition or stipulation^ Do the British Government wish
to make here room for disagreement so as to justify the action of the aviators who
crossed our territories and then desire to refer the interpretation to a committee of
arbitration too? This condition is new to the discussion. So we beg the British
Government to reconsider this view in correcting it and to leave the article in its
reality, because the door of interpretation will leave no value in the treaties.
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The volume consists of letters, telegrams, and reports relating to affairs between the British Mandate of Iraq and the Kingdom of Najd. The majority of the correspondence is between Leo Amery, Secretary of State for the Colonies, Austen Chamberlain, Foreign Secretary (both in London), Henry Dobbs, High Commissioner in Iraq (later Gilbert Clayton, Acting Hich Commissioner in Iraq), Lionel Haworth, 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. in Bushire, Cyril Barrett, 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. in Bahrain, James More, 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. in Kuwait, Ibn Sa'ud, King of Hejaz-Najd and its Dependencies, John Glubb, Administrative Inspector in Iraq, Gerald De Gaury, Special Service Officer in Kuwait, the British Agency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent. in Jeddah, and the Government of India.
The volume covers the period of unrest after a revolt by the Ikhwan , including a number of raids on Kuwait and the Battle of Sabila, which effectively brought the crisis to an end. Subjects raised are:
- a raid on Kuwait by the Ikhwan;
- an attack on a car on the Kuwait-Basra road in which an American Missionary, Henry Bilkert, is killed;
- intelligence of tribal movements and activities, particularly those of the Ikhwan tribes of Mutair, 'Ajman, and 'Utaibah, and the threat and occurrence of cross-border raids, all gathered from reports by John Glubb, Flight Lieutenant Howes (Special Service Officer in Kuwait), as well as local rumour and reports;
- issues concerning the defence of Kuwait;
- the failure of Gilbert Clayton and Ibn Sa'ud to come to an agreement over the legitimacy of the desert 'police posts' in Iraq;
- the thoughts, motivations, and capabilities of Ibn Sa'ud;
- a second meeting between Ibn Sa'ud and Ikhwan leaders in Riyadh to try and resolve the crisis;
- the idea of a blockade of Hasa ports to force the Najdi tribes into submission;
- the Battle of Sabila and its aftermath.
Other subjects included are:
- the imprisonment of Nuhaitar ibn Juraiyid of the Dhafir tribe in Hail;
- the channels through which communication with Ibn Sa'ud should be made (i.e. through Bushire or through Jeddah).
Notable within the volume is a sketch map and extensive notes by Harold Dickson on the seasonal migrations of the shepherd tribes of the Lower Euphrates.
At the end of the volume (folios 378-382) are office notes.
- Extent and format
- 1 volume (389 folios)
- Arrangement
The volume is arranged chronologically. There is an alphabetical subject index to the contents, at the front of the volume (folios 3, 4). The index entries include the folio numbers of relevant documents, to help identify and locate them within the volume.
- Physical characteristics
Main foliation: the sequence starts on the first page and continues through until the inside back cover. The numbering is written in pencil, circled, and positioned 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: there is no folio numbered 2, instead, the second, third, and fourth folios have been numbered respectively 2A, 2B, and 2C.
Secondary, earlier foliation sequence: the numbers1 to 341 are written in pencil, but not circled, on folios that were subsequently renumbered 5 to 377.
Condition: the top left corner of folio 47 has been torn away, obscuring some text.
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