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Coll 17/1 'Iraq-Nejd Relations: Bon Voisinage Agreement and Extradition; Treaty of Friendship, 1936' [135r] (269/857)
The record is made up of 1 file (428 folios). It was created in 3 Jan 1931-6 May 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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Centractiir ^«rty in foreign oountriee where such ether
party hat no reproton tail we#; orewided that thie oh&ll
net in any way effect the freedom of euch ether party
to appoint »• eeret* repreoentetiTeo of hie own should
he to desire, it it underetood by the High Contracting
?*.rtie« th%t their r wore ten teti wet ebroed ehell oureue
t common general policy inspired by the epirit underlying
It it Agreed by the High Contracting Pertiee that
there it nothing in the pree*nt treaty to prejudice the
tmd or talcing a ef the C^we rumen t of ’Iraq under the
re Tenant ef the league ef Hatiena and the Treaty ef
Alliance concluded between 'Iraq and Greet Britain on
30th June, 19210, The High Contracting Partiee further
agree in carrying out the ororialone ef thie treaty to
obaerre the principle* underlying the CeTenant of tha
League ef B^tiona,
There la nothing in the present treaty to nullify
or reneal the preTi alone of the following treaties and
eg re amenta concluded between the two state* :
1, treaty ef ^ohammerah dated 5th &$y 9 1922,
2, Upalr Protocol Ko,l dated 2nd re camber, 1922,
4, Bahra Agreement dated let KOTember, 1925,
5, Treaty ef Priendehip and ?*en Voialnage dated 7tJP
April, 1931*
6, xtraditien Treaty dated 8th April, 1931.
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The High Contracting Partie« undertiOce within one
the precent treaty.
(9)
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3, Udair Protocol No,2 doted 2nd recember, 1922,
year from the dj*te of coming into force of the present
treaty to start negotiation* for the conclusion of
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This file contains papers regarding relations between the Government of Iraq and the Government of Hejaz and Najd (later Saudi Arabia). It documents negotiations for the conclusion of the 1931 Bon Voisinage An agreement or treaty based on principles of 'good neighbourliness', often signed between countries which share borders. Agreement, Arbitration Protocol and Extradition Treaty, and the 1936 Treaty of Friendship (also referred to as the Treaty of Alliance). It includes discussions on: the treatment of tribal and political offenders; proposals for an alliance or federation of Arab states; customs arrangements between Iraq and Saudi Arabia; the first Iraqi diplomatic mission to Najd and the Hejaz in 1932; delimitation of the border; abolition of the neutral zone at Tawal [Tawāl]; and an agreement concerning the rights of the Shammar tribes.
The papers primarily comprise correspondence between the Foreign Office, HM Minister at Jedda (Sir Andrew Ryan, later Stonehewer-Bird), the High Commissioner for Iraq (Francis Henry Humphrys), and the 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. Political Department. The file also contains correspondence between these officials and the Iraqi and Saudi Ministries for Foreign Affairs, as well as translations of notes communicated by the Iraqi Prime Minister (Nuri Pasha An Ottoman title used after the names of certain provincial governors, high-ranking officials and military commanders. ) and Ibn Sa'ud ['Abd al-'Azīz bin 'Abd al-Raḥmān bin Fayṣal Āl Sa'ūd].
In addition to the correspondence, the following treaty texts and minutes are found within the file:
- Draft texts of the Bon Voisinage An agreement or treaty based on principles of 'good neighbourliness', often signed between countries which share borders. Treaty, Arbitration Protocol and Extradition Treaty, signed at Mecca on 7-8 April, ff 269-280.
- Memorandum by HM Embassy at Iraq on the proposed Iraqi-Saudi Treaty of Friendship, ff 171-172.
- English translations of drafts of the proposed treaty, ff 183-186, 153-160.
- English translation of the version of the Treaty of Friendship signed on 2 April 1936, ff 110-139.
- Notes on the Saudi-Iraq Boundary dispute, ff 105-108.
- English translation of the Residence and Passport Agreement between Iraq and Saudi Arabia, signed 1936, ff 88.
- Notes on a meeting between Maurice Peterson and the Iraqi Minister for Foreign Affairs, 1939, ff 73-75.
The file includes dividers which give lists of correspondence references contained in the file by year. These are placed at the end of the correspondence (folios 2-3).
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- 1 file (428 folios)
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The papers are arranged in rough 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 428; 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 2-427; these numbers are written in pencil, but are not circled.
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- Title
- Coll 17/1 'Iraq-Nejd Relations: Bon Voisinage Agreement and Extradition; Treaty of Friendship, 1936'
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- 88r:88v, 111v:113v, 132r:136v, 157r:160v, 183r:186v, 269r:280v
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