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Coll 17/1 'Iraq-Nejd Relations: Bon Voisinage Agreement and Extradition; Treaty of Friendship, 1936' [189r] (377/857)
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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special position of His Ha^eety's Ambassador at
5.> t accordingly request that jr >u will taka an opportunity
to draw the attention o' the Iraqi ttovernairnt to the
considerations set out in the tv^o p »eaeding paragraphs and to
suggest to them the desirability of ihrir exchanging notes
with the fiaudi Government at the tine of the signature of
the proposed treaty on the lines of those exchanged in eonnexic
with the treaty between Iraq ana ^f*:hanletano
60 as mentioned above» 1 do not consider it necessary
to subject the other articles of th< draft to detailed
examination at this sta^e© T feel bound however i® point
that Article 9 means that in c; one luting this treaty Iraq make®
all her rights under it subject to t ny treaty which Haudl
Arabia has concluded up to date and unless the Iraqi Government
are acquainted with all thcee treats®© and have studied them
thry can hardly know what the effect of this article will be®
I should not in a treaty to which the United Kingdom was a
party be ready to accept a provision on these lines which
rendered the effect of the whole treaty subject to po
uncertain and possibly conplicatod a provisioa 0 Yon may if
you see fit s mention this point orally to the Iraqi prise
Minister or Ifinlater for foreign Aff airs* and you are
similarly authorised at your discretion to suggest the
possible advantage of amending Article 50 so as to avoid
postponing the entry into loroe of tie main treaty instrument
until the conclusion of th^ nus roua projected annexures 3 the
negotiation of which is likely to ta :e much timeo
?•> You will be aware from say despatch Noo449 of 4th July
that the question of the proposed ner? treaty between Iraq
end audi»Arabla ya? dioeuesed in the course of a conversation
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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)
- Arrangement
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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