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'Najd-Transjordan Boundary' [10r] (24/358)
The record is made up of 1 volume (175 folios). It was created in 17 Feb 1925-29 Dec 1927. 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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a letter, To. Z, dated the 6th January 19‘5, from
the Ton* ble t. rrideaux, C* (•♦'- ♦,
Political Keeident in thePereian Gulf to Hie Hi^mese dir
/ibdul Aziz bin Abdur Babsaan al Faisal as Gaud, Cultaa of
'iejd and Dependenclee.
Al" ter C om; 1 imen t r.
I have been ached by Fie Majesty*e Hi{Sa CosaaiGeioner
at Baghdad to fonvarc to Your Highneae the following me a cage;-
The Irac: Government, hav/ing received report® that
certain small sections of the Fufcair, Ataibail and Hr rb tribec
resident in Iraq had carxiea or attempted to Garry out small
raids on Ahlosran tribes, deteiminec to put a stop to these
occurrences and have tahen the most energetic measures to
prevent all such raids in future. They have been promised
that iffaecessary they will receive assistance from the oyal
/
Ur Force in carrying out these measures. They had
requested me to inform Your Highness accordirigly and to ask
you to be good enough to issue strict orders to your tribes
on the Iraq frontier to refrain from raicing into Iraq.
Before I could communicate with Your Highness I
received news that on December 26th Akhwan tribesmen raided
Iraq shepherd tribes near Urn® Fah&l. A Bri tish military
officer who happened to be with the tribes at the time and
was under fire from the raiders reports that the raiders
probably numbered 2000, that they captured a large number of
sheep and killed about 100 persons, including all the men
and boys who had been wounded in the attack. 1 caused
immediate action txxfcxx&sskER by aeroplane to be taken against
the raiders and believe that a certain amount of loot was
abandoned in consequence cf this action. I have now
received a report thatjon December 29th a eeconc rale toot
place on Iraq tribes near Kukrat atlaiman. I request that
Your
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The volume comprises telegrams, despatches, correspondence, memoranda, and notes for the period of February 1925 to December 1927 relating to 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 boundary.
Topics discussed include:
- The Najd-Transjordanian boundary and raiding between Iraq and Najd.
- The mission of Sir Gilbert Clayton Mission to Ibn Sa`ud.
- Najd-Iraq Frontier Agreement (Bahra Agreement), signed in 1925.
Included in the volume is a copy of the English version (folios 36 to 37) of the ten articles of the Bahra Agreement signed by the Sultan of Najd and Dependencies and Sir Gilbert Clayton on behalf of the 'Mesopotamia Government' to regulate raiding. The file also includes letters in Arabic from Ibn Sa'ud to British officials.
The principal correspondents include: the Secretary of State for the 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. , Bushire (Francis Beville Prideaux); the High Commissioner, Baghdad; 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; HM Consul, Jeddah; and the Sultan of Najd and Dependencies (Ibn Sa'ud).
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- 1 volume (175 folios)
- Arrangement
The papers are arranged in rough chronological order from the front to the rear of the volume.
- Physical characteristics
Foliation: the main foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the inside front cover with 1, and terminates at the inside back cover with 177; 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 5-173; these numbers are also written in pencil, but are not circled.
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- IOR/R/15/5/106
- Title
- 'Najd-Transjordan Boundary'
- Pages
- front, back, spine, edge, head, tail, front-i, 2r:11v, 15r:145v, 147r:176v, back-i
- Author
- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
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- Open Government Licence