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'Treaty and Undertakings in force between the Government of Iraq and H. H. the Sultan of Najd' [3r] (5/16)
The record is made up of 1 file (6 folios). It was created in 1923. 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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In the name of God the Merciful, the Compassionate.
With a view to securing friendship and good relations between the two
Governments of ‘Iraq and Najd.
We, the undersigned delegates, appointed by His Majesty Faisal, I, King
of 4 Iraq and by His Highness ‘Abdul Aziz ibn Sa‘ud, Sultan of Najd, and its
dependencies, and by His Excellency, Major-General Sir P. Z. Cox,
G.C.M.G.
[Knight] Grand Cross of [the Order of] St Michael and St George (accolade).
,
G.C.I.E., K.CjS.L, His Britannic, Majesty’s High Commissioner in ‘Iraq in order
to draft a Treaty between the ‘Iraq and Najd Governments, have agreed upon
the following articles:—
Article 1 .— (a) The tribes known as the Muntafiq, Dhafir and Amarat. will
belong to ‘Iraq. Both Governments, that is to say the Government of ‘Iraq and
the Government of Najd. guarantee mutually that they will prevent aggression
by their tribes <>n the tribes of the other, and will punish their tribes for an\
such aggression, and should the circumstances not permit of such punishment, the
two Governments will discuss the question of taking combined action according
to the good relations prevailing between them.
(b) The Najd delegate having refused to accept the boundaries asked for
by the Iraq Government, the following principle was laid down:—
According to Article 1 (a) the Muntafiq, Dhafir and Amarat tribes belong
to ‘ Iraq, similarly the Shammar Najd belong to Najd. The wells and lands used
from old times by the - Iraq tribes shall belong to ‘Iraq and die wells and lands
used from old times by the Shammar Najd shall belong to Najd. In order o
determine the location of these lands and wells and to fix a boundary une n
accordance with this principle a Committee shall be formed consisting ot two
persons with local knowledge from each Government, and presided over by a
British official selected by the High Commissioner; the Committee wdl meet m
Baghdad to fix the final boundaries, and both parties will accept these bounda
ries without any objection.
Article 2. —The two Governments, ‘Iraq and Najd, guarantee to ensure the
safety of the pilgrim routes and protect pilgrims from every kind of molesta
tion so long as they are .within their boundaries, as has already been guaranteed
by the Sultan of Najd to His Britannic Majesty’s Government in Article o ot
the Treaty between them.
Article 3.—(a) The two Governments agree that commercial intercourse
shall be free from restrictions, and that each Government shall treat merchants
belonging to the other in the same way as it treats its own merchants.
(b) Raw or manufactured products of Najd when imported into ‘ Iraq and
similarly raw and manufactured products of ‘Iraq when imported into Na.]d
Giall be subject to the same tariff as prevails m the case of other friendly coun
tries, in respect of import, export, transit, and re-export duties, and all other
Custom matters. .
(c i The two Governments shall have the right to increase their Customs
duties and to levy fresh locut and special taxation not ;n force at i e pr«sen
. ' provided that such alteration shall be similar to those enforced against
‘ t h e ; friendly countries. Each Government shall inform the other ot any
regulations issued by it in these matters.
Article 4—The two Governments agree to freedom ‘IS^Jha^ travdto
peetive countries for purposes of trade or pilgrimage, provided tr ^'j b
are in possession of passports issued by their own Government Each Govern
meut shall inform tile other of any regulations issued by d m this matter.
Article 5.—Any tribe belonging to one of the countries wluqh settles in t ie
other country T shall pay grazing fees.
A r ti c i e 6—In the event (which God forbid) of a breach in the relations-
between either of the Governments and the British Government, tins treaty shall
become null and void. „„ „ ^ iq.io
Signed (at Failiyah near Muhammerah), on Friday, ith Ramadha ,
equal to May 5th, 1922.
Delegate of the King of ‘Iraq, King Faisal, I,
Minister of Communications and Works,
(Sd.) SUBIH.
Delegate of His Highness the Sultan of Najd and its Dependencies, 'Abdul
Aziz ibn Sa‘ud.
Secretary to His Highness,
(Sd.) AHMAD AL THANA1YAN AL SAOUD.
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The file contains an English and Arabic copy of the Treaty of Mohammerah [Khorramshahr], an agreement between the Government of Iraq and the Sultan of Najd, 'Abdul Aziz ibn Sa'ud [‘Abd al-‘Azīz bin ‘Abd al-Raḥman bin Fayṣal Āl Sa‘ūd], signed at Mohammerah by delegates on 5 May 1922, and the Uqair Protocol, agreed by the same parties and signed by delegates on 2 December 1922. The documents were printed at The Government Press, Baghdad.
The agreements concern the demarcation of boundaries, allegiance and territories of tribes, guarantees of safety for pilgrims, commerce and tariffs, and freedom of travel.
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Foliation: the foliation sequence commences at the front cover with 1 and terminates at the inside back cover with 122; 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.
Pagination: the volume also contains an original printed pagination sequence.
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