File 22/23 III Kuwait Conference [93r] (185/200)
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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aubjeot whioh oonoemed anxa anoth»r aovernment* My
Inatruotioas ar® that disouasion b® oonfined to bouadarl®®*
I oanxiot t«ll you everythla& # but I do aay that th® Tran®*
Jordaaian delegate will hav® to rooeiv© freah InstructIona.
'The Oonferenoe then had to b© adjourned a® th® Tran®«
Jordajaian Delegate left Kuwait, aa tha 'Iran Delegate had
already donoil
RS-OPENIN& OF MGrOTIATIONS BfiTWESH NAJD AND ’IRAQ.
THS TSNTH SESSION.
The ’Iraq Government withdrew the stipulation that no
Agreement should be binding until an Agreement had been mad®
with Uijaz.
Preliminary Agreement was arrived at regarding th®
extradition of non-political offenders.
The points agreed to, and those not agreed to, wer®
written down#
The Opinion of the ’Iraq Delegation on th® Demand® of
Najd:-
\. The Shammar Question.
'The ’Iraq Government oannot agree to surrender the
Shanunar, but Is prepared to give an official written promise
that if the procedure mentioned does not prevent the Shammar
from raiding into Najd, they will expel Individual Shamraar
raiders from 'Iraq - but will not return them to Najd.'
2 . The Restitution of Plunder.
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‘The •Iraq / insist that the date from which plunder
Should be returned be the coronation of King Faisal'.'
(No mention is made of ’Iraq’s undertaking to accept as
binding on them the promise alleged by Najd to have been
given by Sir peroy Cox regarding the date of the ’Uqalr
^onferenoe, if it rse proved that he gave suoh a promise.).
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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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