Coll 6/45 'Nejd-Transjordan Frontier Affairs.' [221r] (448/1040)
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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it is impor fcanl that the A.mir should not be driven by
further suoh restrictions to a point where there mi *ht be
& real danger of his adopting an attitude of hostility
towards His Majesty’s Government.
4. As regards paragraph 13 of your despatch, I have
tha following comments to offer on the suggestions made by
the Air Officer Commanding for the improvement of
relations 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 timU Arabia.
(a) It would undoubtedly b© useful if more
frequent meetings could take place between Captain Glubb
and Ibn 2:eid. This question is now being dealt with in
the 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, and there is reason to hope that satisfactory
arrangements will be reached m a result of those
negotiations.
(b) As you are aware, the question of the frontier
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 iejd presents considerable
difficulties, and in addition there is always the risk
that any proposal for the demarcation of that frontier
might open up prematurely the question of the frontier
between Trans jordan and the Bejas, which at present
rests upon a purely je facto and provisional agreement,
would, therefore, deprecate the suggestion that the
frontier should be demarcated at the present time.
(a) and (d) I agree that it would be undesirable to
bring pressure to bear on the Amir to issue orders which
there is reason to think could not hm made i^elive, Jt
to attempt to forbid correspondence between the Amir and
th© Governor of Telma* more especially if 9mh action
should, as in the latter case, be distasteful and
humiliating to tha Amir. A* regards (&) ho*ver. I would
point out that direct correspondence between the Amir and
the Governor of Ueiaa comes dangerousl near reing
infraction.
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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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