'File 61/10 (D 63) Relations between Nejd and Transjordania (political status of Jauf)' [154r] (313/434)
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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Telegram P. 61/10,
From. Hlgfc CommiBsiener, Jerusalem.
To, Colonial Office, Lomdom, No .65.
Rept. Bagkdad, Bmeaire & JeddaJt No,67«
Dated, 7tk reed 5tk Marek 1925,
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Uitk refereaoe te your telegmam No.47,
I kare diecussed fully witk tke Ckief Britiek
Represent at ire, wko kaa alao obtained Tiewa so far as
(AKABA)• I am persuaded tkat tke prorisional measures
proposed kave no prospect of success as King Hussein,
Ali & Abdullak will unite in endearouring to render them
inoperativeo No rerenue is being aollected in tke MAAN
district under tke KkediTe regirce, and all funds fer
adminiatratiTe and military purposes are furnisked by
King Hussein. It is tkerefore kopeless to expect oo-operat 4 -
ion irom tke civil autkorities at Maan as lon^as tkey are
paid by Hussein, nor can tke railway be administered witk
safety and efficiency by tke General Manager of tke
ale^tine Rlys unless ke is assured of complete support and
co-operation at tke terminus. Tke question tkerefore
resolves itself into tke necessity of paying for tke
adcinistration at MAAN if we desire any adequate control.
On tke otker kana if tke administration can be taken over
and paid ( no) great difficulty presents itself, and after
discussion witk tke C.Brit.Rep. and R - , I consider a
grant in aid of 10,000 Egyptian £8 in respect of MAAN would
enable tke interior administration and adequate public
security forces to be maintained during tke years 1925-26.
Tke development of tke administration and increased railway
receipts skould react on tke financial situation at least
in 1926-27, and ( perkaps) during tke fortkcoming year,
and we should then be in a position to ensure tkat MAAN
would not be used as a base against Ibn Saud ( and)
1
Trans-Jordanians occupation of tkat district would be a
deterrent from any attack by kim. Al^s statement
reported in your telegram No.47, facilitates suggested
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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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