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'Najd-Transjordan Boundary' [‎69r] (142/358)

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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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Despatch Mo T 7?ft,
Reference H p. 7715/27 ,
GrOTerment Offices,
Jerusalem.
20th May, 1927.
Sir,
1 have the honour to refer to my telegram
No. 75 dated the 15th of May. 1927, on the subject of
the tribunal set up under the terma of the Hadda
,kjX'e .-mat and to transmit for your information the
enclosed copy of the report submitted by A. H. Webb,
Esq., K.C., the President of the Tribunal.
2. It will be seen that by the action of the Nejd
deis^ates the work of the tribunal has been suspended,
whether finally or only temporarily depends on the
decision taken by the King of the He jag and Hejd after
consideration of the enclosed report.
3. The attitude to the tribunal of the Hejd
delegates from the first has resembled that of the
oriental petitioner who complained that "this judge
is unjust: he listens to both sides*. And although
their demeanour became sensibly modified for the
better by contact with the British president and
experience of the procedure of the tribunal, it was
fairly erident that no satisfactory result would be
achieved unless the hearing of rival claims by the
Nejd and Trans-Jordan Sheikhs could be mad© almost
simultaneously and the tribunal thus enabled to strike
a fair balance between them. The adjournment pro
posed by the President and referred to in paragraph 6
The Right Honourable
of
.1.8. Amery. P.C., M.P.,
Hi* Majesty*s Principal Secretary
for the Colonies.
of State

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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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English and Arabic in Latin and Arabic script
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