'File 61/10 (D 63) Relations between Nejd and Transjordania (political status of Jauf)' [3r] (15/434)
The record is made up of 1 volume (219 folios). It was created in 21 May 1923-9 Sep 1929. 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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Bani Sakhr again =t our -ubj ct of ohammar, Eneza, Harb and
Hatim. 3o if it proves to "b* 3 true, it mu t have been done by
way of self-redras^" n . iind I informed Hla ISxcellency th^t, in )
order to word off poo^ible disputations, I had dispatched
authorised mtsseng-rd to our Aniir at Hail explaining to him
that it was neoeseary to warn all our tribes against, and
withhold th^rn from friction with Pani Saklir. I also wrote
to all the trihal chiefs in o true ting thwi that they should
respect th- frontiers of Transjordania. Ac? a fact, ti eoe
measures were executed with strictness and extreme accuracy an"
I cannot recall mny raid whatever having b^en carried out by our
tribes since that date and up to this day. V/e regarded the lett'r
we sent in reply to His Excellency and our above noted measure:
as constituting a truc^ whicr houl be observed by botl partiet?,
i'eanwhile, we hoped that the Government of Tran. Jordania would
appreciate this action on our part and take . ev^re action a^in t
the disturbers of th^ peace. But, alas, they did not do o, for
aggression has been committed against th^ Aqail in the raid in
which ibn 3h arid ah was killed, which took place lon Lj aiter the
adoption oi these measures and wiich nearly brought about
troubles of undesirable consequence, as our tribes had risen to
retaliate the aggre sion and would have done so ha' we not
ha^t^ned to withhold th^m from doin. it. irom thi^ Your
Excellency will learn that the incident of ibn Sharidah took pi a
after th^se measures and such bein^ the case, e have the right
to claim from the Government of Transjordani . recovery of
pillaged property and in lemnity for the killed in respect of t is
raid. 3ilence and indifference in question lik^ thi - would
prepare th A ?oad for raiding and counter raiding wl ich ir veiy
disturbing to the situation, an it woul breed love of revenge
among tribes in these regions.
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The volume consists of letters (in English and Arabic), telegrams, and memoranda relating to relations between Ibn Sa'ud, the Hejaz, and Trans-Jordan. The majority 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 Agency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent. in Bahrain, the Political Agency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent. in Kuwait, the High Commissioner in Baghdad, the Colonial and Foreign Offices, both in London, the High Commissioner in Jerusalem, the British Agency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent. in Jeddah, the Chief British Representative in Amman, the Government of India, and Ibn Sa'ud.
The majority of the papers concern the definition of borders between Ibn Sa'ud's territories (the Najd and later the Hejaz) and Trans-Jordan, most specifically the status of the Jauf [al-Jawf] area and the towns of Kaf [Kāf], Akaba [Aqaba], and Maan [Ma'an], and to a lesser extent, Iraq. Reports on tribal raids and counter-raids are also included, particularly those between the Bani Sakhr and the Ikhwan. The latter's raid just south of Amman in August 1924, and the British military response, is prominent. Details of the Hadda Tribunals, which were set up to settle such disputes, are also given. The question of where ex-King Hussein should settle after his departure from the Hijaz is also discussed.
Transcripts from Parliamentary Questions on these subjects are also included (folios 178-185). At the back of the volume is a broadside announcing the Shaw Commission, following the 1929 Palestine Riots.
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- 1 volume (219 folios)
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The volume is arranged chronologically.
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Foliation: The sequence starts at the title page and continues through to the inside back cover. The numbers are written in pencil in the top right corner of the recto The front of a sheet of paper or leaf, often abbreviated to 'r'. of each folio. There are the following irregularities: 1, 1A, 1B, 1C, and 1D; 141A and 141B; f 202 and f 211 are written on the verso The back of a sheet of paper or leaf, often abbreviated to 'v'. of the preceding folio. Three individual folios have been given a number range, rather than a single number, written respectively as: 17-18, 21-22 and 34-35.
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- front, front-i, 1r:1v, 1ar:1cv, 2r:17r, 18v:21r, 22v:28v, 30v:34r, 35v:36v, 37v:117v, 118v:126v, 127v:140v, 141ar:141bv, 142r:186r, 187v:201r, 202v:210r, 211v:216v, back-i, back
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