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File 7251/1920 Pt 2 'Arabia: Nejd-Iraq and Nejd-Kuwait Boundaries; Iraq-Nejd Treaty; Nejd-Kuwait Agreement' [‎139r] (273/360)

The record is made up of 1 item (179 folios). It was created in 12 Jan 1922-2 Jul 1923. 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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F6i 3 dl 2 .uci ii\y3©If s.x, Kuwaiti or ivloiiQinrisro i for t»n.o
purpose of co/icluaing toe said treaty. Think it will be
useful tlour X A gii i e s 3 to know he f o r eh and toe p ri ina t a c i e
e&'oi^ OiJ which i u is ^oxi teji^plateu on ceiLalf of Govern .lent
ot Iraq unat ae^otiatic is should he started namely that the
iviUiitafic Dhafir and Anizeh tribes be accepted by tne parties
u Pi- ^* t»di,iiii^ ; sj o Iraq and mat the line of xrentier between
Najd a^iU Iraq d rom v^est to easu should, aepend on existence
of predominant and prescriptive right to the use of certain
watering places possessed ^y tribes owing uo allegiance to one
Soate or the other. It would be the duty of representatives
au meeti ig now propose^, go decide on tae xierits of respective
tri cal claiovs tc con cr .,1 each particular wat‘ring place ano.
to devi s e roa sonabi e f ro*i o^ ^ r acco rui agly. T ru st toi s rgx
proposal will coincide wita Your Highness 1 own views and that
you will send your representatives to the British Agent at Bah
rain as sc-uj as possible. He will sned mem on to nohaiiueraa
or Kuwait as you may wish but I hope you will decide on
mohammerah. As regards the payment of your subsidy I am
very sorry yon nave been put to so muca inconvenience by
reason of delay' in transmission of funds. I have explained
to you all the difficulties in a letter and as I am glad to
s&y the .xiatter has now beea arr-a^ed on basis which I hope
will suit you, 1 ueeu say no more here, as regards your
letter of 5th Rabi ul Tnani f All Aaquasa is with me now and
I am trying to find a way to ,~ive hi:, -some satisfaction
although you will see from my lett r dated 19th September
to hr. Abdullah how complicated the case was found to be.
Finally I beg of Your Highness to accept my best thanks for
your letter of 3rd January and for your gracious reception
of hr. xa&nn whose first leth • :rom Riyadh I ho /e just received
to uea r of your welfare, Cox. Saas.

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This part of the volume contains correspondence and other papers concerning relations between Nejd, Iraq, Kuwait, and the British authorities. The majority of the correspondence is interdepartmental in nature and is between the Colonial Office and the 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. . Further correspondence, included as enclosures, comes from the High Commissioner in Iraq, Ibn Saud [‘Abd al-‘Azīz bin ‘Abd al-Raḥmān bin Fayṣal Āl Sa‘ūd], the Government of India (Foreign and Political Department), 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. in Kuwait, 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. in Bahrain, the Political Resident A senior ranking political representative (equivalent to a Consul General) from the diplomatic corps of the Government of India or one of its subordinate provincial governments, in charge of a Political Residency. in the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. , and Shaikh Ahmad al-Jabir as-Subah [Aḥmad al-Jābir Āl Ṣabāḥ], ruler of Kuwait.

The main subject of this part is the lead up to and events following the conferences involving the Arab rulers of Nejd, Iraq, and Kuwait, or their representatives, in Mohammerah and Uqair, under the presidency The name given to each of the three divisions of the territory of the East India Company, and later the British Raj, on the Indian subcontinent. of the British. Treaty relations were established that dealt mostly with the delineation of boundaries between the three territories. Other subjects covered by the papers include the activities of the Akhwan [Ikhwan], relations between some of the desert tribes, and the reported death of Ibn Rashid.

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File 7251/1920 Pt 2 'Arabia: Nejd-Iraq and Nejd-Kuwait Boundaries; Iraq-Nejd Treaty; Nejd-Kuwait Agreement' [‎139r] (273/360), British Library: India Office Records and Private Papers, IOR/L/PS/10/937/1, in Qatar Digital Library <https://www.qdl.qa/archive/81055/vdc_100079424930.0x000055> [accessed 28 March 2024]

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