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File 22/23 III Kuwait Conference [34r] (67/200)
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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and Hail: and there would be no peace in the land ii Ibn Sa’ud
wae allowed to get a footing in Jauf or Sakaka. Ali Khulqi
Pasha
An Ottoman title used after the names of certain provincial governors, high-ranking officials and military commanders.
laid especial stress on the fact that Trans Jordanian tribes were
now in full occupation and settled down in the
Wadi
A seasonal or intermittent watercourse, or the valley in which it flows.
Sirhan which
was their natural grazing ground at this season of the year. They
had no other.
said that it was clear that,if both sides maintained their
respective attitudes there would be no hope of peace. Common
sense and political necessity dictated 3 possible alternatives
and both parties would have to give way to some extent. The
three alternatives were
(1) To leave matters to a plebiscite who should declare by
means of a majority of votes to whom the
Wadi
A seasonal or intermittent watercourse, or the valley in which it flows.
Sirhan was
to belong:
(2) To divide the
Wadi
A seasonal or intermittent watercourse, or the valley in which it flows.
Sirhan in half: Trans Jordania to
take the northern and Nejd the southern half;
(3) To create a buffer state with say Nuri ash Sha’alan as
chief over the whole of the
Wadi
A seasonal or intermittent watercourse, or the valley in which it flows.
Sirhan like Shaikh Ahmad
al-Jabir as-Sutah,over Kuwait and dependencies,both
parties agreeing to respect the independence of this new
territory and make their own arrangements with the new
chief to secure grazing rights so far as necessary.
The parties agreed to think the matter over and to reply ti'
next day.
At this point the President thought^to intervene and
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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)
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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
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- File 22/23 III Kuwait Conference
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- 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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