'File 61/10 (D 63) Relations between Nejd and Transjordania (political status of Jauf)' [73r] (149/434)
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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- Translation of letter No 89, dated June 21st 1924,(received in
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• C Bahrain June 50th >froiru.i II,II.The Sultan of ITajd to the address of
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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.
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Persian Gulf
The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran.
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Oh Excellency, 1 some time ago I addressed you two letters one
dated 27th Rainadhan-lTo82-& the other dated 3rd Shawal -No 86- re
garding attacks made "by Iraq tribes & the difficulties which arose
therefrom.Unfortunately I have received no reply from the High
GovernmBBt .I do not fear such events or fear their repetition^but I
am desir^ous of the existence of peaceful conditions "between my
state & its neighbours, & I wish H.LI.G. to be •assured of my
friendly intentions towards rny neighbours & to be convinced of
the factv that they alone are the cause of disturbances & disputes.
^ I had previously warned all my tribes on the Transjordanian
border to maintain peace & to refrain from the slightest act of
provocation towards the tribes of Transj ordania, but alas J the latter
did not value my good intentions at their proper valuation & ever
since the breaking -up of the Kuwait Conference they have not
ceased to annoy my tribes .As long as the attacks were small ones,
I did not regard them as matters of importance but unfortunately,
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during the latter half of Shawal a large force of Transjordanian
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< tribes collectedj^nong themnlbn JasijAbu Tabeh^Al Jew 1 id y A1 'atneh
r8c A1 Ilajaya^ll of them belonging to Transj ordania- & they attacked
my tribes in the vicinity of Jauf & took from them 70 camels &
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much booty & killed a number of persons.
I should like to draw the attention of H.LI.G., which is the
Mandatory power in Transjordania^to this matter which cannot be
fruitful of good resultsj(Sc the great Governnaant should not neglect
the state of affairs in the desert or the natural desire to take
revenge^& so I thought it well to inform them (Government) that
they (meaning his enemies) are the cause of these disturbances 8c
the fomenters of trouble.
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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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