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18. June 28, 1929.—Seven International Postal Conventions signed in
London. Ratified by Ibn Sand by means of a note addressed to His Britannic
Majesty’s Legation in Jedda on the 25th June, 1930. H.
19. August 3, 1929.—Treaty with Turkey. Signed at Mecca. Ratifications
exchanged at Jedda on the 10th December, 1930. H.
20. August 23, 1929.—Treaty with Persia. Signed at Teheran. Ratifica
tions exchanged at Jedda on the 8th June, 1930. H.
21. October 9, 1930.—Acceptance by the Idrisi of the practical annexation
of Asir by Ibn Saud. The date given is that of the Idrisi’s telegram and letter
requesting Ibn Saud to take charge. The documents recording the transaction
were not in treaty form, but are printed in the Hejazi collection of treaties. H.
22. Afril 7, 1931.—Treaty of Friendship and “ Bon-Voisinage ’’ with Iraq.
Signed at Mecca. Replaced the similar treaty which had been initialled at
Bagdad on the 9th March, 1930, but had not been completed. Provision made by
both Governments for ratification of this and Nos. 23 and 24, but ratifications not
actually exchanged up to the end of 1931. H.
23. April 7, 1931.—Arbitration Protocol with Iraq. See No. 22. H.
24. April 8, 1931.—Extradition Treaty with Iraq. See No. 22. H.
25. July 13, 1931.—Convention for the Limitation of the Manufacture, &c.,
of Narcotic Drugs, signed at Geneva. Not yet ratified by Hejaz-Nejd.
26. Autumn of 1931..—Money Order Agreement with Palestine. Concluded
in the form of an agreement between the respective Postal Administrations.
27. November 10, 1931.—General Treaty with France. Signed at Jedda.
Not published pending ratification, which had not taken place up to the end
of 1931.
28. November 10, 1931.—Commercial Convention with the States of Syria
and the Lebanon. Signed at Jedda. Not published pending ratification, which
had not taken place up to the end of the year. See No. 27.
29. December 15, 1931.—Treaty of “Bon-Voisinage,” Friendship and
Extradition with the Yemen. Signed at Abu Arish. Not published pending
ratification.
Notes.— 1. Soviet Russia and the Netherlands are in relations with
Hejaz-Nejd, and maintain representatives at Jedda, without having concluded
formal treaties with Ibn Saudi Afghanistan, Poland and the United States of
America have formally recognised Ibn Saud, without concluding treaties and
without establishing missions of their own at Jedda. Italy and Egypt maintain
representatives of consular status at Jedda without having concluded treaties
with or formally recognised Ibn Saud.
2. Negotiations for a general treaty with Italy were in an advanced stage
at the end of 1931. More nebulous negotiations were pending with Egypt and
possibly with Soviet Russia. A money order agreement, similar to No. 26, had
been negotiated with the postal department of the Government of India, but
signed copies had not actually been exchanged.
Appendix No. 2.
Note by Mr. Vice-Consul G. W. Furlonge on the Import Trade of the Hejaz.
There are no industries in the Hejaz; and the local production of
food-stuffs is far from sufficient for the needs of the inhabitants. Imports are
therefore largely confined to the necessities of life sufficient for a primitive
population. Amongst food-stuffs, the chief are : flour, imported from India; rice
from Burma, India and Egypt; barley and wheat from Basra and India; dates
from Basra; dhall from India and Egypt; sugar, formerly from Java, but now
largely supplied from Czechoslovakia, Italy, Belgium and Germany; coffee from