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Coll 6/36(2) 'Nejd-Transjordanian Frontier Affairs' [‎212r] (430/996)

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The record is made up of 1 volume (495 folios). It was created in 12 Nov 1932-20 Apr 1933. 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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l/IR. LAITHWAITE said the question was not one
, i u was of direct concern to 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 general
jj^rescion left hj r the notarial which had heen circulated
^—3 that the Amir and his entourage had definitely "been
indulging in improper activities against the Saudi regime,
Irt there v;as obviously force in the Colonial Office vie’.? that
cur hards were to some extent tied by the impossibility of
producing the secret information on which any sanctions would
le based. On the o Lher hand, while the latest telegrams
from Jedda showed that Sir A. Ryan’s skilful handling of the .
situation had to some extent patched over the present incident,
the history of this case went to show that sooner or xater
we might be faced with a really serious situation in which
drastic action against the Amir night have to be taken. Would
it be possible to bring pressure to bear upon hin either by
reducing his subsidy or by tightening our control over his
external relations for which we were responsible?
As regards the point that we had a definite
obligation to Trans-Jordan and were bound to defend its
interests, v/e had also obligations, though Ox a di-f^rent
type, towards Ibn Sotid, whose importance from tte point of
view of our general policy and of India y<as possibly
considerably greater than that of Trans-Jordan, a~d ./no,
so far as we could judge, had in the present case a great
deal of right on his side. It might well be that in certain
circumstances it might prove necessary to gt *
satisfaction even at some cost to the. intei-ots
Jordan.
THE CHAIRMAN sai dihat all the latest infornation,
sn t to show that, in fact, there was now a definite improve-
QanrM Arabia and Transjordsnia,
Dnt in the relations between Saudi Ara.
vlew that Sir Andrew Ryan
ad he ventured to express one

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This volume, which largely consists of copies of Foreign Office and Colonial Office correspondence, concerns affairs on the Nejd- Transjordan Used in three contexts: the geographical region to the east of the River Jordan (literally ‘across the River Jordan’); a British protectorate (1921-46); an independent political entity (1946-49) now known as Jordan frontier and relations between Saudi Arabia and Transjordan Used in three contexts: the geographical region to the east of the River Jordan (literally ‘across the River Jordan’); a British protectorate (1921-46); an independent political entity (1946-49) now known as Jordan generally.

The volume's correspondence follows on from IOR/L/PS/12/2102, documenting the British Government's efforts both to secure mutual recognition between Ibn Saud [‘Abd al-‘Azīz bin ‘Abd al-Raḥmān bin Fayṣal Āl Sa‘ūd] and Amir Abdullah [ʿAbdullāh bin Ḥusayn al-Hāshimī], and to initiate treaty negotiations between Transjordan Used in three contexts: the geographical region to the east of the River Jordan (literally ‘across the River Jordan’); a British protectorate (1921-46); an independent political entity (1946-49) now known as Jordan and Saudi Arabia.

The correspondence includes discussion of the following matters:

The volume features the following principal correspondents: the High Commissioner, Transjordan Used in three contexts: the geographical region to the east of the River Jordan (literally ‘across the River Jordan’); a British protectorate (1921-46); an independent political entity (1946-49) now known as Jordan (Arthur Grenfell Wauchope); His Majesty's Minister at Jedda (Sir Andrew Ryan); His Majesty's Chargé d’Affaires to Jedda (Cecil Gervase Hope Gill); the British Resident, Transjordan Used in three contexts: the geographical region to the east of the River Jordan (literally ‘across the River Jordan’); a British protectorate (1921-46); an independent political entity (1946-49) now known as Jordan (Charles Henry Fortnom Cox); the Secretary of State for the Colonies (Philip Cunliffe-Lister); the Commanding Officer of the Arab Legion (Frederick Gerard Peake); the Commanding Officer of the Desert Patrol (Captain John Bagot Glubb); officials of the Foreign Office and Colonial Office.

In addition to correspondence, the volume includes the following:

The material in this volume dates from November 1932 to April 1933, with the exception of a copy of a letter from His Majesty's Minister at Jedda to the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs (Sir John Simon), which dates from August 1932.

The volume includes two dividers which give a list of correspondence references contained in the volume by year. These are placed at the back of the correspondence.

Extent and format
1 volume (495 folios)
Arrangement

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

Physical characteristics

Foliation: the foliation sequence commences at the first folio with 1 and terminates at the last folio with 495; 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. The foliation sequence does not include the front and back covers. A previous foliation sequence, which is also circled, has been superseded and therefore crossed out.

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