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File 1166/1925 'Arabia: Nejd; negotiations with Ibn Saud regarding Iraq-Nejd question and Trans-Jordan boundary; Sir G Clayton's mission; Bahra agreement, 2nd November, 1925' [‎156r] (318/769)

The record is made up of 1 volume (378 folios). It was created in 14 Apr 1925-28 Jul 1927. 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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ANNEXURE 10.
1. Draft Agreement concerning ‘Iraq presented to Sultan of Nejd.
2. Counter-draft presented by Sultan of Nejd.
Draft Agreement Concerning ‘Iraq, presented to the Sultan of
Nejd on the 17th October, 1925.
WHEREAS with a view to securing- good relations between the
two Governments of ‘Iraq and Nejd, a Treaty known as the
Muhammara Convention was agreed upon between those two
Governments and signed on Friday the 7th Ramadan 1340 (cor
responding to the 5th May, 1922), and
WHEREAS the aforesaid Treaty was supplemented by two Pro
tocols, known respectively as Protocol Number I and Protocol
Number II, of the Muhammara Convention, which were signed at
‘Uqair on the 12th Rabi‘ Thani 1341 (corresponding to the 2nd
December, 1922), and
WHEREAS in Article 1 of the aforesaid Muhammara Convention
the Governments of ‘Iraq and of Nejd ha\e guaranteed mutually
that they will prevent aggression by their tribes on the tribes of the
other and will punish their tribes for any such aggression and, should
the circumstances not admit of such punishment, the two Govern
ments will discuss the question of taking combined action according
to the good relations prevailing between them, and
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W'HEREAS it is considered by both Governments advisable in the
interest of friendship and good relations between the two countries to
come to an agreement regarding certain other matters which are
outstanding between them,
WE, the undersigned
have agreed upon the following articles :—
Article 1.
Tribes raiding from the territory of one of the two States into
the territory of the other State will be punished by the Government
of the State to which they belong, and the Chiefs of the tribe or
tribes offending will be held responsible.
Article 2.
The Governments of ‘Iraq and of Nejd, recognising the misunder
standings and dangers to public order and security that arise from
the enticing of tribes or portions of tribes away from the territory
of the one State into the territory of the other State, hereby under
take that they will discourage in every possible way, short of actual
expulsion and violence, the immigration of tribes, portions of tribes
or tribesmen from the one territory into the other unless it be with

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This volume contains correspondence, reports, telegrams, a memorandum and minutes between Sultan of Nejd Ibn Saud [‘Abd al-‘Azīz bin ‘Abd al-Raḥmān bin Fayṣal Āl Sa‘ūd] and the British Representative regarding the negotiations of the 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 boundary after the First World War. Related matters of discussion include the following: Gilbert Clayton’s mission; a conference agreement with tribunal representation; relations between Iran and Nejd relating to refugee issues; the British mandate; the railway in the southern part of Nejd; Mullah Hafiz; the Bahra agreement; the Hada Agreement; the Jeddah Agreement; and conflicts and riots between Iraq and Nejd around the frontier. The correspondence in the volume is mainly internal correspondence between British officials, although the Sultan of Nejd and officials from the Iraqi Government also feature.

The principal correspondents are: the High Commissioner for Iraq; Under Secretary of States; Sir Gilbert Falkingham Clayton, British Agent and Consul General in Jeddah; and the Government of Iraq. Other items of note include a hand-drawn map showing the 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 frontier (f 223), a draft of the negotiations between Gilbert Clayton and Ibn Saud (ff 287-305); an annotated draft of negotiations by R V Vernon (ff 123-167); a newspaper article about the Anglo-Wahabi Agreement (f 196); and finally a memorandum with a list by the Iraqi Government summited to the Tribunal regarding the damages after the raids (ff 55-57).

The volume includes a divider, which gives the subject number, the year the subject file was opened, the subject heading, and a list of correspondence references by year. This is placed at the back of the correspondence.

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1 volume (378 folios)
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The volume's contents are arranged in approximate chronological order from the rear to the front of the volume.

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Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the first folio with 1 and terminates at the last folio with 380; 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.A previous foliation sequence between ff 256-378, which is also circled, has been superseded and therefore crossed out. The foliation sequence does not include the front and back covers.

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