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'File 22/23 II Kuwait Conference 1924' [‎190r] (379/544)

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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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8th February 1924.
From:
Hie Highnet;fc Abdul Aziz,Bin Sa f ud
Sultan £»f * He jd ,Nej d.
To
Lieut Col.S,G.Knox, C.S.I.,C.I,E.,
President of the Kuv/ait Conference. -y**
Dear Friend,
I have received your letter Ho.52 of the 24th
January concerning the northern boundaries. I thank you very
much for the opinions and solicitude especially your personal
solicitude but,with regard to what the envoys of Nejd have put
forward as to the prolongation of the boundaries beyond line
parallel to the boundary of Syria ? these proposals were
founded on the supposition that the Government of Trans Jordan
was. an independent Government. If your honour had shown these
opinions to the envoys on the consideration that these boundaries
chiefly concerned the British Government herself you would have
seen that the envoys would have changed their opinions and
proposals from those expressed by them for we have full trust
in the British Government and in no other and we are convinced
that she will guard her engagements with scrupulous care.
I cannot agree to the junction of Trans Jordan with
Iraq for I have no security against the tricks which the
authorities of those Governments raise and you have seen their
obstajey in the matter of the return of criminals from which
it can be seen that there is their deliberate trickery and I
think there is no civilised Government that will approve that
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it should be a refuge for murderers and thiejs.
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Our envoys have made plain to you the necessity
which impels us to the junction of our boundary with Syria and
we are unable to watch the Government of Trans Jordan dominating
and our trade and our vital interests but,if the objection really
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comes from the British Government,then I leave to th$ Government
herself to find a solution to repel the danger threatening my
country and my tribes now and in the future from the junction
of the Government of Trans Jordania with Iraq, and to find a

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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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