"ملفات 61/12 و 61/16 (D 80) معاهدة بين بان سعود والحكومة البريطانية" [و‎‎١‎٣‎٠] (٤٠٨/٢٦٦)

position which he claimed for himself In Asir?
I '- I '.t ©plained ta t f in the course of the
ne <-ptif tieab, on u&jjd asked for reco nition of his
position as overlord of Asir, and .vould nc doubt raise the
matter a/^in when negotiations were resumed. Ur. Antonius
added t .h: t in lis Tiew, no harm would result from ado "tin ;
the Dhrase ,rf .heir dependencies^ as amolyin^ bothto the
Hejas and to ^ejd. 'he expression mi $it be allied to any
part of Arabia traditionally governed by Ibn Saud, The
Botvthem Frontier of the Hejaz hrA never been defined,
Kbha, ^hicu war in Asir, wi r> administered by Ibn Caud and
similarly Kin 5 Hussein had ruled over Kunfmda. In fact the
distinction between the two alternative forraulas was an
unreal one, since ibn kui mi M say that the . sir was a
c etendency of Hej4 and not of the ejas. It was explained
that the new. formula had already been adopted by Ibn oaud
hiraself, ami that, in adrnitting it into the treaty. His
Majesty^ Covera»ent would be doiaf no more than recognising
a title T'vlch the Kinv ha/i assumed on hie own account.
^r. Antonius considered that, as Nejd had not yet
acquired the status of a •kingdoa*, His Majesty's overnment
should not recoCTise Ibn Baud as "King of Hajd* unless he
h?5d in the meantime definitely assumed the royal title in
respect of Mejd and had taken the usual stens to obtain
recoOTition thereof.
In all the circumstances the Conference recommenced
that the phrase "their dependencies" flight be accented, bu
that, unless and until Ibn Seud had declared aimsc* td b©
King of Nejd - nd had been formally recognised as such, the
words •Sultan of Heid 11 should be maintained.
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