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Coll 6/21(2) 'Saudi Arabia: Relations with H.M.G.: Saudi Legation in London and British Minister in Jeddah. Prolongation of Treaty of Jedda.' [‎37r] (73/761)

The record is made up of 1 file (379 folios). It was created in 14 Jan 1935-12 Apr 1947. It was written in English and Arabic. 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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particular secrecy and should be retaine d
by the authorised recipient and not passed oifT
[CYPHER]
WAR CABINET DISTRIBUTI ON
FROM IRAQ
FROM BAGDAD TO FOREIGN OFFICE
Sir K. Cornwallis, Do 1*4'0 a^m/26th January 1942
No. 91
25th January 1942 R„ 8ol5 aoiiu 26th January 1942
Repeated to Cairo No. 19 for Hopkins on.
Jedda No. 11
Government of India No. 34 0
IMMEDIATE.
Foreign Office please passo
Following from Minister of State^
ca/o ,
My telegram No. 508 [from Cairo] 2
1 " 'S
After talks with Sir K. Cornwallis we decided to
discuss the matter frankly with Nuri Pashao
2. Nuri Pasha An Ottoman title used after the names of certain provincial governors, high-ranking officials and military commanders. proposes that Iraqi Cabinet should
11 pass resolution declaraing a state of war and formally
| adhering to the 26 Power Pact and will do this as soon as he
! has full text. He is quite explicit that, whatever the
jl attitude of Ibn Saud, Iraqi Government will hold to this
1 1 cours-e-.
5. Immediately after the resolution is passed,
Nuri Pasha An Ottoman title used after the names of certain provincial governors, high-ranking officials and military commanders. suggests that we should inform Ibn Saud tnrough
Mr. Stonehewer Bird in following sense. [Begins],
Iraqi Government has informed Great Britain they
intend to declare a state of war and they adhere to the 26 Power
Pact within the next week or two, but before making the
declaration public, are anxious to consult Ibn Saud. We
J understand that an emissary will accordingly be sent by Nuri
Pasha An Ottoman title used after the names of certain provincial governors, high-ranking officials and military commanders. in the next day or two to discuss the matter. His
Majesty's Government applauds the decision which the Iraqi
Government is about to take, and would welcome it if Ibn
Saud saw his way to take parallel action.
4, Sir K. Cornwallis and I agree that this appears
the best method of procedure and timing, and think it is
unlikely to offend Ibn Saud since it is we and not the Iraqi
Government who first approach him, and that it brings great
but permissible pressure to bear on him, whilst at the same
time making it difficult for him to cress strongly on the matter($)
referred to in paragraph 4 of my 508*
5. Nuri Pasha An Ottoman title used after the names of certain provincial governors, high-ranking officials and military commanders. wished for some re-assurances that
adherence^ to the Pact would not involve Iraq in obligations
greater than those laid down in article 4 of the Treaty of
Alliance of June 30th 1950. I said I would consult you,

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This file, like the previous volume (IOR/L/PS/12/2087), concerns relations between the British Government and the Government of Saudi Arabia.

The file largely consists of copies of Foreign Office correspondence, mainly between His Majesty's Minister at Jedda (Sir Andrew Ryan, Sir Reader William Bullard, Hugh Stonehewer Bird, and Stanley R Jordan successively) and officials of the Foreign Office. Other prominent correspondents include the following: the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs; His Majesty's Chargé d’Affaires to Jedda (Albert Spencer Calvert, succeeded by Alan Charles Trott); His Majesty's Ambassador in Baghdad (Sir Kinahan Cornwallis); Ibn Saud [‘Abd al-‘Azīz bin ‘Abd al-Raḥmān bin Fayṣal Āl Sa‘ūd]; Amir Faisal [Fayṣal bin ‘Abd al-‘Azīz Āl Sa‘ūd], Minister of Foreign Affairs for Saudi Arabia; officials of the Colonial Office and the War Office.

The correspondence documents the progression of negotiations for a general settlement between the two governments, which would result in the initial prolongation of the validity of the Treaty of Jedda (the treaty signed between Britain and Ibn Saud in 1927, which initially expired in September 1934) for a period of seven years from 1936 (and for another seven years from 1943).

In addition to discussing matters relating to the proposed general settlement (e.g. the eastern and south-eastern boundaries of Saudi Arabia, slavery regulations, arms traffic, and Saudi debts), the correspondence also documents various visits and meetings, including the following:

  • The visit of Amir Saud [Āl Sa‘ūd, Sa‘ūd bin ‘Abd al-‘Azīz, heir apparent of Ibn Saud] to Britain (17 June-1 July 1935), accompanied by Fuad Bey Hamza, Deputy Minister for Foreign Affairs for Saudi Arabia.
  • Further meetings at the Foreign Office between Fuad Bey Hamza, Hafiz Wahba (Saudi Minister in London), Sir Andrew Ryan, George William Rendel (Head of the Foreign Office's Eastern Department), and other Foreign Office officials, in July 1935, following on from meetings in September 1934.
  • Sir Andrew Ryan's meetings with Ibn Saud in Riyadh in December 1935 and in Jedda in February 1936.
  • Four interviews held between Ibn Saud, Sir Reader William Bullard and George William Rendel, in Jedda, during March 1937.

Also discussed are matters relating to the Second World War, including:

  • An exchange of letters between Ibn Saud and the British Prime Minister, Neville Chamberlain, in early 1939, which principally relate to Ibn Saud's concerns regarding his country's security in the event of the beginning of general hostilities.
  • German radio broadcasts in Jedda during the first few weeks of the Second World War and their possible effect on the Jedda population.
  • The possibility of Iraq and Saudi Arabia formally joining the Allies in the Second World War.

In addition to correspondence the file includes the following: a copy of a programme for Amir Saud's visit to Britain (ff 339-348); exchanges of notes (in English and Arabic) between the Saudi Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the British Legation at Jedda, confirming the prolongation of the Treaty of Jedda, dated 1936 and 1943 respectively (ff 189-192 and ff 4-5); a sketch map showing air routes over Saudi Arabia and Iraq (f 31v).

Although the material in this file falls inside the date range of 1935-1943, the final document in the file does include an additional date stamp which is marked '12 April 1947'.

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.

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1 file (379 folios)
Arrangement

The papers are arranged in approximate chronological order from the rear to the front of the file.

Physical characteristics

Foliation: the foliation sequence commences at the inside front cover with 1, and terminates at the last folio with 380; 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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English and Arabic in Latin and Arabic script
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Coll 6/21(2) 'Saudi Arabia: Relations with H.M.G.: Saudi Legation in London and British Minister in Jeddah. Prolongation of Treaty of Jedda.' [‎37r] (73/761), British Library: India Office Records and Private Papers, IOR/L/PS/12/2088, in Qatar Digital Library <https://www.qdl.qa/archive/81055/vdc_100048209023.0x00004c> [accessed 28 March 2024]

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