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Coll 17/1 'Iraq-Nejd Relations: Bon Voisinage Agreement and Extradition; Treaty of Friendship, 1936' [145r] (289/857)
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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Justice would npporu* to involve ecnoldernble departures, in
drnftinr the onnexure, fron the draft treaty for the peaceful
eettlcnent of cUcputec inltinlled by the Pex*sian and Iraqi
reproecntntiveo on the fnd October, 1935.
Article 4 contain© n definite obliention on the part of Irao
to cone to the aid of Saudi Arnbio by force of arns if Saudi
Arabin is a victin of the az*ned nrrreaoion of another otate.
Pron the practical point )f vietr thin oerne in any case a very
serious corrsitncnt for Iria to undox'tn?:e since it io in fact
extrenely doubtful whether she io in a ponition to render
effective military aid. But fron the theoretical point of
view also the commitment ippcaro to be one of doubtful wisdom.
The commitment is dependent upon an armed a^rression against
Saudi .\rabia. The question ariseo therefore whether it would
be wise to insert in the :reaty a definition of armed
agression. His Majesty’s Government for their part have
always doubted the possibility of arriving at a satisfactory
definition and the Iraqi ‘tovemmont nay indeed prefer to
retain by some form of r/o*ds full liberty of appreciation as to
v/hat constitutes aggress! m. But ao Article 9 subordinates the
obligations under thio tr3aty to those of Iraq under the
Covenant, a definition on the general lines of Article 4 of the
Treaty of Ilon-Aggression Initialled in October loot at Geneva
by Iraqi, Persian and Turcioh representatives might not be
inappropriate. 3uch texis ao that Article might naturally be
invoked in any case to interpret aggression should the need
arise, and it is therefor 3 perhaps not of great importance whether
such a definition is inserted or not in the proposed Xran-caudi
treaty except that the insertion of the definition might have
the advantage of making clear to the Baud! Government the way
in/
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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'
- Pages
- front, front-i, 2r:13v, 27r:68v, 70r:87v, 89r:111r, 114r:114v, 117r:118v, 121r:125v, 127r:131v, 137r:156v, 161r:162v, 164r:173v, 175r:182v, 187r:202v, 204r:214v, 216r:217v, 219r:224v, 226r:242v, 247r:255v, 281r:289v, 293r:294v, 296r:312v, 314r:318v, 321r:330v, 332r:339v, 342r:347v, 351r:352v, 355r:387v, 389r:428v, back
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