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'Najd-Transjordan Boundary' [16r] (36/358)
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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CONFIDENTIAL.
No. 39Q-S of 1925
British
Residency
An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, established in the provinces and regions considered part of, or under the influence of, British India.
and Consulate-General
Bushire, 21st October 1925.
A copy of the undermentioned papers is forwarded
Kuwait ^
to 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 .
Muscat.
Subject: Negotiations with Ibn Saud.
1. Colonial Office letter No. 38484/1925, dated the 10th
September 1925, to Sir Gilbert Clayton, K.C.I.E. etc.,
(Enclosure to Colonial Office despatch Secret of the
11th September 1925), without enclosures.
2. Jeddah telegram No. 126, dated ) Enclosures to Colon-
the 19th August 1925. ) -ial Office despatch
) Secret of the 16th
3. Foreign Office telegram No. 57,) September 1925.
dated the 4th September 1925. )
By order
Under
Resident in the
Persian Gulf
The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran.
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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).
- Extent and format
- 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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- English and Arabic in Latin and Arabic script View the complete information for this record
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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
- Usage terms
- Open Government Licence