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Coll 6/65 'Relations between Saudi-Arabia and the Yemen.' [‎39v] (78/917)

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The record is made up of 1 file (457 folios). It was created in 30 Apr 1934-27 Jan 1938. It was written in English and French. 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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Article 3.
The selection of the arbitration committee and its chief shall be completed
within one month of the date of the end of the month fixed for the reply of the
party whose acceptance of arbitration was requested by the other party. The
arbitration committee shall meet at a place to be agreed upon within a period
not exceeding one month after the expiry of the two months provided for at^
the beginning of this article. The arbitration committee shall give its award
within a period which, in any case, should not exceed one month as from the
expiry of the period fixed for the meeting to take place. The award of the
arbitration committee shall be given by a majority of votes, and shall be considered
binding on the two parties. Its execution immediately after its issue and
communication shall be considered obligatory. Each of the two high contracting
parties may appoint a person or persons, as he desires, to defend his case before
the arbitration committee and to produce the necessary evidence and arguments.
Article 4.
The charges in regard to the arbitrators of each party shall be chargeable
to their respective parties. The charges of the chief arbitrator shall be chargeable
to both parties equally, as well as the expenses of the other investigations.
Article 5.
This covenant shall be regarded as an integral part of the Treaty of Taif
signed this day, the 6th Safar, 1353, and will remain in force during the period
of the validity of the treaty. Written in Arabic, in two copies, of which each
of the two high contracting parties is in possession of one.
Signed on the sixth day of Safar, thirteen hundred and fifty-three.
KHALID-BIN-ABDUL AZIZ-AS-SAUD.
ABDULLAH-BIN-AHMED-AL- WAZIR Minister.
Annexed Letters.
(1) Khalid-bin-Abdul Aziz to his Excellency Seyyid Abdullah-al-Wasir,
Plenipotentiary of His Majesty the Imam Yahya Hamiduddin, dated
the §th Safar, 1353.
(After usual compliments.)
In connexion with the signature of the Treaty of Taif between us and you
on behalf of their Majesties the Kings of the Saudi Arab Kingdom and the
Kingdom of the Yemen, I wish to confirm in this my letter that this treaty can
only be considered and accepted as valid under the following conditions :—
(1) That the surrender of the Idrisis, the evacuation of our Tihama
mountains, and the release of the hostages are completed at once.
(2) That the contents of this treaty be kept secret and be not published by
either party, especially that part concerning the question of the
frontiers, on account of the disturbance which might result,
particularly in the Tihama. The troops of His Majesty King
Abdul Aziz shall be withdrawn in complete safety and with all
honour, from the beginning to the end, and any hostile action which
may be committed against the troops during that period shall be
indemnified by His Majesty the Imam.
With highest respects,
KHALID-BIN-ABDUL AZIZ-AS-SAUD.
(2) Abdullah-al- Wazir Minister. to His Royal Highness the Amir Khalid, dated the
§th Safar, 1353.
(After usual compliments.)
I have received your Highness’s letter dated the 6th Safar, and noted your
Highness’s stipulations in respect of the entering into force of the Treaty of

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This file concerns Saudi-Yemeni relations, beginning with the final weeks of hostilities between the two countries before going on to cover peace negotiations and the reoccupation of Hodeidah (also transliterated as Hodeida) by the Yemeni authorities, following the gradual withdrawal of Saudi troops.

Related matters discussed in the correspondence include the following:

In addition to correspondence the file includes the following:

  • Extracts from Aden, Bahrain, and Kuwait political intelligence summaries.
  • Copies of an English translation of the Treaty of Taif.
  • A copy of an English translation of the Treaty between King Ibn Saud [‘Abd al-‘Azīz bin ‘Abd al-Raḥmān bin Fayṣal Āl Sa‘ūd] and the Idrisi [Sayyid Muḥammad bin ‘Alī al-Idrīsī], signed on 31 August 1920.
  • Copies of extracts from reports from the Senior Officer of the Red Sea Sloops, as well as copies of reports from the commanding officers of HMS Penzance and HMS Enterprise respectively.

The file features the following principal correspondents: His Majesty's Minister at Jedda (Sir Andrew Ryan, succeeded by Sir Reader William Bullard); His Majesty's Chargé d'Affaires to Jedda (Albert Spencer Calvert); the Secretary of State for the Colonies (Philip Cunliffe-Lister); the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs (Sir John Simon); the Senior Officer of the Red Sea Sloops; the Commander of HMS Penzance ; His Majesty's Ambassador in Rome (James Eric Drummond); the Minister for Foreign Affairs of the Yemen; officials of the Colonial Office, 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. , the Foreign Office, the Admiralty.

Although the file includes material dating from 1934 to 1938, most of the material dates from 1934. The French material consists of three telegrams addressed to the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs by Yemen's Minister for Foreign Affairs.

The file includes two dividers which give a list of correspondence references contained in the file by year. These are placed at the back of the correspondence (folios 2-3).

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1 file (457 folios)
Arrangement

The papers are arranged in approximate 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 458; 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. A previous foliation sequence, which is also circled, has been superseded and therefore crossed out.

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