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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' [165v] (337/769)
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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March, 1925, from the High Commissioner for ‘Iraq.* From these
you will observe that a substantial measure of agreement was reached
at Koweit as to the steps necessary to check such raiding, but that
the Conference failed to reach agreement on the important question
of the mutual restoration of loot and the payment of compensation
in respect of damages arising out of past raids. As regards the
arrangements necessary to prevent future raids, the position has
been very considerably eased by the action of the ‘Iraq Government
in moving the principal olfenders—the refugee Shammar—to dis
tricts remote from the ‘Iraq-Nejd frontier, where they will not be
subject to the same temptation to raid across the border, and where
their activities can be more easily and effectively controlled. Conse
quently, there appear to be good grounds for hoping that on this
question it will be found possible to reach an agreement with Ibn
Sa‘ud. Such agreement should, in His Majesty’s Government’s
opinion, in general follow the lines of the scheme under consideration
by the Koweit Conference, unless, of course, some alternative and
more satisfactory method suggests itself in the course of your dis
cussions. Any agreement that may be reached on this subject might
with advantage be extended mutatis mutandis to apply to Trans
jordan. His Majesty’s Government anticipate that the settlement
of outstanding claims for compensation and the restoration of loot
will present greater difficulties, but you should use your best
endeavours to obtain a settlement substantially in accord with the
suggestions advanced in Sir H. Dobbs’ despatch of the 30th of
June,f of which a copy is appended to this letter. To assist you in this
part of your negotiations, the ‘Iraq Government have decided to place
at your disposal the services of Taufiq Bey al Suwaidi, Assistant
Government Counsellor in the Ministry of justice. He will be in a
position to furnish you with full details regarding claims and counter
claims advanced in respect of past raids, as also with the views of
the ‘Iraq Government regarding a final settlement of such claims.
If you are successful in reaching agreement with Ibn Sa‘ud with
tegard to trans-frontier raiding across the Trans-Jordan or ‘Iraq
frontiers respectively, or the question of the determination of a
Trans-Jordan-Nejd frontier, the decisions reached should be em
bodied in separate formal agreements to be signed by you and Ibn
Sa ud. Any such agreements, in so far as they concern ‘Iraq, will
require to be approved by the ‘Iraq Parliament and ratified by King
Faisal before they become operative. In so far as they concern
Trans-Jordan they will enter into force as from the date of signature
and will not require ratification.
8. Apart from these major questions, there are two other matters
which might with advantage be discussed with Ibn Sa‘ud, when a
favourable opportunity offers, viz., the protection of Nejdi interests
in S\ria and the question of British representation in Nejd. As
regards the former question, I have to explain that in September,
1922, Ibn Sa ud requested His Majesty’s Government to undertake
temporarily the protection of Nejdi interests in Syria. His Majesty’s
Government agreed to accept this charge, and the French authori
ties, who were informed of Ibn Sa'ud’s request, acquiesced in the
arrangement. Shortly afterwards, however, Ibn Sa‘ud appointed a
representative in Damascus, but when notifying His Majesty s
Consul at Damascus of this appointment, asked him to supervise the
w'ork of the Nejdi representative, and to give him all advice and
13496/25 ; not printed.
t 32080/25 ; not printed.
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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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