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Coll 17/1 'Iraq-Nejd Relations: Bon Voisinage Agreement and Extradition; Treaty of Friendship, 1936' [113r] (225/857)
The record is made up of 1 file (428 folios). It was created in 3 Jan 1931-6 May 1940. 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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(2) Uqair Protocol No. 1, dated 12 Rabi-al-Thani, 1341, of the Hiira
/q\ tt c ? rre ^P 0n( ^ m g the 2nd December, 1922, of the Christian era.
(3) Uqair Protocol No. 2, dated 12 Rabi-al-Thani, 1341, of the Hiira
/a\ id £ one JP ont h n g to the 2nd December, 1922, of the Christian era.
(4) Bahra Agreement, dated 14 Rabi-al-Thani, 1344, of the Hi ira corres-
^ ponding to the 1st November, 1925, of the Christian era.
(5) treaty of Friendship and “ Bon-Voisinage ” and the Protocol of
Arbitration, dated 20 Al-Qada, 1349, of the Hijra corresponding to
the 7th April, 1931, of the Christian era.
(6) Extradition Treaty, dated 21 Al-Qada, 1349, of the Hijra corresponding
to the 8th April, 1931, of the Christian era.
Article 12.
The high contracting parties undertake within one year from the date of
coming into force of the present treaty to start negotiations for the conclusion of
agreements on the following subjects :—
(1) Residence, passports and laissez-'passer.
(2) Economic, financial and customs affairs.
(3) Organisation of means of communication.
Article 13.
This treaty shall come into force from the date of the exchange of
ratifications.
Article 14.
The present treaty shall remain in force for a period of ten years from the
date of its coming into force, and it shall be deemed to have been' renewed for a
further period of ten years, unless notice of desire to terminate it shall have been
given by either high contracting party to the other one year prior to the date of
expiry of its period.
Done at Bagdad on the 10th day of Muharram-al-Haram in the year 1935
of the Hijra corresponding to the 2nd day of April in the year 19'36 of the
Christian era.
Enclosure 2.
Notes exchanged at the Time of the Signature of the Iraq-Saudi Arabia
Treaty of Alliance.
( 1 )
Nuri
Pasha
An Ottoman title used after the names of certain provincial governors, high-ranking officials and military commanders.
to Sheikh Yusuf-al-Yasin.
Your Excellency, Bagdad, Afrit 2, 1936.
WITH reference to article 1 of the Treaty of Alliance and Arab Brotherhood
signed by us to-day, I have the honour to explain that it is understood by the
high contracting parties that the term ‘ £ understanding and agreement with a
third State ” does not cover economic and financial affairs.
NURI SAID.
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This file contains papers regarding relations between the Government of Iraq and the Government of Hejaz and Najd (later Saudi Arabia). It documents negotiations for the conclusion of the 1931 Bon Voisinage An agreement or treaty based on principles of 'good neighbourliness', often signed between countries which share borders. Agreement, Arbitration Protocol and Extradition Treaty, and the 1936 Treaty of Friendship (also referred to as the Treaty of Alliance). It includes discussions on: the treatment of tribal and political offenders; proposals for an alliance or federation of Arab states; customs arrangements between Iraq and Saudi Arabia; the first Iraqi diplomatic mission to Najd and the Hejaz in 1932; delimitation of the border; abolition of the neutral zone at Tawal [Tawāl]; and an agreement concerning the rights of the Shammar tribes.
The papers primarily comprise correspondence between the Foreign Office, HM Minister at Jedda (Sir Andrew Ryan, later Stonehewer-Bird), the High Commissioner for Iraq (Francis Henry Humphrys), and the 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. Political Department. The file also contains correspondence between these officials and the Iraqi and Saudi Ministries for Foreign Affairs, as well as translations of notes communicated by the Iraqi Prime Minister (Nuri Pasha An Ottoman title used after the names of certain provincial governors, high-ranking officials and military commanders. ) and Ibn Sa'ud ['Abd al-'Azīz bin 'Abd al-Raḥmān bin Fayṣal Āl Sa'ūd].
In addition to the correspondence, the following treaty texts and minutes are found within the file:
- Draft texts of the Bon Voisinage An agreement or treaty based on principles of 'good neighbourliness', often signed between countries which share borders. Treaty, Arbitration Protocol and Extradition Treaty, signed at Mecca on 7-8 April, ff 269-280.
- Memorandum by HM Embassy at Iraq on the proposed Iraqi-Saudi Treaty of Friendship, ff 171-172.
- English translations of drafts of the proposed treaty, ff 183-186, 153-160.
- English translation of the version of the Treaty of Friendship signed on 2 April 1936, ff 110-139.
- Notes on the Saudi-Iraq Boundary dispute, ff 105-108.
- English translation of the Residence and Passport Agreement between Iraq and Saudi Arabia, signed 1936, ff 88.
- Notes on a meeting between Maurice Peterson and the Iraqi Minister for Foreign Affairs, 1939, ff 73-75.
The file includes dividers which give lists of correspondence references contained in the file by year. These are placed at the end of the correspondence (folios 2-3).
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- 1 file (428 folios)
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The papers are arranged in rough chronological order from the rear to the front of the file.
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Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the inside front cover with 1, and terminates at the last folio with 428; 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 2-427; these numbers are written in pencil, but are not circled.
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- Coll 17/1 'Iraq-Nejd Relations: Bon Voisinage Agreement and Extradition; Treaty of Friendship, 1936'
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- 88r:88v, 111v:113v, 132r:136v, 157r:160v, 183r:186v, 269r:280v
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