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File 22/23 III Kuwait Conference [‎59r] (117/200)

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The record is made up of 1 volume (99 folios). It was created in 22 Mar 1924-16 Aug 1925. It was written in English. 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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Telegram. (P) B
Prom Gomiala»Ioni«r, Baghdad.
To Colonial Of floe; repeated to Knox 6t Bu&lxlre
No,, 8l-S (No a to London).
Bated ?th AittII 13.34 (Ptecelved 8-4-24). •
Knox 1 a telegram No.lO? # Arrangements for a flight to Bahrain
after Ramadhan are already In train by arrangement *Ith 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. . For some time too
the Air Officer Commanding has been considering the posaibi -
lit/ of a friendly fIfcgfrt to Riyadh and sent the Air Minis try
a memorandum on the subject by last air mail* The journey
however presents considerable difficulties and some danger
and in Ms opinion should on no account be underUCcen
unless we be certain that the Sultan will actively welcome
the project ansi* will carry out all instructions efficiently
regarding the warning of the tribes,, arranging for a guaixi
and dump near Hasa, and if necessary marking certain points
along the route as guides g for the pilots. The Air Officer
Commanding would be most unwilling to proceed with the
project if It were forced on Ibn Sa > ud, as In that case he
• _ _
would probably negloct auch 1 oatractiorja. It aeemti highly
laprooabla that Ibn Sa’uA would, actlvaly welcome a vis It of
the nature of that which Knox proi^oaea, and., even If he did
the possibility of hla making the return Journey of the
aeroplanes difficult If negotiations fell through must not
be lost sight of„, Therefore it seems essential that not
only a friendly reception but also a friendly conclusion o f
negotiations must be assured beforehand. If this be assured
tfc® shortest tine within which the Air Officer Commanding '
oan guarantee a completion of the preparations would be
three weeKS from the establishment of a flight at Bahrain,
or about six weeks after hearing that Ibn 3a*ud agreed.

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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. Includes the following:

  • resumption of Conference in absence of Iraqi delegates following Ikhwan raid;
  • breakdown and end of Conference;
  • copy of text of Najdi `Green Book' on Kuwait Conference consisting mainly of extracts from the proceedings of the conference and copies of official correspondence.

Included in the volume is an index to the proceedings (folio 99). 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; 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.

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1 volume (99 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 first folio with 1, and terminates at the inside back cover with 100; 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. An additional foliation sequence is present in parallel between ff 1-99; these numbers are also written in pencil, but are not circled.

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