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'22/23 I Kuwait Conference 1923' [25r] (49/501)
The record is made up of 1 volume (250 folios). It was created in 5 Oct 1923-16 Jan 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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Telegram P*
Prom - Resident, Bushire.
To
Colbonial office, London.
No. 815.
Dated 14th September 1925.
Nejd, Hedjaz and Trans-Jordania negotiations.
It seems unlikely that a reply to the com
munication directed in your telegram of the 12 th
September can be received from Ibn Saud before October 12th.
All plenipotentiaries ^ill then have to be briefed and their
attendance secured at the place of meeting. I estimate the
31st October as the earliest possible date for the commence
ment of the negotiations, and we may consider ourselves
extremely fortunate if they are completed by the end of the
year, indeed as it must be expected that the plenipotent
iaries in the usual fashion of oriental diplomatists will
be no occasion for surprise if the negotiations drag on
throughout the cold weather.
Trevor arrives at Bushire on October 17th, and I
leave on the 21st. It will therefore be imnossible for me
as
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.
to do more than prepare the ground;
and immediately after his return, amid his many other offi
cial preoccupations, my successor will have to take up the
burden of iniating and concluding these negotiations, which
besides being unconnected with
Persian Gulf
The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran.
problems, cover
a very wide field.
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.
, handicapped by the discharge
of his ordinary official duties at a distance and a fortiori
always liable to be called away by emergencies arising
exclusive attention requisite for the successful conduct of
such negotiations.
constantly require reference to their principals, there will
elsewhere in his charge, cannot be expected to give the
With
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- Content
The volume comprises telegrams, despatches, correspondence, memoranda, and notes relating to the 1923 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 discussion in the volume relates to the following:
- a proposal to hold Conference at Kuwait to settle the Najd-Transjordania and Najd-Hijaz boundaries. Correspondence discusses costs and practical arrangements and arrival of delegations from Iraq, Transjordania and Nejd and uncertainty over arrival of delegates from Hidjaz;
- preliminary negotiations and letter of credentials from Abdullah bin al-Hussain, Ruler of Transjordania, for Ali Khulqi Bey; letter of credentials from Faisal, Ruler of Iraq for Sabih Bey Nasrat; letter of credentials from Ibn Saud for Saiyid Hamzah; discussion of the implications of the Mohammerah Iraq-Najd Convention;
- conference negotiations - correspondence discusses points put forward by the various delegations, including blood-money, raiding and losses, raids by the Ikhwan, and the collection of zakah;
- summaries of the sessions of the conference and arbitration;
- a draft agreement (ff 227-228) on raiding;
- a list of raids (ff 247-248);
- an index to topics discussed in the conference (folio 249).
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.
- Extent and format
- 1 volume (250 folios)
- Arrangement
The papers are arranged in approximate chronological order from the front to the rear of the volume.
- Physical characteristics
Foliation: the foliation sequence for this description commences at the front cover with 1, and terminates at the inside back cover with 250; 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. A fold-out is present on the verso The back of a sheet of paper or leaf, often abbreviated to 'v'. of folio 235 and has been labelled with an ‘a’. Two additional foliation sequences are present in parallel between ff 3-248, and ff 122-237; these numbers are also written in pencil, but are not circled.
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- Title
- '22/23 I Kuwait Conference 1923'
- Pages
- front, front-i, 2r:65v, 70r:235r, 235ar:235av, 236r:249v, back-i, back
- Author
- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
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