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File 1166/1925 'Arabia: Nejd; negotiations with Ibn Saud regarding Iraq-Nejd question and Trans-Jordan boundary; Sir G Clayton's mission; Bahra agreement, 2nd November, 1925' [‎107r] (220/769)

The record is made up of 1 volume (378 folios). It was created in 14 Apr 1925-28 Jul 1927. 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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correspondence with me and emphasizing the importance attached
by His Majesty’s Government to the early establishment of
this tribunal*
4. I have considered in the case, at all events, of the
xirst conference, which would have to decide a mass of claims
whether it would not be desirable to appoint a president
from some otherfEuropean nation* it appears to me, hoY/ever,
that such an appointment would involve both Ibn Sa’ud and
the ’Iraq Government in considerable unnecessary expense,
and I am inclined to suggest, subject of course to the con
currence of the Honourable the Resident in the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. ,
that the conference shall be presided over by Major More,
the Political Agent A mid-ranking political representative (equivalent to a Consul) from the diplomatic corps of the Government of India or one of its subordinate provincial governments, in charge of a Political Agency. at Kuwait.
5. In regard to the suggestion that disputes which may
arise should be settled by direct negotiation, I would point
out that such direct negotiation has already been going on
for some months between officials of the ’Iraq Government
and Hajd officials. The suggestion that local officials on
either side should correspond with each other with a view to
the settlement of minor troubles as and when they arise, was
made to Ibn Sa’ud by Mr. Bourdillon on the 23rd of April,
1926, and was accepted by Ibn Sa’ud (vide telegram No.46 dated
the 1st May, 1926, from His Majesty’s Acting Consul, Jeddah,
to the Foreign Office). This direct correspondence betv/een
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local officials has been working satisfactorily and a number
of minor raids have been disposed of. It would, however,
be impossible to deal in this way with the mass of claims
that existed prior to the ratification of the Hahra Agreement,
nor do I conceive it to be the desire of Ibn Sa'ud that they
should be so dealt with.
6. I am sending a copy of this despatch to the Hon’bio t
Resident in the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. and His Majesty’s Consul and Agent
at Jeddah. X have, etc.,
3d. H.Dobbs,
High Commissioner for ’Iraq.
The Right Hon’ble
L.C.M.S.Amery, P.C., M.P. ,
Secretary of State for the Colonies,
Downing Street, London, S.W.l.

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This volume contains correspondence, reports, telegrams, a memorandum and minutes between Sultan of Nejd Ibn Saud [‘Abd al-‘Azīz bin ‘Abd al-Raḥmān bin Fayṣal Āl Sa‘ūd] and the British Representative regarding the negotiations of the 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 boundary after the First World War. Related matters of discussion include the following: Gilbert Clayton’s mission; a conference agreement with tribunal representation; relations between Iran and Nejd relating to refugee issues; the British mandate; the railway in the southern part of Nejd; Mullah Hafiz; the Bahra agreement; the Hada Agreement; the Jeddah Agreement; and conflicts and riots between Iraq and Nejd around the frontier. The correspondence in the volume is mainly internal correspondence between British officials, although the Sultan of Nejd and officials from the Iraqi Government also feature.

The principal correspondents are: the High Commissioner for Iraq; Under Secretary of States; Sir Gilbert Falkingham Clayton, British Agent and Consul General in Jeddah; and the Government of Iraq. Other items of note include a hand-drawn map showing the 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 (f 223), a draft of the negotiations between Gilbert Clayton and Ibn Saud (ff 287-305); an annotated draft of negotiations by R V Vernon (ff 123-167); a newspaper article about the Anglo-Wahabi Agreement (f 196); and finally a memorandum with a list by the Iraqi Government summited to the Tribunal regarding the damages after the raids (ff 55-57).

The volume includes a divider, which gives the subject number, the year the subject file was opened, the subject heading, and a list of correspondence references by year. This is placed at the back of the correspondence.

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1 volume (378 folios)
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The volume's contents are arranged in approximate chronological order from the rear to the front of the volume.

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Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the first folio with 1 and terminates at the last folio with 380; 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.A previous foliation sequence between ff 256-378, which is also circled, has been superseded and therefore crossed out. The foliation sequence does not include the front and back covers.

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