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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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operations in that area in the interests of public order he would
without delay, inform His Majesty’s Government; that he would*
prevent by all means at his disposal any incursion into Trans-Jordan
territory ; that he would promote by all possible means good relations
between his representatives in the
Wadi
A seasonal or intermittent watercourse, or the valley in which it flows.
Sirhan and the Chief
ntish Representative in I rans-Jordan, and would also promote a
regular interchange of visits in order that full co-operation might be
secured and that satisfactory relations might be established ; that he
would preserve existing grazing and other rights of tribes which
were not under his jurisdiction but which they might possess in the
Wadi
A seasonal or intermittent watercourse, or the valley in which it flows.
Sirhan and neighbourhood.
1 then rehearsed the remaining articles of the Agreement which I
had drafted, informing Ibn Sa'ud that they were merelv articles
already agreed upon as between Nejd and Traq, which I considered
would be suitable for inclusion in an agreement affecting Nejd and
Trans-Jordan.
I concluded by expressing the hope that my proposals would be
accepted by His Highness in the spirit in which they were put for
ward, and that they would lead to the speedy conclusion of a formal
agreement which I felt convinced would be the foundation of per
manent good relations between His Majesty’s Government and that
of His Highness.
His Highness replied by expressing his appreciation of the manner
in which a question which affected him deeply and was of the highest
importance to his Government had been treated, and of the way in
which the Representative of His Majesty’s Government had shown a
spirit of wise and generous concession. He reiterated his expres
sions of friendship and loyal intentions, adding that an Agreement
based on the lines which I had set out must serve to cement good
relations and lead to still closer ties in the future. He expressed
his willingness to concur in the terms of the conditional clauses
which I had inserted, and stated that they were entirely in accord
ance with his own wishes. With regard to those portions of the
frontier line other than Kaf, he would wait the receipt of my detailed
proposals and would give them his full consideration, and he sin
cerely hoped an agreement would be speedily arrived at.
I then suggested to Ibn Sa‘ud that we should close the interview
in order that Mr. Antonius might proceed immediately to prepare a
translation of my draft Agreement so that it might be submitted to
Ibn Sa'ud as quickly as possible.
The meeting then closed.
Eleventh Meeting.
The eleventh meeting was held on Monday, the 26th October, at
9 a.m., with the usual attendance.
I asked Ibn Sa'ud whether he had considered the proposals which
I had submitted to him on the previous afternoon in the form of a
draft agreement, and whether he was prepared to give me his obser
vations thereon.
He started by saying that there was little that he objected to in
the proposals, except in regard to two special points upon which he
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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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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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