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'Najd-Transjordan Boundary' [‎154r] (312/358)

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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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iron tier. protested against this action which hue.
thi worst eiiect awong the hejd tribes anu caused undeacno-
but the High Coicaai a signer neglected to re ,.ly to this
the eerefe© of the hhaiamajp iron, ir&q to ovria with the intent*
intention of the Iraq Government to take precautions for
the prevention of the going ou& of mt. such raiders they
have established them (i.< . posts) on the frontier bus.
adjoining hejd territory which, as you car ace, are fai'
aBjgd from the ro;iti from ehich the runaway iiave come to
Syria and has no relation with that (road).
his letter which w* reefived in ugust 1U27, ;;o. 9^65, while
the erection of such fortresses is forbidden in accordance
people have seen that they were erected for the purpose of
CoTfimissioner repeating our rotest against the action of
the Iraq Government on the * . Lb46 # and e>plained
to His !4*cellenay in that letter tne degree in which the
erection of ouch buildings and stations is contrary to the
previous agreement and the erciteisent miu disturbance
which this action caused at Hejct but we aid not receive a
reply to our letter. But on reaching our Wjd cu, iuxx
(Hiyadh) we saw clearly the extreme agitation ana rage
aaong our *** tribes living M lM fromi^r, m a*.
of thit action. I found that the situation has become
very critical so that it was very difficult to keep order
on the excited frontier.
-able excitement and rage. We sent our above mentioned
protest to the High Uomraissloner for Iraq on 9
'• Qt ' ours and r po uur firs'. | againol
-icn of raiding our country. He said that as it is the
he number of fortreaseo nas been mentioned in
with the provisions of the agreement. 11 the i-lejd
causing discord &nd harm.
Again we wrote to the High
P~£*w /YtTiT /flj
-iasinner for Iraq from Hiyadh on 10th Jamad x^k6
/ H r a in we wrote to His K*celleney the nigh Coima-
6 informing

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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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