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'22/23 I Kuwait Conference 1923' [‎28r] (55/501)

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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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From - R©aidant, Buahiro*
To - oaly, Balirain*
Ho* 821*
Dated 17th Septonbor 1923*
Please convey following to Sultan Rejd with
least possible delay, begins*
"with reference to Your Highness* last message
re Kaf received through Political, Bahrain, I am directed by
H.II. Govt* to express gratification that Your Highness has
restrained your forces* I am further to propose to Your
Highness that I should arrange for a meeting to be held at
either Bahrain or Kuwait, and at the earliest possible date,
to discuss the boundary between Hejd and Trans-Jordania* I
am further to suggest that opportunity might be taken at the
same time to discuss outstanding questions with Iraq, notably
the question of Sharamar refugees*
If Your Highness so desires I am to say that
H*M*Govt* would be prepared to suggest to King Hussein that
questions betrfeen Hojd and Hedjaa should also be discussed at
this meeting. The object of H.M.Govb. in suggesting this
meeting is to put an end to a state of affairs •'hatch might
lead to doolorable misunderstandings between two close friends
viz*, H.M.Govt* and the sultan of Nejd*
Presuming that Your Highness is as anxious to
terminate this state of affairs as H.M.Govb*, I an to ask
whether Your Highness would prefer to attend the meeting your
self, in which case Folsul and Abdullah would naturally
attend in person, but as it is quite impossible that King
Hussein should also cone, there are strong reasons for the
attendance of fully empowered plenipotentiaries to replace
each prince concerned* I am to ask that Your Highness

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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.

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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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English and Arabic in Latin and Arabic script
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