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Article 2.
Relations of diplomatic and consular representation shall forthwith be
established between the two kingdoms, in accordance with the procedure
obtaining under public international law.
Article 3.
Each of the two parties undertakes to preserve friendly relations with the
other party, and to endeavour by all the means available to him to prevent his
country being used as a base of or preparations for unlawful acts, including raids,
aimed against peace and security in the country of the other party.
Article 4.
As soon as information reaches the competent authorities prescribed in
article 8 of preparation being conducted in their territories by one or more armed
individuals with the intention of committing highway robbery, or raiding, or
other unlawful acts in the zone in the neighbourhood of the frontier of the two
kingdoms, these authorities shall mutually inform one another, or the officials
or tribes of the other, of the same without delay.
Article 5.
In the event of either of the two high contracting parties receiving informa
tion of any of the acts mentioned in article 4 above having been committed within
his territories, he shall have the right to notify the other party with a view to
adopting the necessary measures for the punishment of the aggressors after their
return to his country if they be of his subjects and to prevent them crossing the
frontier if they be subjects of the informant or other Government.
Article 6.
Notwithstanding the provisions of the first clause of article 3 of the Bahra
Agreement, the tribes of both parties shall have complete freedom of movement
from place to place (or migration) in the territories of the two kingdoms for
purposes of grazing or “musabila ” (purchase of provisions), and each of the
high contracting parties undertakes not to place the least obstacle in this respect.
Article 7.
Neither of the two parties shall coerce the subjects of the other party, when
within his territory, to join his forces, regular or otherwise, to suppress a
rebellion or take part in military operations.
Article 8.
Ihe competent authorities charged with the organisation of general co-opera
tion and responsibility for the measures to be taken on the frontiers for the
application of the provisions of this treaty are :—
On the Iraq side : the highest administrative official in the desert or the
person acting for him.
On the Hejaz-lNejd side: the highest administrative official in the desert
or the person acting for him.
Only these officials shall have the right to correspond with each other for
l e purpose of co-operation and solution of disputes arising on the frontiers and
oetween the tribes from time to time. They shall exchange forthwith informa-
tion pertammg to incidents occurring in the region of either of them of a nature
attectmg the safety or security in the region of the other.