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'File 22/23 II Kuwait Conference 1924' [‎60r] (119/544)

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The record is made up of 1 volume (270 folios). It was created in 16 Jan 1924-23 Mar 1924. 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 Colonial Offic«, London; repeated to Bunhire,
Baghdad and Jerusalem.
No.
Dated 20th January 1W24. ^
lii continuation of my telegram No. 53 of ^5th January.
I cannot see any way of removing the present deadlock with
the representatives of Najd, or of inducing Ibn Sa , ud to
send a suitable envoy to balance /iair Zaid, except by some-
\
one visiting Xbn Ba*ud. It seems advisable provisionally
to accept the envoys* proposal to adjourn the Conference
until 5th Larch, and allow the Najd envoys to return and
consult their principal. There appear to be obvious
objections to my going to "Uqair, and I have considered the
advisability of Daly being sent, but, in addition to the
fact that Ibn Sa’ud was non too pleased with him over what
happened at Bahrain last June, he would not carry sufficient
weight, and the only solution seemd to be that the Political
Resident in the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. should interview Ibn Sa*ud at
’Uqair at the earliest conven.\ent date.
My lettersto Ibn Sa l ud regarding the stage at which matters
have now reached and regarding parallel 32° will go on k
3lst January and copies will be sent to Bushire (the
despatch to which they form enclosures leaves me for Your
Grace tO“day). I could write a third letter explaining the
difficulties in regard to the second breach of faith commit
ted by the Najd envoys, which Trevor could use at his
discretion,/ as also the fact that the president, Baiyid
H&mzah is a refugee from Justice in Hijaz, has served Ibn
Rashid if not others before Ibn Sa’ud, and commands the
confidence of no one. Perhaps he might also usefully comment
on his selection of Mulla Hafidh, who is well known as a
persona ingr&ta to the British, a fact which Ibn Sa’ud may
perhaps not know.
In any case Palestine, Baghdad and Trans-Jordania might take
note that the presence of their envoys is unlikely to be of

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The volume comprises telegrams, despatches, correspondence, memoranda, and notes relating to the 1923-24 Kuwait Conference to arbitrate the Najd- Transjordan Used in three contexts: the geographical region to the east of the River Jordan (literally ‘across the River Jordan’); a British protectorate (1921-46); an independent political entity (1946-49) now known as Jordan and Najd-Hijaz boundaries. The main topics discussed include the following:

  • the Kuwait Conference: adjournment, 1924;
  • further negotiations.

The discussion in the volume relates to the minutes of the sessions (3rd to 12th) and the exhortations of the President of the conference, Stuart George Knox, to the delegates not to take hardened negotiating positions. Topics discussed in the correspondence also include: Ibn Sa'ud's health, flags and badges and raising of armed forces. An index to the volume is given in folio 269.

The principal correspondents in the volume include: the Secretary of State for Colonies, London; 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. , Stuart George Knox; the High Commissioner, Baghdad; the High Commissioner, Jerusalem; 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. , Kuwait; 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. , Bahrain.

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1 volume (270 folios)
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The papers are arranged in approximate chronological order from the front to the rear of the volume.

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Foliation: the main foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the front cover with 1, and terminates at the inside back cover with 272; 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. Two additional foliation sequences are also present in parallel between ff 3-269, and ff 163-261; these numbers are also written in pencil, but are not circled.

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English and Arabic in Latin and Arabic script
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