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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' [‎181r] (368/769)

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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Ibn Sa'ud, find I can find nothing therein to sug-eat that
it waa the intention of Hia Laj ea ty' s Ooromment that
direct correa tondence between tiie High ConuiaBioner and
Ibn Sa’ud on purely 'Iraq afi’airs ahould ceaao. .Vhatevar
the intention of ilia Maje ty'a Ooremiuent my hare be<n, the
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fact remaina that, since the departure of bir f ercy Coz on
leave in the Spring of 1923 direct correspondence between
the high Condi a ai oner in Baghdad and Ibn Sa'ud has ceased.
Ho good pur oee appears to have been served in the pa t by
this discontinuance of direct relations between 'Iraq and
Hajd, and in at leant one inst nee, naiuely that of the
camels looted from the Dhafir in June last, which it now
oppe rs that ibn Sa'ud has been for some months ready and
anxious to return, considerable delay and confusion has
resulted. It is essential that direct relations should now
be re-established, said I hope that 1 may receive y-ur
tele^yaphic authority to oouwunioate to Ibn Sa'ud through
his Britannic liajeaty's representative at Jiddah the
ratification of the Bahm ^eement, os soon as it has
been effected, and in future to correspond direct with
Ibn Sa'ud, by the most expeditious means at my dispos 1, in
all matters of detail affecting his relations with the 'Iraq
Government md the steps to be taken to implement the
agreements in force between the Governments of Hajd and
'Iraq. r fhe correspondence will usually pass tltrough ais
Britannic Majesty's Consul at Jiddah or the Political
Agent at Bahrain or Kuwait, according to the whereabouts
of Ibn Sa’ud, and copies of correspondence will be cent to
the Resident at Bushire and to the Colonial Oft ice for
information. As I have stated above. 1 cannot discover that
it was ever the intention of His Majesty's Government that
direct

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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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