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File 488/1920 Pt 3 ‘Hedjaz:- Relations between H.M. Govt & King Hussein. Question of subsidy. Negotiations for conclusion of a treaty.’ [‎125r] (254/940)

The record is made up of 1 volume (466 folios). It was created in 25 May 1921-25 Aug 1925. It was written in English, French and Arabic. 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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ajesty s Government.1
EASTERN (Arabia).
[October 18.]
CONFIDENTIAL.
Section 3.
[E 11258/248/91] No. 1.
Dr. Naji-el-Assil to Foreign Office.—{Received October 18.)
Hyde Park Hotel, Knightsbridge,
^ ir ’ London, October 18, 1922.
1 BEG to acknowledge receipt of your letter of the 16th instant, and, in accordance
with your request, I have the honour to forward herewith the treaty signed by myself
as authorised by His Hashimite Majesty King Hussein and ratified by him.
2 . To avoid any unnecessary delay, I herewith also beg to transmit to you a
translation of the treaty made by myself, and, though of course 1 do not take any
responsibility with regard to this translation, you will, I believe, find it correct.
I have, &c.
N AJI-EL- ASSIL.
Enclosure in No. 1 .
Draft Treaty of Friendship between Great Britain and the Hedjaz.
(Translation.)
In the Name of God the Merciful, the Compassionate.
HIS Majesty the King of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
and the British Dominions beyond the Seas, Emperor of India, and His Majesty
King Hussein, Leader of the Arab Revolt, Founder of the Arab Hashimite State and
its King, Warden of the inviolate Precinct of the Sanctuary of God and of the city of
his ancestor, Lord of the Divine Messengers, on behalf of themselves, their heirs and
successors, being inspired with the sincere desire of confirming and strengthening the
good faith and friendly relations established between their respective countries during
the war together waged against the Germanic Powers and Turkey, and with the further
desire of consolidating their respective interests and ensuring permanent peace and
harmony among the Arab peoples;
And His Britannic Majesty having named and appointed as his
Plenipotentiary to conclude a treaty for these purposes with His Majesty King Hussein,
and His Hashimite Majesty having named and appointed Dr. El Seyyid Naji-el-Assil
as his Plenipotentiary to conclude a treaty for these purposes with his Britannic
Majesty ;
The said and Dr. El Seyyid Naji-el-Assil have agreed upon and
concluded the articles following :—
Article 1.
There shall be perpetual peace and friendship between His Britannic Majesty and
His Majesty King Hussein, their heirs and successors. Each of the high contracting
parties agrees and promises to use all the means which his laws provide to prevent his
territory being used as a base for activities directed against the present or future
interests of the other.
Article 2.
The High British Government undertake to restrain, by all peaceful and practicable
means in their power, an y
aggression (upon the territories of His Hashimite Majesty) by the rulers of the neigh
bouring States who are in treaty relations with His Britannic Majesty, either from their
own frontiers or from the territories over which they have authority, as referred to in
article 3.
Article 3.
His Hashimite Majesty undertakes to maintain the friendly relations which existed
between himself and Seyyid Mohammed Ibn Ali-el-Idrisi, and between himself and
Seyyid Abdul, Asiz-bin-Abdur Rahman-bin-Feisal-es-Saud before the Arab revolt; to
observe the pacts formerly existing (between himself and these two rulers) and to
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The volume contains papers concerning relations between the British Government and the King of Hedjaz [Hejaz or Al-Hijaz].

Most of the papers relate to negotiations between the British Government and King Hussein ibn Ali al-Hashimi over the terms of an Anglo-Hashimite treaty, and revisions to the draft treaty. These papers mainly consist of correspondence and copies of draft versions of the treaty.

The file also includes correspondence regarding:

  • The proposed subsidy to the King of the Hedjaz
  • The Foreign Office’s objection to the India Office’s suggestion that King Hussein should be persuaded to publicly recognise the religious suzerainty of the Sultan of Turkey as Khalif (Khaliph) over the Holy Places of the Hedjaz
  • King Hussein’s threat to abdicate on 27 February 1922, and the question of whether he should be allowed by the British Government to remain in Mecca in the event of his abdication
  • The Foreign Office’s request for the views of the Secretary of State for India (Viscount Peel) on the advisability of requiring King Hussein to ratify the Treaty of Versailles, as well as to accept the treaty with HM Government, as conditions which would need to be met before Hussein would be invited to visit Great Britain
  • The refusal of the British Government to enter into further negotiations with King Ali ibn Hussein al-Hashimi for the conclusion of the Anglo-Hashimite treaty, following King Hussein’s abdication in October 1924 (after military defeat by Ibn Saud), ‘so long as present unsettled conditions in the Hejaz continue’.

The correspondence (and copy correspondence) is mainly between the following: 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. , the Colonial Office (John Evelyn Shuckburgh, John Ernest William Flood), and the Foreign Office; 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. and the Government of India Foreign and Political Department; the Foreign Office and Lieutenant Colonel Thomas Edward Lawrence; the Foreign Office and HM Agent and Consul at Jeddah (Major W E Marshall, Laurence Barton Grafftey-Smith, and Reader (William) Bullard, successively); the Foreign Office and Dr Naji el Assil, agent of King Hussein; the Secretary of State for the Colonies and the British Resident at Aden; and the Secretary of State for the Colonies and the High Commissioner of Palestine (Herbert Louis Samuel).

The volume includes a document entitled ‘Translation of a Report sent to His Majesty King Hussein 1st to Mecca’, signed Habib Lotfallah, Envoy Extraordinary of King Hussein, London, 24 October 1920, which includes translations in French and Arabic (folios 101 to 102).

The file 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.

Extent and format
1 volume (466 folios)
Arrangement

The papers are arranged in approximate chronological order from the rear to the front of the volume.

The subject 488 (Pt 1-2 Arabia, and Pt 3 Hedjaz) consists of two volumes, IOR/L/PS/10/880 and IOR/L/PS/10/881. The volumes are divided into three parts, with parts 1 and 2 comprising one volume, and part 3 comprising the second 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 468; 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. The foliation sequence does not include the front and back covers, nor does it include the leading and ending flyleaves.

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English, French and Arabic in Latin script
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File 488/1920 Pt 3 ‘Hedjaz:- Relations between H.M. Govt & King Hussein. Question of subsidy. Negotiations for conclusion of a treaty.’ [‎125r] (254/940), British Library: India Office Records and Private Papers, IOR/L/PS/10/881, in Qatar Digital Library <https://www.qdl.qa/archive/81055/vdc_100085520015.0x000037> [accessed 28 March 2024]

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