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‘File 16/2 Correspondence between the Hon. the P.R. and H.E. the H.C. for Iraq and King Ibn Saud’ [‎25r] (49/80)

The record is made up of 1 file (38 folios). It was created in 3 Dec 1929-4 Mar 1930. 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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(4) Th^ #f Bin Mastiliur (5) Tht Ifixtraditiou Treaty*
Tli« pr»pws*al« au^#> 8 t«u by uu in this connection ^sirt
bandod over to the Irac^ Bolegatoo by our Do legates when they
wore in Kuwait, which wore diacutiued and nearly setUad in
Jeddah when the diBcusuion teek place with the regretted
late General Clayton. The nost Important matter about which
the Hodjaz and Hajd pooplo are anxious is the question of
executing your undertaking which you promised ua. We request
Your Excellency to reply us very early on the questions
mentioned above so as to roach uu before wo reach the in-
-terier of lUgd. As you know nothing will remove doubts and
strengthen relations between the two countries except the
execution of your last premia* to us. Please reply soen.
Usual ending• Ends UMAXParagh
Would be glad ef reply if any Enclair as
coding grout burden on my limited staff.
Am sending Resident poat eepy.
110 . 1 ) ^ 1 *f W 30 .
P.llUoiil Ag.iioy, BuliVaiB.
Thu iiCth February 1930.
Copy forwareed for informiition to the Hon bl*
the Folitieal Residsnt in the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. , Buohire.
Pelitical Agent, Bahrain.

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Correspondence between British Government officials, and between the 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 Bahrain (Captain Charles Geoffrey Prior) and the King of Nejd and Hejaz (Ibn Saud [‘Abd al-‘Azīz bin ‘Abd al-Raḥmān bin Fayṣal Āl Sa‘ūd]), concerning territorial transgressions and treaties associated with the borders between Nejd and Kuwait, Iraq and Trans Jordania [Jordan].

Reference is made in the correspondence to: the presence of ‘rebellious subjects’ (associated with the Ikhwan), including Shaikh Faisal ed Dawish [Fayṣal al-Duwaysh], in Kuwait in late 1929; raids made by Ibn Mesaad in Trans Jordania in early 1930; arrangements for the signing of a Bon Voisinage An agreement or treaty based on principles of 'good neighbourliness', often signed between countries which share borders. (good neighbourly relations) treaty between the Kingdom of Nejd and Hejaz and Iraq at Baghdad in March 1930, following the meeting of King of Iraq [Fayṣal al-Awwal ibn al-Ḥusayn ibn ‘Alī al-Hāshimī] and Ibn Saud, on board the British vessel HMS Lupin in February 1930.

Other correspondents in the file, to which reference is made in the file’s title, are: the 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 the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. (Lieutenant-Colonel Hugh Vincent Biscoe, referred to as ‘the P.R.’), and his Excellency (‘H.E.’) the High Commissioner (‘H.C.’) for Iraq (Sir Francis Henry Humphrys).

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1 file (38 folios)
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The file’s contents are arranged in approximate chronological order, from the earliest item at the front to the latest at the end.

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Foliation: the foliation sequence commences at the front cover with 1 and terminates at the inside back cover with 40; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are 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.

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