Coll 6/45 'Nejd-Transjordan Frontier Affairs.' [38r] (82/1040)
The record is made up of 1 volume (515 folios). It was created in 25 Feb 1933-21 Mar 1935. 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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In tm name of God, the merciful
the "ZompaB si' ona t e
.^rab Baud! Kingdom,
the Hoyal Biwan
Bated £Oth Shaw^al, 135£•
(5th fe b ruary» 1934)*
j'i oni: .ibdalaais bin .^bdairahman Al ifalsal.
To: His dear friend His ixoeliezicy Sir .Tr^nois Humphrys,
U4 cs M® 4«k<»'ttir * <a A rali£»o ®^ m K ® a»/4 «»<3
His Majesty 1 s jabassador, Bagdad
h& have received Your Excellency’s esteemed letter dated
”9th January, 1^35” (sic) sent through our representative in Bagdad,
and we thank Your Excellency for the precious and noble sentiments
you have expressed in conneotion with the simple present you have
received from us through Sir Andrew Kyan.
It is a cause of pleasure for me, as it is for you, that
our relations with Iraq are progressing so friendly and amicably.
At the same time we recall that to Your excellency goes the
greatest credit for reaching this result, which has yielded happy
and useful fruit for the two countries and has given pleasure to
all Arabs and also to all friends of the Arabs.
It is a source of comfort to us to have, in Your Hxcellenoy 1 s
person, such a friend in that good Arab country with whom we may
constantly exchange sentiments of friendship and love#
We reiterate our thanks for the good wishes and kind hopes
you have expressed in regard to certain diliiculties confronting
us in the South, and hope that, God willin , these difficulties
will end peacefully. We also thank you for your kind con*;.-,Tabulations
to us on the occasion of Id Al fitr.
Finally, we hope that correspondence will be maintained
between us and yourself, and wish you success, prosperity, and
contentment.
With our utmost esteem.
(Seal) abdala^ila bin Ab&uir&amau
Al Baud.
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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 Amir Abdullah [ʿAbdullāh bin Ḥusayn al-Hāshimī] and Ibn Saud [‘Abd al-‘Azīz bin ‘Abd al-Raḥmān bin Fayṣal Āl Sa‘ūd].
Much of the correspondence is concerned with the progress of 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 (including discussion regarding the precise wording of the text of the treaty) and with arrangements for the ratification of the concluded treaty (signed in Jerusalem on 27 July 1933). Other subjects of discussion include the following:
- Mutual recognition between Ibn Saud and Amir Abdullah.
- The possibility of determining the nationality of tribes based on or near to the Saudi- 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.
- Reports of exchanges of personal communications between Amir Abdullah and Ibn Saud, and proposals for a meeting between the two rulers.
- Saudi-Yemeni relations.
- Amir Abdullah's visit to Bagdad [Baghdad] in April 1934.
- Reported anti-Saudi activities in 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 .
In addition to correspondence the volume includes the following: copies of a draft treaty of friendship 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 ; extracts from 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 political situation reports (1933-1934).
The volume includes three dividers which give a list of correspondence references contained in the volume by year. These are placed at the back of the correspondence (folios 3-5).
- Extent and format
- 1 volume (515 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 515; 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. An additional foliation sequence is present in parallel between ff 156-176; these numbers are also written in pencil, but are not circled. A previous foliation sequence, which is also circled, has been superseded and therefore crossed out.
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- Title
- Coll 6/45 'Nejd-Transjordan Frontier Affairs.'
- Pages
- 38r:38v
- Author
- Āl Sa‘ūd, ‘Abd al-‘Azīz bin ‘Abd al-Raḥmān bin Fayṣal (xx Ibn Saud)
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