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File 22/23 III Kuwait Conference [‎66r] (131/200)

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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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only hope of peaceful solution. Proceedings were signed by
both parties and myself as true record of discussion. I allowed
Trans-Jordanian envoys to leave Kuwait today for I saw that their
continued presence here could serve no possible useful object.
Please refer to your telegram 134^ Last resort*Sul tan s
suggestion of direct agreement has not been pressed by Najd
envoys and I do not think it is a serious proposal so I have
not dragged it into the lime-light myself more especially in
view of misgivings of Jerusalem.
Baghdad Telegram 80-S dated 7th April holds out little
hope of Iraq envoys reaching Kuwait before 12th April next when
Najd envoys will certainly demand their own release and I can
give no possible reasonable excuse for their retention. I
therefore propose to yield to necessity and let them go. I hope
to be able to close up all Conference details here by that date
and proceed to India myself.
My telegram No.105 dated 4th April. Apart from important
technical objections of Air Officer Commanding there are rumours
that Ibn Sa’ud.has left for El Qasim and conversations with
Holmes who is now in Kuwait leads me to suppose that Companies
in which he is interested will finance Sultan of Najd to extent
proposed by me. If this is correct his financial condition
cannot be so desperate as I understood it to be when I made my
proposals so that apart from technical objections I would not
myself now press drastic proposals of my telegram No.105 and
would revert rather to attitude of my despatch No.138 dated
30th of March which left here by air 2nd April and should reach
you by 16 th.-Knox.

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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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