Coll 6/72 'Saudi Arabia: Relations with the Yemen. Delimitation of the Saudi-Yemeni Frontier.' [‎16r] (31/50)

P.Z. 6623 7 34.
Confidential.
■Extract from the Treaty of Taif.
ARTICLE 4.
The frontier line which divides the countries of the
two high contracting parties is explained in sufficient
detail hereunder. This line is considered as a fixed
dividing boundary between the territories subject to each.
The frontier line between the two kingdoms begins at
a point half way between Medi and A1 Musim on the coast of
the Red ^ea, and (runs) up to the mountains of the Tihama in
an easterly direction. It then turns northwards until it ends
on the north-west boundary between the Beni Jama’a and (the
tribes) adjacent to them on the north and west. It then bends
east until it ends at a point between the limits of baqa’a
and Wa’ar, which belong to the Waila tribe, and the limits of
the Yam. It then bends until it reaches the pass of Marwan
and Aqaba Rifada. It then bends eastwards until it ends, on
the east, on the edge of the boundary between those of the
Hsmdan-bin-Zaid, Waila, &c., who are outside Yam, and Yam.
Everything on the right hand side of the above-mentioned line,
which runs from the point mentioned on the sea shore up to
the end of the borders on all sides of the mountains
mentioned, shall belong to the Yemen, and everything on the
left of the above-mentioned line shall belong to the Saudi
Arab Kingdom. On the Yemen side are Medi, Haradh, part of
the Harth tribe, Mir, the Dhahir Mountains, Shada, Bhay’a,
part of the Abadil, all the country and the mountains of
Razih, Manbah, with Arwa-al-Amshaykk, all the country and the
mountains of Beni Jama’a, Sahar-ash-Sham, Yabad and its
neighbourhood, the Maraisagha area of the Sahar-ash-Sham, the
whole of Sahar, JNaqa’a, Wa’ar, the whole of Waila, and also
Ear with Aqabat Bahuqa, the whole of Hamdam-bin-Zaid, which
is outside Yam and Wad’a Dhahran. These mentioned, and
their/