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raise the question prematurely lest a delicate situation should be created in regard
to the frontier between 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 Saudi Arabia. Subject to what was
said on this aspect of the matter, Sir Andrew Ryan was instructed, on more
general grounds, to adopt an attitude of complete, but sympathetic, neutrality,
if the Saudi Government showed signs of wishing to press the matter. He was
to give the Saudi Government any information they might require; to refrain
from anything which might be taken for a rebuff; but, at the same time, not to
minimise the obstacles in the way of their candidature and to do nothing to
encourage them to proceed hastily.
104. On the 28th December the Legation conveyed to the Saudi Government
an invitation from the Royal Anthropological Institute to the first session of
the new International Congress of Anthropological and Ethnological Sessions
to be held in London from the 30th July to the 4th August, 1934, with the
approval of His Majesty’s Government, though without having any official
character. It was just as this moment that the Saudi Government were showing
that coldness towards anthropology in the home, which has been mentioned in
paragraph 99, but early in 1934 they proved their readiness to show an intelligent
interest in it abroad by instructing Sheikh Hafiz Wahba to attend the congress.
(D) T reaties.
105. The following table shows the only formal international agreements
entered into by the Saudi Government in 1933. The numbering is continued
from that of the appendices to the report for 1931 and 1932. These appendices
still hold good, except as regards the United States of America, which country
is still not represented in Saudi Arabia, but has concluded the provisional
agreement described in paragraph 98 above :—
Treaties concluded by Ibn Sand in 1933 (see Appendix No. 1 to report for
1931 and Appendix to report for 1932, the numbering in which is continued) : —
With
(Country).
Place and
Date of
Signature.
Nature and Subject.
Place and
Date of
Exchange
of Ratifi
cations.
Date of
Kntry into
Force.
Remarks.
36. Tran.sjordan
Jerusalem,
July 27,
1933
Treaty of Friend
ship and “ Bon-
Voisinage v
Cairo,
Dec. 2 i,
1933
Dec. 21 ,
1933
With Schedule of Rules to
be observed by special
frontier officers and six
notes annexed. Certain
ancillary matters were
dealt with in notes ex
changed between His
Majesty’s Government in
the United Kingdom and
the Saudi Government.
37. 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
.Jerusalem.
July 27,
1933
Protocol on Arbitra
tion
Cairo,
Dec. 21 ,
1933
Dec. 21,
1933
38. United States
of America
London,
Nov. 7,
1933
Provisional Agree
ment on Diplomatic
and Consular Repre
sentation, Juridical
Protection, Com
merce and Naviga
tion
Nov. 7.
1933
See paragraph 98 of this
report regarding the
character of this instru
ment, which does not
appear to require ratifi
cation.
III. —Internal Affairs.
General Situation.
106. Ibn Saud again spent most of the year in Nejd, visiting the Hejaz
only from the 27th March to the 21st June. On the occasion of his first visit
to Jedda he seemed ill and worried, but on the whole he appears to keep in good
health. He has become increasingly enamoured of country life and hunting,
and when in Nejd he found plenty of time for outings from Riyadh, especially