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Coll 6/45 'Nejd-Transjordan Frontier Affairs.' [‎392r] (790/1040)

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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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Decypher. Sir. A. Eyan (Jedda).
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D. Noon, 3rd May 1933.
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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 telegrams Nos.57 and 58 to Goionru Office.
Lly immediately following, teleriran summarises present
position. Unless King who arrived this morning forces the
pace we are unlikely to get any Treaty signed before Mission
leaves.
Con and I have felt for some days that form of exchange
of notes contemplated in paragraph 4 of Note to Saudi Gov era*
meat of January 11 th (see ray despatch No. 16) would require
careful consideration especially if notes are to oe public
documents. Paragraph 2 of 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 telegram 5/ confirms
views that susceptibilities of hmir may make tnis a aelicaoe
matter to handle.
I do not appreciate force of High Conrnissioner^ oooec-
tion to original draft of Article 7 of Treaty of Friendship.
We have throughout envisaged necessity for a subsidiary undei-
standing as to how nationality of tribe should be determined
for working purposes. Proposal at this stage to delete
article altogether would arouse great suspicion and we have
been working on line of attempting to devise workable article
which will give Saudi Government some measure of satisfaction
„„„+ imprest is to persevere
In ell circumstances our pres^- “ u -
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until the last moment la attempts^© ^et g audl 'Coverninent to-
as possible in the hope that v-e c— for furtner conslder-
these latter but to. isola^- gnp r - c 0 Iltr 0 Vers xea. questions, in
at ion a limited numoer gg your instrucuii.c, me g
order to promote this iftp' a^itude regarding pr 0 ^®f e r ,
state that (grp.unaec:) ’livieTidabi'D confronts nis M^j-o
and Article 2 of ,J - re hi 1 ,+ t 0 -4T'question vdiich caono^ oe
Government with constitutional
settled in time availao-c TT .q r c-tordan
Cox concurs, n „„, i xTo qs renected to TrauojO
Addressed to Foreign Ofi ice ao.uw, .
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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:

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)
Arrangement

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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