Coll 6/45 'Nejd-Transjordan Frontier Affairs.' [204v] (415/1040)
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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, • ^ nrlriition to the nearest officer, and in case it is
warning must be given n 1 tribeg threate ned. In cases of urgent necessity
impossible to reach him, • i ac tin£ on behalf of the competent authority
Article 6.
If the competent authority of either of the two high contracting parties or
any person actin' on behalf of such authority, learns of the commission within his
territories 1 ofany act of robbery or plunder or raiding, or any other unlawful ac
of a nature te diLrb the peace on the be “
have the right to notify the competent authority of the other party o s, and m
cases of ur!ent necessity he shall inform the nearest official of that other party
The person so notified shall take the necessary dispositions for the purpose of
returning forthwith all the objects stolen and plundered m their entirety from
what is taken in the possession of the aggressors m case they enter the territory
m which he ^ Bedouin subjects of the country which they have
entered, the necessary measures shall be taken to prosecute them in that country.
If they be Bedouin subjects of a third party, they shall be invited to leave the
countrv which they have entered under threat of prosecution if they do not leave
it If they be Bedouin subjects to the other party in whose territory the raid has
occurred, then, after the return of the loot found m their possession as mentioned
in paragraph 1 , their arms shall be confiscated and handed ovei to their Govern
ment, and a quantity of their property sufficient to compensate for the losses and
damage which thev have occasioned as a result of their raid shall also be con
fiscated and handed over to their Government. They shall then be warned that
they must return to their country of origin, and if they do not do so, shall be
prevented from remaining on the frontier and shall be prosecuted for the crimes
which they have committed. If, after that, their maintaining quiet and
tranquillity is assured, they shall be allowed to remain far from the frontier; if
not, they shall be expelled from the country in which they have taken refuge.
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Article 7.
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In order to carry out the provisions of this treaty and to maintain good
relations generally on the frontier between the two countries, the officials
appointed in pursuance of the provisions of article 4 of this treaty shall meet
once in each six months at least and at more frequent intervals in case of necessity
to settle questions relating to the frontier zones and to the tribes settled in those
zones.
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Article 8.
All decisions taken in mutual agreement on the part of the officials
appointed in accordance with article 4 on questions which may arise on the
frontier or between the tribes shall be recorded in writing and signed by both
officials (might equally be all the officials ”) at the time of agreement, and shall
become immediately effective of action and executory.
Matters on which the officials are unable to agree shall be referred to the
Governments of the two high contracting parties for solution bv agreement
between them All decisions taken as a result of such agreement shall be
executed by the competent authorities within three months of the date on which
tne final decision is taken.
. i operation of article 6 of the Hadda Agreement shall be annulled during
the period of validity of this treaty.
Article 9.
frontier for o-rayino- 6 , W ° ^V eS habituall y resort to the two sides of the
to place in the y Saba ^ Sba ^ ^ aVe the freedom to move about from place
necessary to limit tfii« un e ® s eitber °f the two Governments should find it
or for reasons of eormn ' lee ° m rtlovemen t for the betterment of public order
ji ioi reasons ot economic necessity. ~
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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).
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- 1 volume (515 folios)
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The papers are arranged in approximate chronological order from the rear to the front of the volume.
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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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