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'File 22/23 II Kuwait Conference 1924' [‎200r] (399/544)

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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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„ 5 /? ^
So. ?? of 1924,
ia& /guzah,
uwai ,Per t i n Gull’,
27th February 1924.
rom :
Lieu\. • Colonel T ,G .Knox, C .G . I #,o . 1.1*,,
President, Kuwait Conference,
iO
j he Hi hi lon’ble 'r. J .H .Thor/iae,
Secret ry oJ State for the Colonies,
Colonial Office,
Downing Street, Lon on S.W.l.
Sir,
I have the honour to lorward herewith in conlirmation
copy of my telegram l o.78 dated the 22nd of ^bru ry 1924. r ihe
tranelatione of the letters from His Highness Abdul ziz I bn
Sa’ud,Sultan of Hejd,referred to in the telegram cited above, are
forwarded herewith.
2. In the meantime 1 have received information from 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. , Bahrain, th;t my telegram No.77 dated the 22nd
3ebruary stopping the Nejd deputation arrived too late and that
the Nejd deputation, minus its President Saiyid Hsmzah nd the
well known L•hrain merchant gutaibi, left for Kuwait on the 2oth
February nd may be expected here tomorrow. It is possible that
they may be r r a reply to the message sent by the Lon tie cht
Resident in the Persian Gull as prescribed in your telegram No.
67 dated the 5th of February 1924 and reported by the Resident
in his telegram Ho.266 oi the 11th of - ebruary 1924.
3. re ly is also due from Lie Highness the fultan to
my letter, the despatch of which was reported in my telegram No.
69 dated the 8th of February and a translated copy forwarded with
my despatch No.77 of the 14th leoruary. Both these letters to Ms
i.ighness the Gultan oi Hkjd left by the mail oi the l^th
Kbru ry from ,-ushire. -hey should tneicfore have reached His
highness the Sultan at Al H ssa about the 2Cth of iebrhary, and
probaoly before the Nejd depuU tion left a 1 ssa. .
4. The matters which now appear to c >11 for immediate
decision are two in number. The firtv is raised in Baghdad

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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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