'File 61/10 (D 63) Relations between Nejd and Transjordania (political status of Jauf)' [147r] (299/434)
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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bo coafiBed for the present to the proTision of small
parties of Rly Police* At tlie sane time EUIH ABDULLAH
skould be inTited to announce to tke CiTil Authority at
UAAN that he Knill be responsible (to the) Trans-J Govt for
allowing no military or other activity in support of the
Hedjaz GoTt to tahe place within his area.
The British Representatire atUeddah is being
instructed, unless he sees aAy Talid objection, to inform
KING ALT of the action taken and to warn him that in the
event of his finding it necessary to leare Jeddah H.M.Gort
cannot permit him to establish himself in Trans-J territory
as defined abore* H.M.Govt regard it as essential that they
should be in a position to inform IBN SAUD as ( and when)
necessary, that Xkm Trans-Jordania - uxoLmf within the
limits as defined by them - is not being used as a base for
Hedjaz Gort actiTities. I fully realist that it may be
impossible at present to ensure that these activities should
cease, and I should "be glad of your views on the steps X&
which should be tahen (by) H.M.Gort in the e»ent of King
ALI appearing at AKABA with, or without, and armed follow-
?
ing (•) His own view of it is that the status of the
alliance with AKABA should be left for the present in
(at) , and that he should be met on
arrival by a representative of the Trans-J Govt who would
warn him that his following must disperse and that while
he will permitted to remain at AKABA with his father, the
Trans-J Govt cannot agree to his proceeding to MAAN,or
elsewhere in Trans-J, on the ground that this ?;ill involve
Trans-J in the Hedjaz - Nejd dispute.
You will under-stand that the main consider-
ation is to stake out a claim for Trans-J in the MAAN area,
Dut that th^ does not mean that K.K.Govt will "be prepared
forthwith t© resume military responsibility for the
defence of MAAN itself, or other places in the Vilayet,
from possible Wahabi attack.
The iirst step is to restore the Railway
coniniunication between
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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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