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ANNEX A.
The British-Saudi A rabian ( 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 -Nejd) Frontier Reconnaissance-
Survey Commission.
THE terms of reference of the commission are as follows :—
(a) The commission shall reconnoitre and survey the ground along, and
within a distance of approximately 5 to 15 miles on either side of,
the frontier at present observed 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 Nejd or
within such greater or lesser distance on either side of that frontier
as circumstances may, in the light of the desiderata set out below,
render necessary at different points along that frontier.
(b) The commission shall identify and fix the true geographical position of
all the main physical features which exist in the neighbourhood of
the de facto frontier.
(c) The commission shall prepare a map to the scale of 1/ 500,000 of the
area surveyed, on which shall be marked all the physical features
identified and fixed.
2. His Majesty’s Government in the United Kingdom and the Saudi
Arabian Government agree that—
(i) The area of ground selected for the reconnaissance-survey does not
prejudice the question of where any part of the frontier between
Saudi Arabia and 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 should lie on a proper construction
of the Hadda Agreement of 1925.
(ii) The reconnaissance-survey is intended only to furnish the two
Governments with necessary information on which the two Govern
ments themselves can subsequently decide between them where the
frontier is to lie, and therefore—
(iii) The resultant map must show, without unnecessary detail, the true
geographical position of any physical feature which the representative
of either Government may, for the reason that he considers it is, or
may be, relevant to a later consideration of the frontier question, wish
to have identified and fixed.
3. The British and Saudi Arabian parties shall meet at the western end
of the frontier separating Iraq from Nejd on or about and,
having formed themselves into a commission, shall proceed with the duties laid
down in these terms of reference with as much expedition as the circumstances
allow.
ANNEX B.
Interpretation of the Hadda Agreement of November 2, 1925.
THE interpretation of article 1 of the Hadda Agreement must be approached
on the basis of the principles laid down in international decisions and accepted
in international practice with regard to the interpretation of international agree
ments generally. The following three principles are rele\ant and impoitant in
this connexion :■—
(1) The interpretation to be sought must be that which gives effect to the
intentions of those who concluded the agreement; these intentions,
however, must be deduced from the text, and it is not permissible to
have recourse to outside evidence (such as the minutes and records of
the preparatory work at which the document was drawn up) unless
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