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Coll 17/1 'Iraq-Nejd Relations: Bon Voisinage Agreement and Extradition; Treaty of Friendship, 1936' [271r] (541/857)
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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Aytl Xe £>♦ In th# «?#nt of oithor of tho tno High
Contracting Fartioo roooiving infomation of rmy of tho
»ot« mentioned! in Article 4 above having committed
within hie territorie» # he ehall have tv. 1 ri ht to
notify the other Party with a view to adopting the
neceeoary measure* for the puniehmant of the aggreeeore
aftf^r their return to hie country if t «y be of hie
eub^ecte and to prevent them croeeing the frontier if
they be eubjecte of the informant or oth r government*
hrtjole 6» hotwithetanding the prtivieione of the firet
olauee of Article 5 of the Bahra Agreett«nt 9 the tribee
of both /artiee ehall have comply fr ?edo i of movement
from place to place (or migration) in the territories
ef the twe Kiagdeme for purpoeee of graslng or 'heueabila*
(purchase of provieiena) # acid eacdi of the Hi£l contra tin
Parties undertakes not to place the least obstacle in
this respect*
Article 7« Neither of the t«*o Parties shall coeree the
subject© of the oth r party, when within hie territory,
to j un hie forces, regular or otherwise, t suppress a
rebellion or part in military op^r-uione.
Article The eompeteikt authorities charged with the
organisation of general seeperation and rasponsibility
for ths measures to be taken on the frontiers for the
application of the provisions of this Treaty are:
On the •Iran side: the highest adminiotraiive
sffioial in th® des rt or the person acting for him*
on the Hijas«*ffajd side; the highest administrative
official in the desert or the person ^ ting for him*
Only these effioi**l» shall have the right to
correspond with each other for the purpose of cooperation
and solution of disputes arising on the fronti r» an i
between the tribes fro« time to time f They shell
exchange forthwith information pertaining %• inbUenta
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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'
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- 88r:88v, 111v:113v, 132r:136v, 157r:160v, 183r:186v, 269r:280v
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