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File 22/23 III Kuwait Conference [28r] (55/200)
The record is made up of 1 volume (99 folios). It was created in 22 Mar 1924-16 Aug 1925. It was written in English. 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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fcand and foot,by these inetructiont that there will not be the
slightest chance of meeting .ajd half way.
b. One finds it difficult to resist the conclusion that
the Hashimites resent British interference;feel that they cannot
do without it altogetiitr; are prepared to go to any length to
destroy Ion Sa f ud; «re convinced that they will prevail very
shortly out desire to do so in their own way. «hen they get
hurt, they come back to us to complain of what & villain I bn
Ba’ud is. ihurt is no doubt that the Bulian of Uajd is a most
unpleasant person, an inveterate intriguer,and his myrmidons,
the lkhuan,even worse. Xhe tales that 1 hear of iheir Conduct
during their forays axe revolting in the extreme. hey spare
ntitner man,woman nor child and are as destr^c ive as a horde
of locusts.
6. At the same time, throughout these n gotiations,with
the one exception of the time when they fell foul of ®t by their
duplicity in denying that they had bound themselves to the
decision of Sir rercy Cox in the matter of condensation for raid*^
I cannot refrain from contrasting the scrupulously correct
attitude,on the surlaco, of the Buitan of tfajd and his delegates
.
their apparently earnest desire for peace and the sacrifices
that they are prepared to suomit to to secure it,with the
childish and uncompromising attitude of the H shim!tas. nd
the more H^jd shows its desire for peace,the more the ashimites
harden their hearts.
7. here are other considerations which 1 feel it my duty
to bring to your not ice,although I leel considerably embarrassed
in doing so in view ol telegraphic correspondence coramencing
with my personal telegram of the 7th of -arch to your address
and the extremely courteous and considerate reply -- for which
I trust X may here be permitted to express the deepest and most
respectful gratitude -- contained in the closing lines of your
fto.llb dated the ' th of b rch 1&2 • There are unmistakable
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The volume comprises telegrams, despatches, correspondence, memoranda, and notes, relating to the 1923-24 Kuwait Conference to arbitrate the Najd- Transjordan Used in three contexts: the geographical region to the east of the River Jordan (literally ‘across the River Jordan’); a British protectorate (1921-46); an independent political entity (1946-49) now known as Jordan and Najd-Hijaz boundaries. Includes the following:
- resumption of Conference in absence of Iraqi delegates following Ikhwan raid;
- breakdown and end of Conference;
- copy of text of Najdi `Green Book' on Kuwait Conference consisting mainly of extracts from the proceedings of the conference and copies of official correspondence.
Included in the volume is an index to the proceedings (folio 99). The principal correspondents in the volume include: the Secretary of State for Colonies, London; the 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. in the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. , Stuart George Knox; the High Commissioner, Baghdad; the High Commissioner, Jerusalem; the Political Agent A mid-ranking political representative (equivalent to a Consul) from the diplomatic corps of the Government of India or one of its subordinate provincial governments, in charge of a Political Agency. , Kuwait; the Political Agent A mid-ranking political representative (equivalent to a Consul) from the diplomatic corps of the Government of India or one of its subordinate provincial governments, in charge of a Political Agency. , Bahrain.
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- 1 volume (99 folios)
- Arrangement
The papers are arranged in approximate chronological order from the front to the rear of the volume.
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Foliation: the main foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the first folio with 1, and terminates at the inside back cover with 100; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located 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. An additional foliation sequence is present in parallel between ff 1-99; these numbers are also written in pencil, but are not circled.
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- IOR/R/15/5/71
- Title
- File 22/23 III Kuwait Conference
- Pages
- front, front-i, 2r:16v, 17v:73v, 78r:84v, 99r:99v, back-i, back
- Author
- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
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- Open Government Licence