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'Files 61/12 and 61/16 (D 80) Treaty between Bin Saud and H. M. Govt' [‎26v] (63/408)

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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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1. As to Akaba : Strict orders have been issued to all the army commanders to
keep away from the Akaba area, and although I have not yet received a reply from
the commanders, I am able to assure you that nothing whatever will happen in that
area.
You state in your letter that His Majesty's Government are not concerned with
the southern portion of the railway, but His Majesty's Government say nothing about
any specific place. I therefore desire to draw their attention to the movements of
the tribes around Ma'an against our tribes time and again. These movements have
been more active recently, and I do not think our tribes will remain with folded
hands in face of these acts of aggression, and I fear lest the area of these activities
should spread farther from Ma'an.
2. As to the question of peace mediation : I am no lover of war, nor am I inclined
to prolong it. His Majesty's Government are well aware of the troubles I suffered
during Hussein's Emirate. The people of the Hedjaz and the people of Nejd are
not inclined to conclude peace with the shereefs, because of the troubles and
oppression which they have endured, and I cannot do otherwise than give due
consideration to their views. Besides this there are considerations of which right-
thinking British statesmen are aware. I greatly regret that I am unable to proceed
with this suggestion.
3. I am delighted at His Majesty's Government's acceptance and at their efforts
to put an end to the abnormal situation between our Government and the Govern
ments under mandate. I am prepared to receive a representative of His Majesty's
Government for the discussion of pending questions, but in view of the great heat,
I think it better that the representative should come at the end of Muharram (about
the 20th August) to such place other than Mecca and the holy places as I may think
proper for the purpose.
,. , . (Seal of Ibn Sand.)
(Compliments.)

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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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