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'File 61/14 II (D 46) Relations between Nejd and 'Iraq' [‎196r] (402/466)

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The record is made up of 1 volume (231 folios). It was created in 7 Jan 1927-31 Dec 1927. It was written in English and Arabic. 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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From Highcoma, Bahgdad
To Secretary of State, London.
Ho. Di?
Jated the ^3ra received ^4th December x9ki7.
Addressed to Secretary of State lor Colonies, Ho.oi?
repeated BusMre Ho. 72.1.
Hign Commissioner, Baghdad reports that on 19th
December Ghalidh section Bani Huchaim were attacicea near Ghuraibiyi
-ah in neutral zone by ^jahwari raiding party believed to have been
led by Bawisn in person. Losses Ghaligh and minor
Tribal section with them are estimated at 59 men, 6000 to 6500
sheep and lEOO donkies. Iraq Government havt: protest against this
further attack.
His Majesty's Government regret that Your Majesty
has apparently been unable to taiie effective measure to prevent fu
further attacks on Iraq tribe and
requires further assurance that Jour Majesty is taking all possibl
steps to this end, that loot and compensation paid for the killed
and haa raiders puxiished.
In reply to Your Majesty's letter regarding,
post, H.K.Governuieiit cannot agree construction of tnis post
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contravens artiorle III Uqair Protocol. As Your Majesty nas alreaay
been informed BP. is 50 miles from nearest point of
nealutral —and 75 miles from Hejd Frontier. Consequer,
-tly it cannot be said to situate "Ala Atrai al Huaua" H.
M.Government would be glad to learn on what precise ground liour
Majesty considers that a post at a considerable distance from
frontier can be covered by this Article.
Highc om%.

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The volume contains letters, telegrams, and memoranda relating to affairs between the British Mandate of Iraq and the Kingdom of Najd and the Hejaz, ruled by Ibn Sa'ud. Most of the correspondence is between 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, the High Commissioner in Baghdad, the Colonial Office in London, the Government of India, and Ibn Sa'ud himself.

The majority of the volume contains documents relating to affairs along the Najd-Iraq border and is concerned with planning and preparations for a tribunal to settle claims for compensation between the two parties, as stipulated in the Bahra Agreement. The latter half of the volume contains documents relating to an attack by Ikhwan forces on a military post in Basaiyah [al-Başīyah], Iraq, that marked the beginning of the Ikhwan Revolt.

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1 volume (231 folios)
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The volume is arranged chronologically.

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Foliation: the sequence starts from the spine (which has been separated from the volume) and terminates on the inside back cover. The numbers are written in pencil, circled, and are found 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. There are the following irregularities: 1A, 1B, and 1C; 2A and 2B. A second, inconsistent sequence runs between folios 3-223. The numbers are also written in pencil in the same place as the main sequence, but they are not circled.

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