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'File XXV/3 Arabian Politics (including Iraq). Arab Revolt in the Hejaz against the Turks, 1916' [207r] (413/490)
The record is made up of 1 file (243 folios). It was created in 24 Jun 1916-17 Jun 1926. 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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b. In the southern sector of the eastern frontier of
Trans Jordan Ibn Baud’s claim appears equally objectionable
since, in His Majesty’s Government’s opinion, any more
westerly trace / than that proposed could not be adopted with-
-out endangering the safety of the Trans-Jordan section of
the Hejaz Railway. You should, therefore, regard the
northern and southern extremities of the frontier line
originally proposed by His Majesty’s Government as fixed,
and it would be advisable to make this clear to Ibn Baud at
the outset of your discussions. If however you are unab
-le to induce Ibn baud to agree to the inclusion of haf with
-in Trans-Jordan and if, in your opinion, further insistence
on this point would be useless, you may in the last resort
concede that village to hejd, in which case the frontier
should approximately follow trie line indicated in red on the
attached map. You will observe that Ibn Baud desires
the inclusion in Nejd of a tract of territory to the South
of Kaf comprising the four streams running eastward into the
Wadi
A seasonal or intermittent watercourse, or the valley in which it flows.
Sirhan, viz. the Wahls Bayet, Gharra, Hasa and Bedrid.
His Majesty’s Government are not aware to what extent this
area is essential as a grazing ground to the tribes depend-
-ing on Trans-Jordan and Syria, or whether it contains a
settled population. Enquiries are being made of the High
Commissioner for Palestine and steps will be taken to fur-
-nish you with precise information on these points. From
the telegram from Bir P. Cox dated the 6th of December 1922,
of which a copy is enclosed, it will be seen at that time
Ibn Baud would have accepted a frontier roughly following
the western edge of the
Wadi
A seasonal or intermittent watercourse, or the valley in which it flows.
Sirhan and leaving the greater
part of this area within Trans-Jordan.
You should point this out to Ibn Baud if he ad-
-vances a claim to any territory in this region additional
to that claimed in 1922 and should endeavour to resist such
a claim on the ground that this territory was clearly not
regarded
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This file contains correspondence and reports related to the British Government's response to the announcement of the Arab revolt against the Ottoman Empire in 1916 (folios 2-14) and to political-military developments in the Hejaz between 1924 and 1926, notably the conquest of Jeddah and the fall of the Hashemite Kingdom of the Hejaz (folios 15-244).
The majority of the correspondence in the file is between British officials, but it also contains a limited amount of correspondence between European diplomatic staff in Jeddah and the Ruler of Nejd, Ibn Saud (‘Abd al-‘Azīz bin ‘Abd al-Raḥmān bin Fayṣal Āl Sa‘ūd).
Much of the section of the file that concerns the Hejaz consists of detailed situation reports that were sent to British diplomatic posts (including the Political Agency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent. in Muscat by Britain's Agent and Consul in Jeddah, Reader William Bullard (followed by Stanley R Jordan between December 1924 and February 1926).
In addition, the file contains the following documents:
- 'Notes regarding Policy to be adopted in connection with the revolt of the Sherif of Mecca' (folios 10-11)
- 'Aims of the Indian Caliphate Committee as given to the Foreign Secretary to the Hejaz Government by the Delegation, in writing about January 13th 1925' (folios 57-58)
- 'Minutes of a Conference held at the Colonial Office on the 12th of March, 1926, to discuss matters arising out of Sir Gilbert Clayton's report on his Mission to Ibn Saud' (folios 233-235).
- Extent and format
- 1 file (243 folios)
- Arrangement
The papers are arranged in approximate chronological order from the front to the rear of the file.
- Physical characteristics
Foliation: the main foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the front cover with 1, and terminates at the inside back cover with 245; 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. An additional foliation sequence is present in parallel between ff 2-12; these numbers are also written in pencil, but are not circled.
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- Title
- 'File XXV/3 Arabian Politics (including Iraq). Arab Revolt in the Hejaz against the Turks, 1916'
- Pages
- front, front-i, 2r:51v, 54r:55v, 59r:141v, 144r:170v, 173r:177v, 182r:192v, 197r:218v, 220r:244r, back-i, back
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- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
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