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'Najd-Transjordan Boundary' [122r] (248/358)
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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Enclosure 2 in No. 1.
Sir 6.Clayton to His Majesty the Kin the Hejaz and of Nejd and its
AT _ r . Dependencies.
Your Majesty,
tions 1 ^ 0no ", r t0 r tf 1 j, nd y ? ur Ma j es ‘y that, in the course of our negotia-
which have happily resulted m the conclusion of a treaty of friendship and good
frontiW^twf bet , we ? I n . lhs Bntanmc Majesty and your Majesty, the question of the
f , r ° ® between the Hejaz and
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
was discussed, and I explained to your
Majesty the position, as defined in a draft protocol submitted by me to you, which
a'lliCTe eSty 8 J0verl ‘ mfent have taken up on this question and to which they must
His Majesty’s Government regard the above-mentioned frontier as being defined
as ioISows :—
Ihe frontier between the Hejaz and
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
starts from the inter-
see ion o meridian 38 E. and parallel 35 N. which marks the termination of
e f 10n tier between Nejd and
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
, and proceeds in a straight line to
a point on the Hejaz Railway 2 miles south of Mudawwara. From this point it
proceeds m a straight line to a point on the Gulf of Aqaba 2 miles south of the
town oi Aqaba.
Respects.
GILBERT CLAYTON,
His Britannic Majesty's
Commissioner and Plenipotentiary.
Jeddah, May 19, 1927 (18th Zul Qada, 1345).
Enclosure 3 in No. 1.
Abdul-Aziz ibn Abdul-Rahman al Faisal al Saud to His Britannic Majesty's
Commissioner and Plenipotentiary.
(Translation.)
IN reply to your letter dated the 18th Zul Qa’da, 1345, on the subject of
the Hejaiz-Iransjkxrdan frontier, we note that His Majesty’s Government adhere to
their position, but we find it impossible, in the present circumstances, to effect a final
settlement of this question. Nevertheless, in view of our true desire to maintain
cordial relations based on solid ties of friendship, we desire to express to your
Excellency our willingness to maintain the status quo in the Ma’an-Aqaba district, and
we promise not to interfere in its administration until favourable circumstances will
permit a final settlement of this question.
Respects
(Sealed) ABDUL-AZIZ IBN ABDUL-RAHMAN AL SAUD.
19th Zul Qada, 1345 (May 21, 1927).
Enclosure 4 in No. 1.
Sir G. Clayton to His Majesty the King of the Hejaz and Nejd and its Dependencies.
Your Majesty,
IN continuation of our conversations relating to the question of the slave trade, 1
have the honour to inform your Majesty that His Britannic Majesty’s Government feel
it their duty to abstain at present from renouncing the right of manumitting slaves,
which has long been practised by His Majesty’s consular officers, and which enables
them to liberate any slave who presents himself of his own free choice with a request
for liberation and repatriation to his country of origin.
I wish to assure your Majesty that His Britannic Majesty’s Government’s insistence
on this right is not intended to mean any interference in the affairs of your Government
or any infringement of your Majesty’s sovereignty ; but that it is due to His Britannic
Majesty’s Government’s resolve to carry out a duty which they owe to humanity. I
would add that His Britannic Majesty's Government will be prepared to consider the
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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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- 'Najd-Transjordan Boundary'
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- front, back, spine, edge, head, tail, front-i, 2r:11v, 15r:145v, 147r:176v, back-i
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- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
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