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'Najd-Transjordan Boundary' [72r] (148/358)
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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iribuBal Mijournod until t*li@ BtJbi Fobruscy, wh®n tb®
I ran®-*Jordan &el©^at@® announcad that tb©y had b®en
authorised to u&tm to tbs occupation of Jauf (July
1921) as the starting point*
2. The next quest ion that arose was as to which
claims this Tribunal should consider, the Nejd delegates
arguing that only their claims as from Ramadan 1343, of
which particulars were before the Tribunal, should be
do t it with, leaving earlier claims to be dealt with by
some otrier Tribunal, As the adoption of this course
might have resulted in there being an award made
againat certain tribee on the one aide or the other,
who had apparently valid counter-olaims the considera
tion of which would be perhaps indefinitely postponed,
I suggested that the difficulty might be met by
postponing the actual execution of the award until all
claims had been considered.
The Nejd delegates said that they must take
the instructions of their Government upon this, but
took up the position that their authority was only to
present the claims made by Nejd tribes and have them
adjudicated upon, but that they were not authorised to
receive or consider any claims by Trans-Jordan tribes.
After some discussion it was agreed that the Nejd
delegates should ask for (1) instructions as to the
postponement of execution and (2) authority to receive
aiyi consider the claims of the Trans-Jordan tribes.
3, The Tribunal then proceeded to consider shat
method of proof of claims or disproof of liability
should be adopted. 3abri~al Aasali, one of the Nejd
delegates, said that he was prepared to suggest three
possible methods but that his instructions were to
suggest
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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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- 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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