File 22/23 III Kuwait Conference [92r] (183/200)
The record is made up of 1 volume (99 folios). It was created in 22 Mar 1924-16 Aug 1925. 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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(6),
THE SIXTH ( 8 th) SESSION.
23 - 12 - 2 ^.
The Government of Trane-Jordania 1 s demands
'As given in the English "proceedings”, plus the following:)
Eighteen months ago the Government of Najd sent a foroe to
Trana-Jordan!a, which attacked a village near •Amman and
killed about thirty of its inhabitante. Blood-money for
those killed muat be paid in accordance with fcxa tribal
ueage«
THE SEVENTH ( 9 th) SESSION.
26-12-23#
The Reply of the Najd Delegation.
(Ae in the English "Reply of the Najd Delegation on the
Demands of the Trans-Jordanian Go vernment", omit ting i - (aU
THE EIGHTH SESSION#
27-12-23.
The Demands of the Government of Najd.
(As in the English "Demands of Najd from Trans-Jordania.).
THE NINTH SESSION.
2-1-24.
Statement by the Trans-Jordanian Deligate.
(As in Appendix X to Colonel Knox’s letter No36 dated the
_ /Paragraphs \ to 3 inclusive
26th January < 925 /^ftNr hDjeqting imjd Delegation’s
references to the status and origin of Trans-Jordania # and
a reference to King Husain’s assistance to the Allies during
the War, etc.).
After the above statement had been read,the President
said 1 -
"I do not see that the people of ’Iraq or Trans-Jordan!«
have any right to talk about Hijaa, and His Majesty’s Govern-
ment will not agree to any talk anout I bn Rashid. When the
Sultan of Najd agreed to participate In this Conference, he
made a condition, to which His Majesty’s Government agreed,
that no Government should take part in a discussion on a
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The volume comprises telegrams, despatches, correspondence, memoranda, and notes, relating to the 1923-24 Kuwait Conference to arbitrate the Najd- Transjordan Used in three contexts: the geographical region to the east of the River Jordan (literally ‘across the River Jordan’); a British protectorate (1921-46); an independent political entity (1946-49) now known as Jordan and Najd-Hijaz boundaries. Includes the following:
- resumption of Conference in absence of Iraqi delegates following Ikhwan raid;
- breakdown and end of Conference;
- copy of text of Najdi `Green Book' on Kuwait Conference consisting mainly of extracts from the proceedings of the conference and copies of official correspondence.
Included in the volume is an index to the proceedings (folio 99). The principal correspondents in the volume include: the Secretary of State for Colonies, London; the 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. , Stuart George Knox; the High Commissioner, Baghdad; the High Commissioner, Jerusalem; the Political Agent A mid-ranking political representative (equivalent to a Consul) from the diplomatic corps of the Government of India or one of its subordinate provincial governments, in charge of a Political Agency. , Kuwait; the Political Agent A mid-ranking political representative (equivalent to a Consul) from the diplomatic corps of the Government of India or one of its subordinate provincial governments, in charge of a Political Agency. , Bahrain.
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- 1 volume (99 folios)
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The papers are arranged in approximate chronological order from the front to the rear of the volume.
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Foliation: the main foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the first folio with 1, and terminates at the inside back cover with 100; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located in the top right corner of the recto The front of a sheet of paper or leaf, often abbreviated to 'r'. side of each folio. An additional foliation sequence is present in parallel between ff 1-99; these numbers are also written in pencil, but are not circled.
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