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Coll 6/66 'Saudi-Arabia: Saudi-Transjordan Frontier' [‎64r] (127/427)

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The record is made up of 1 file (212 folios). It was created in 3 Apr 1934-6 Mar 1940. It was written in English. 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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© 6/
Fuad Bey’s proposal are so substantial that it is considered
that the loss of the portion of the tracic round Ma’aizila
spur should not he allov;ed to stand in the v;ay of
obtaining so favourable a settlement of tne Trans-Jordan -
Nejd boundary question. In this connection reference
should be made to Air Council letter S. 30366/Ill/S.6.
(paragraph 3) dated ^9th May, 1935, of which a copy was
forwarded to His Excellency the High Commissioner for
Trans-Jordan under cover of Colonial Ofiice letter Secret
dated 5th June, 1935. In this letter a similar view is
expressed, namely, that the, car track in tnis sector
should not be allowed to vitiate the chances of reaching
agreement with the Saudi authorities.
7. Turning now to the Trans-Jordan - Hejaz frontier^
While this frontier is defined solely by a unilateral
declaration on the part of His Majesty’s Government, it
may reasonably be held (as Major Glubb submits) that v/ere
Fuad Bey’s principle agreed in the case of the Trans-Jordan -
Nejd boundary, its application, on the basis of reciprocity,
to the Trans-Jordan - Hejaz frontier would also be admitted.
A frontier with the Hejaz settled on similar lines would,
as Major Glubb points out, produce important advantages
for Trans-Jordan, including all the southern face of
Tubaik and a large portion of the car track, which,
skirting its southern outcrops, proceeds to Mudawwara.
8 . It is now desired to submit certain proposals which
are illustrated in the sketch map 55 accompanying this
letter and which show the boundary lines which would
result were the various suggestions carried into effect.
x Not attached.
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This file primarily concerns British policy on the question of the Saudi- 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 frontier, specifically the frontier between 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 Nejd, as initially outlined in the Hadda Agreement of 1925.

The correspondence includes discussion of the following:

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The file features the following principal correspondents: His Majesty's Minister at Jedda (Sir Andrew Ryan, succeeded by Sir Reader William Bullard); His Majesty's Chargé d'Affaires to Jedda (Albert Spencer Calvert); John Bagot Glubb, Acting Officer Commanding the Arab Legion; the Air Officer Commanding Palestine 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 (Richard Edmund Charles Peirse); the Saudi Minister of Foreign Affairs [Fayṣal bin ‘Abd al-‘Azīz Āl Sa‘ūd]; officials of the Foreign Office, the Colonial Office, the Air Ministry, and the War Office.

The file includes a divider which gives a list of correspondence references contained in the file by year. This is placed at the back of the correspondence (folio 2).

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1 file (212 folios)
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The papers are arranged in approximate chronological order from the rear to the front of the file.

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Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the inside front cover with 1, and terminates at the last folio with 213; 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 2-209; these numbers are also written in pencil, but are not circled.

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