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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' [139r] (284/769)
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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in certain instances additions and omissions had been made in the
drait put forward by His Highness which affected the principle
which I had already clearly informed him I was unable to accept
d.fferencerofwording. Were d,fferences tha * hardly n,ore than
As regards the alterations which affected the matter of principle I
wasunable to agree to the insertion or omission of anything in my
draft which might in any way tend to introduce a principle which \
was unable to accept, and 1 must request that in this respect my
draft be adhered to; in regard to the matter of wording I suggested
that points of this nature could be settled by Mr. Antonius in consul
tation with Sheikhs Hafiz and Yusuf. ^nromus in consul-
After some discussion Ibn Sa‘ud expressed himself ready to give
way on the points which I considered essential, and agreed that
suggested Stl ° nS ° f WOrdin§ ' should be dealt with b y the committee I
I expressed my appreciation of the attitude which His Highness
had now taken up in the matter, and the meeting closed.
Eighth Meeting.
91 Vo ? 18 i hth me 0 etin 8 ' was held on the evening of Wednesday, the
. St ! Jc 5 obe r r > at 8 P- m -» wll en 1 had an interview with His Highness
at which Mr. Antonius and Sheikh Hafiz were present. After a
short interchange of the usual compliments and small talk, I informed
him that I wished to speak to him in a general manner on issues that
had arisen as a result of our conversations, more particularly those
regarding the Trans-Jordan frontier. I had given very Vareful
consideration to this particular question in the light of our very full
discussions on the various objects of my mission.
I felt that possibly I might not have explained the attitude of His
Majesty s Government sufficiently clearly to His Highness. All
these questions had been very fully discussed at various conferences
and in correspondence, and His Majesty’s Government’s instruc
tions to me were the outcome of very careful consideration and study
of the claims and interests of all parties concerned. These instruc
tions, then, comprised the considered view of His Majesty’s Govern
ment as to the settlement which they maintained would be fair and
just to all. His Majesty’s Government had not expected that their
proposals would be the subject of protracted bargaining and de-
taded discussion, but they had sent me here in the confident hope
that His Highness would give earnest of his friendly disposition by
ux eiving their offers in the spirit in which they were put forward.
. bad £? ced . Hls Ma J est y’s Government’s requirements clearly
before His Highness and had explained very fully the reasons on
which they were based. His Highness had replied by adducing
historical and political arguments which, however, were not new and
had already received, together with very opposite opinions advanced
from other quarters, the full consideration of His Majesty’s Govern-
ment and also of myself, as their Envoy. His Highness had also
urged His Majesty s Government’s previous statements in respect of
Kat, and I had explained the grounds on which they had changed
their attitude. Further, His Highness had also repeatedly assumed
me of his truly friendly feelings towards Great Britain and of his
sincere desire for full understanding and co-operation with His
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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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- front, back, spine, edge, head, tail, front-i, 1r:27v, 30r:54v, 56r:64v, 66r:90v, 93r:195v, 197r:222v, 224r:241v, 243r:314v, 316r:321v, 322ar, 322r:335v, 338r:380v, back-i
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