"١/١ المجلد V العلاقات الكويتية السعودية" [ظ‎‎١‎٨‎٥] (٦٤٨/٣٧٩)

Ifl'
- -
126
3. Before he left Bagdad Nuri Pasha discussed with me in detail the ^ ,<ter
' ' ’ n - AT ^ ^ i-1 , • —
±y\ji ui ±±& ±^j- u ^ —~ # — —~ ^^uan me
questions that he proposed to raise with the Hejaz-Nejd Government. These
H,!
were—
(i) The “ Bon-Voisinage ” Treaty and Arbitration Protocol,
(ii) Extradition.
(xii) Ibn Mashhur.
(iv) The payment by the Hejaz-Nejd Government of the balance of £23,(T
outstanding on account of Iraq tribal claims.
^ a:
reP 0
, froni
,, 118 ,
Nuri Pasha told me that he had no intention of discussing the project of a - ( i
pan-Arab alliance, except in so far as measures for the removal of customs and I^v
passport barriers, which he intended to propose, could be said to further this . 1 ^
proj ect.
Tie also informed me of his intention to send Taha-al-Hashimi, the chief of
— — — - J '-'AXAVyJ. VJ 1
the General Staff, on a mission to the Imam of Yemen, and undertook, on my
suggestion, to acquaint King Ibn Baud with his intention first, and to ensure
that His Majesty had no objection.
Finally, in view of Sir John Shuckburgh’s demi-official letter, dated the
12 th November, 1930, I asked Nuri Pasha to ascertain whether King Ibn Sand
still harboured any resentment in regard to the appointment of Dr. Abdullah
Damluji as Iraqi Minister for Foreign Affairs.
4. As regards the instruments signed by Nuri Pasha at Mecca, your
Lordship will observe that the texts of the “ Bon-Voisinage ” Treaty and
Arbitration Protocol correspond closely to the texts initialled in Bagdad a year
ago. Such amendments as have been made conform generally to advice tendered
by this High Commission. The exceptions are the incorporation in the preamble ^
of a somewhat obscure paragraph referring to “ the desire of their Majesties to
exert every possible effort to compose the affairs of the Arab nation and unite her
word," and the insertion in article 13 of the words or nationals of the two :A r v
contracting parties." The former amendment, which seems innocuous, maybe i 4 iM
attributable to a desire on the part of Nuri Pasha to justify the declaration made jiffiej
before his departure of his intention to promote the cause of Arab unity. The woft
second amendment, which extends to Iraq and Nejd nationals the restrictionsliof til
which in the original draft were applicable only to foreigners, appears, at first
sight, to conflict with article 6 , which provides for complete freedom of movement igreg<j
of tribes for grazing purposes. I am advised, however, that the specific obliga- tepresen
tion involved in article 6 would be considered as overriding the general 'giofF
prohibition contained in article 13.
5. The Extradition Treaty provides in article 3 that the surrender of
political offenders shall not be permissible. At the same time, as your Lordship
will observe from the notes exchanged between Nuri Pasha and the Minister for
foreign Affairs of the Hejaz-Nejd Government, the former has given an
assurance that offences normally committed by Bedouin tribesmen fall within
the category of extraditable offences and cannot be described as political. I see
no objection to the nature of the assurance given by Nuri Pasha, and I consider
that he is to be congratulated on having settled this vexed question, which has
disturbed relations between Iraq and Nejd for many years. - ^Isiest
o' .^ S re S arc ^ s the Ibn Mashhur affair, Nuri Pasha informs me that King r
Ibn baud is now cpiite satisfied, and that with the surrender of his family and
property the affair will be considered closed. This is confirmed by His Majesty’s
letter to myself. J J J aajes
7. In regard to the balance of £23,000 outstanding in respect of the
compensation to be paid by the Hejaz-Nejd Government for the Iraq tribes, Nuri %%
Pasha informed me that King Ibn Sand did n(S aftempT to deny the 'obligation ^
to pay the amount in full. His Majesty explained, however, that owing to a
temporary lack of ready money it would be necessary for him to borrow the
Pasha leplied that, in the circumstances, he would not press for immediate pay
ment, and asked that the balance due might be remitted to Bagdad in the course
of the next two months.