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'Najd-Transjordan Boundary' [121r] (246/358)
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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on the'miss.on^Mfs.’ VlorZ t ^ ^fered by my colleagues
Wori; oi’A„; 111 • LV - ^Oiaan ana Mr. b-. Antonins, whose previous work at
Aw ! q ^ t WaS °l i? reat asslstance m cleari “g the ground and enabling me to form
and nlaceTld r f A® "l 1 " 3 * 1011 - , Mr ' Jordai1 afforded me valuable help at all times
a d placed his local knowledge and experience unreservedly at my disposal. I have
had occasion, in connection with previous missions to the Hejaz and the Yemen, to
bring the services of Mr. Antonins to the favourable notice of His Majesty’s
Government, and will only add now that his intimate knowledge of Arab language
and psychology, combined with a clear understanding of the questions at issue, was
quite invaluable aud contributed in no small measure to the results achieved.
I have, &c.
GILBERT CLAYTON.
Enclosure 1 in No. 1.
Treaty with the King of the Hejaz and of Nejd.
HIS Majesty the Ring of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and of the British
Dominions beyond the Seas, Emperor of India, on the one part; and
His Majesty the King of the Hejaz and of Nejd and its Dependencies, on the other
part;
Being desirous of confirming and strengthening the friendly relations which exist
between them and of consolidating their respective interests, have resolved to conclude
a treaty of friendship and good understanding, for which purpose His Britannic
Majesty has appointed as his plenipotentiary Sir Gilbert Falkingham Clayton, and
His Majesty the King of the Hejaz and of Nejd and its Dependencies has appointed
His Royal Highness the Amir Faisal ibn Abdul-Aziz, his son and Viceroy in the
Hejaz, as his plenipotentiary.
His Highness the Amir Faisal ibn Abdul-Aziz and Sir Gilbert Falkingham
Clayton, having examined their credentials and found them to be in good and due
form, have accordingly agreed upon and concluded the following articles :—
Article 1.
His Britannic Majesty recognises the complete and absolute independence of the
dominions of His Majesty the King of the Hejaz and of Nejd and its Dependencies.
Article 2.
There shall be peace and friendship between His Britannic Majesty and His
Majesty the King of the Hejaz and Nejd and its Dependencies. Each of the high
contracting parties undertakes to maintain good relations with the other and to
endeavour by all the means at its disposal to prevent his territories being used as a
base for unlawful activities directed against peace and tranquillity in the territories of
the other party.
Article 3.
His Majesty the King of the Hejaz and of Nejd and its Dependencies undertakes
that the performance of the pilgrimage will be facilitated to British subjects and
British-protected persons of the Moslem faith to the same extent as to other pilgrims,
and announces that they will be safe as regards their property and their person during
their stay in the Hejaz.
Article 4.
His Majesty the King of the Hejaz and of Nejrl and its Dependencies undertakes
that the property of the aforesaid pilgrims who may die within the territories of His
Majesty and who have no lawful trustee in those territories shall be handed over to the
British Agent in Jeddah or to such authority as he may appoint for the purpose, to be
forwarded by him to the rightful heirs of the deceased pilgrims provided that the
property shall not be handed over to the British repiesentative until the formalities of
the competent tribunals have been complied with and the duer-? presented under
Hejazi or Nejdi laws have been duly collected.
[16248] B 3
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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.
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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'
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- 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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