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'File 61/14 VIII (D 55) Relations Between Nejd And Iraq' [‎74v] (154/782)

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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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Enclosure 1 in No. 1.
Ihn Sand to Mr. S tone he w e r -Bird.
(Translation.)
(After compliments.)
WE have received your Excellency's letter in which you enquired about some
of the points suggested by us regarding the arbitration. e are glad to acquaint
the British Government of the following explanations :—
1. The object of paragraphs 1 and 2 of the twelfth clause of our letter is that
one party only and not two should be appointed to the Commission o! Arbitration
opposite our representatives. So that if Iraq is going to select the arbitrators the
British Government will be neutral in the Commission ot Arbitration, and will not
delegate anyone on their behalf.
2. We explain the object of paragraph 4 of the twelfth clause of our letter
referred to as follows : The purpose of the Commission of Arbitration will be to
look into the disagreement which has fallen between the two parties with a view to
giving a judgment on it. And as on the day of Ijquair we did not consent to give
up our territories which have been annexed to Iraq, except under overwhelming
circumstances, and that this ceding was subject to the condition that there should
be no building on the lands which we had ceded, and as the British Government has
refused to accept this as the meaning of the third clause of the Protocol of Uquair
(as mentioned in your Excellency's letter of the 16th November, 1928), our yielding
those lands conditional on the meaning of the third clause will be without effect. The
dispute will consequently be not about the third clause of the Protocol of Uquair
alone, but about the first and third clauses.
We therefore request that we and Iraq should approach the arbitrators with
a view to considering the question of the frontiers and the question of the third
clause, which arose out of the first clause.
With respects.
(Seal of Ibn Saud.)
11.8.1347 (23.1.1929).
Enclosure 2 in No. 1.
Mr. Stonehewer-Bird to Ihn Sand.
(After respectful compliments.)
Your Majesty, Jeddah, February 5, 1929.
I HAVE the honour to acknowledge the receipt of your Majesty's letter of the
23rd January, in which your Majesty was good enough to explain certain proposals
with regard to arbitration.
2. I fear that I must trouble your Majesty once again on the subject of
conditions 1 and 2 under paragraph 12 of your Majesty's letter of the 12th December.
3. It is, I gather, your Majesty's proposal that arbitrators should be chosen
in equal numbers by Nejd and Iraq. I venture to point out that arbitration in these
conditions could have no hope of success. Provision must, if Nejd and Iraq are to
choose one or more arbitrators each, be made for the selection of a neutral arbitrator,
as otherwise a majority vote could not be assured. The usual practice is for
the Governments concerned to arrange the appointment by agreement of an
additional or neutral arbitrator. The parties to the dispute should, moreover, agree
in advance to accept the decision of the majority of the arbitrators.
4. I am authorised to suggest as an alternative course for your Majesty's
consideration the appointment of'a single arbitrator of high repute to be selected by
agreement between the parties to the dispute.
5. I should be grateful if your Majesty would be good enough to explain the
precise meaning of condition 6 in paragraph 12 of letter No. 31/12.
T? pcrvpf <5
F. H. W. STONEHEWER-BIRD.

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Content

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.

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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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English and Arabic in Latin and Arabic script
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