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'Files 61/12 and 61/16 (D 80) Treaty between Bin Saud and H. M. Govt' [‎5r] (20/408)

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The record is made up of 1 volume (200 folios). It was created in 19 Apr 1923-10 Mar 1930. 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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No- 301-S of 1023.
British 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. and Consulate-General,
Bushire, 14th July 1025.
Treaty "between His Majesty's Government and
Ibn Saud.
rv- Lord Duke,
T have the honour to refer to "our Grace's despatch
!'To*255 dated 22nd March 1923 to the Acting High Ctonissioner
for 'Iraq, and to enclose for Your Grace's information
a copy of a letter TTo.f^4 addressed by Sir Percy Cox to
Tbn Saud on the above subject; also a translation of the
latter f s reply thereto No.9 dated 5th Shawwal 1341 (2l3t
Kay 1923) which has been forwarded on to me by Sir Henry
wobbq, High CoimniBaioner for Iraq. * ^I' 1
The letter from Iban Saud is tjTe one referred to in Sir
Henry Dobbs* telegram to you, No.327 of the 16th June last,
and contains a complaint of attacks on Nejd territory by
Hedjaz troops.
T have the honour to be with the highest respect.
Your Grace's most obedient,
• humble servant,
Sd/- S.G.Knox, Lieut-Colonel,
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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
His Majesty's Consul-General for Fars etc.
His Grace the D u1:g of Devonshire, K.G • ,P *0 . ,G *0 .G*,G.C*V.G. >
Secretary of State for the Colonies,
Downing Street,
London 5.^*1

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The volume mostly consists of correspondence concerning the relations between Britain and Ibn Sa'ud, with a specific focus on the negotiation and signing of the Treaty of Jeddah. The majority of the correspondence is between the British Legation in Jeddah and the Foreign and Colonial Offices in London. Copies were often sent to 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 Bushire, the Political Agencies in Bahrain and Kuwait, and the High Commissioners in Baghdad and Jerusalem.

The volume follows the evolution of the Treaty:

  • Britain's initial reluctance, due to their official friendship with King Hussein, to engage with the issue prior to Ibn Sa'ud's conquest of the Hejaz;
  • how this event then gave cause for the Bahra and Hadda agreements of November 1925;
  • the negotiations between Ibn Sa'ud and Gilbert Clayton in early 1927 leading to the signing of the Treaty of Jeddah on 20 May that year and its ratification in August.

At the end of the volume (folios192-196) is Clayton's final report on his mission to the Hejaz and includes a copy of the Treaty.

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1 volume (200 folios)
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The volume is arranged chronologically.

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Foliation: the sequence starts on the first folio and continues through to the inside back cover. The numbering is written in pencil, circled and written in the top right corner of each folio. There are the following irregularities: ff 1A-1C; f 185A; ff 78-84 are those of a booklet, stored in an envelope (f 77A). There is a second sequence that is also written in pencil but is not circled and is inconsistent.

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