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File 7251/1920 Pt 3 'Arabia: Situation and Policy; Agenda for Inter Departmental Committee Meetings' [267r] (171/268)
The record is made up of 1 item (133 folios). It was created in 25 Jun 1920-4 Dec 1920. 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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(L’ 755o) From Sir Percy Cox, Kut Town, 1 1th October 1920. 4213
(Repeated to Government of India ; copies by post to Bushire and Baghdad.)
(Received 13th, 6.30 p.m.)
B- 1 , 01 - 4 Boimd 7 fy dispute between Ibn Saud and Koweit. I discussed subject
with both parties. I bn baud s attitude was that it would have been much better had
hatl no cognisance of any boundaries of Koweit territory agreed upon between us and
links, and such an agreement could not in any case be operative against him,
especially as he had himself recovered the Aliias province (? from the) Turks. Sheikh
Salim claimed to take advantage of frontier agreed upon between Turks and ourselves,
lo each party l expressed the opinion that their claim could not be expected to
succeed, lo Ibn baud I explained that it was definite view of His Majesty’s
Government and myself that Koweit town needed a hinterland, otherwise it would
never be free from fear of raids. To Sheikh Salim I made it clear that under the
terms of our treaty with Ibn Saud we had agreed to fixation of his frontiers hereafter,
and that Sheikh Salim could not necessarily expect us to support frontier that we had
been willing to obtain against Turkey. A compromise was necessary.
Each party agreed to accept our arbitration. The following is the view at which
I have arrived after full deliberation and discussion : that the raising of the issue re
the boundary is only one incident resulting from thoroughly unsatisfactory relations
which have always existed between present Sheikh of Koweit and Ibn Saud ; that as
long as (omission) settlement of the issue regarding the boundary only (omission) be
succeeded by a dispute regarding something else.
On the other hand, if they can be brought to bury the hatchet generally the
boundary dispute will disappear with other (? dilference)s.
Meanwhile boundary would be very difficult matter for us to settle, as it depends
on the use of certain watering places by certain tribes who sometimes own allegiance
to one side and sometimes to the other, according to the (? ability) of the over-lord to
give effective protection.
I propose, therefore, if His Majesty’s Government approve, to endeavour (? to)
•e a meeting between Ibn Saud and Sheikh Salim at Basra this winter, at which
arrange
they will talk out matters in dispute and become reconciled under our auspices. It
will be time to consider necessity for arbitration if they fail to come to an under
standing.
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This part of the volume contains correspondence and other papers concerning relations between Nejd, 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 , Hejaz, Yemen, and the Idrisi state, as well as policy in Arabia more generally. Correspondence comes from officials at 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. , Foreign Office, War Office, the Political Residency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, established in the provinces and regions considered part of, or under the influence of, British India. in Aden, the Office of the High Commissioner in Palestine, the Office of the High Commissioner in Cairo, the Office of the High Commissioner in Iraq, and the British Agency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent. at Jeddah. Further correspondence comes from King Hussein [Ḥusayn bin ‘Alī al-Hāshimī] of the Hejaz, his sons Emir Abdullah [ʿAbdullāh bin Ḥusayn al-Hāshimī] and Emir Feisal [Fayṣal bin Ḥusayn bin ‘Alī al-Hāshimī], the French Ambassador in London, and officials of the German and United States Governments.
This part deals with relations between Nejd and the neighbouring territories of 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 , the Hejaz, Yemen, and the Idrisi state. Matters covered include the supply of Arms to the Idrisi, control of Hodeidah and the proposed withdrawal of the British garrison there, the British subsidy to Ibn Saud [‘Abd al-‘Azīz bin ‘Abd al-Raḥmān bin Fayṣal Āl Sa‘ūd]of Nejd, efforts to reach an agreement between the Hejaz and Nejd, trouble along 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 involving the Ikhwan and local tribes, and future British policy in the region.
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