"ملفات 61/12 و 61/16 (D 80) معاهدة بين بان سعود والحكومة البريطانية" [و‎‎١‎٩‎٤] (٤٠٨/٣٩٦)

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20. In conclusion, I desire to testify to the services rendered by my colleagues
on the mission, Mr. S. R. Jordan and Mr. G. Antonius, whose previous work at
Wadi-al-'Aqiq was of great assistance in clearing the ground and enabling me to form
a just appreciation of the situation. Mr. Jordan afforded me valuable help at all times
and placed his local knowledge and experience unreservedly at my disposal. I have
had occasion, in connection with previous missions to the Hejaz and the Yemen, to
bring the services of Mr. Antonius to the favourable notice of His Majesty's
Government, and will only add now that his intimate knowledge of Arab language
and psychology, combined with a clear understanding of the questions at issue, was
quite invaluable and contributed in no small measure to the results achieved.
I have, &c.
GILBERT CLAYTON.
Enclosure 1 in No. 1.
Treaty with the King of the Hejaz and of Nejd.
HIS Majesty the King of Great Britain, Ireland and the British Dominions
beyond the Seas, Emperor of India, on the one part; and
His Majesty the King of the Hejaz and of Nejd and its Dependencies, on the other
part;
Being desirous of confirming and strengthening the friendly relations which exist
between them and of consolidating their respective interests, have resolved to conclude
a treaty of friendship and good understanding, for which purpose His Britannic
Majesty has appointed as his plenipotentiary Sir Gilbert Falkingham Clayton, and
His Majesty the King of the Hejaz and of Nejd and its Dependencies has appointed
His Royal Highness the Amir Faisal ibn Abdul-Aziz, his son and Viceroy in the
Hejaz, as his plenipotentiary.
His Highness the Amir Faisal ibn Abdul-Aziz and Sir Gilbert Falkingham
Clayton, having examined their credentials and found them to be in good and due
form, have accordingly agreed upon and concluded the following articles :—
Article 1.
His Britannic Majesty recognises the complete and absolute independence of the
dominions of His Majesty the King of the Hejaz and of Nejd and its Dependencies.
Article 2.
There shall be peace and friendship between His Britannic Majesty and His
Majesty the King of the Hejaz and Nejd and its Dependencies. Each of the high
contracting parties undertakes to maintain good relations with the other and to
endeavour by all the means at its disposal to prevent his territories being used as a
base for unlawful activities directed against peace and tranquillity in the territories of
the other party.
Article 3.
His Majesty the King of the Hejaz and of Nejd and its Dependencies undertakes
that the performance of the pilgrimage will be facilitated to British subjects and
British-protected persons of the Moslem faith to the same extent as to other pilgrims,
and announces that they will be safe as regards their property and their person during
their stay in the Hejaz.
Article 4.
His Majesty the King of the Hejaz and of Nejd and its Dependencies undertakes
that the property of the aforesaid pilgrims who may die within the territories of His
Majesty and who have no lawful trustee in those territories shall be handed over to the
British Agent in Jeddah or to such authority as he may appoint for the purpose, to be
forwarded by him to the rightful heirs of the deceased pilgrims ; provided that the
property shall not be handed over to the British representative until the formalities of
the competent tribunals have been complied with and the dues prescribed under
Heiazi or Nejdi laws have been duly collected.
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