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' [187r] (380/769)
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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ARABIA.
Agreements with the Sultan of Nejd regarding certain
questions relating to the Nejd - Trans-Jordan
and Nejd - ‘Iraq frontiers.
The Hadda Agreement.
The High British Government on its own part and His Highness
‘Abdu’l-'Aziz ibn ‘Abdu’r-Rahman al-Faisal Ai Sa‘ud, Sultan of
Nejd and its Dependencies on behalf of the Government of Nejd, on
his part, in view of the friendly relations which exist between them,
being- desirous of fixing the frontier between Nejd and Trans-Jordan
and of settling certain questions connected therewith, The High
British Government have named and appointed Sir Gilbert
Clayton, K.B.E., C.B., C.M.G., at their Commissioner and Pleni
potentiary, to conclude an Agreement for this purpose with Sultan
‘Abdu’l-‘Aziz ibn ‘Abdu’r-Rahman al-Faisal Al Sa‘ud on behalf of
Nejd.
In virtue of which the said .Sultan ‘Abdu’l-‘Aziz ibn ‘Abdu r-
Rahman al-Faisal Al Sa'ud and the said Sir Gilbert Clayton, have
agreed upon and concluded the following Articles :—
Article 1.
The frontier between Nejd and Trans-Jordan starts in the north
east from the point of intersection of meridian 39°F and parallel 32°N,
which marks the termination of the frontier between Nejd and l r i iC b
and proceeds in a straight line to the point of intersection of meridian
37°E and parallel vlPdO'N, and thence along meridian 37°E to the point
of its intersection with parallel 31°25 , N. from this point, it pio-
ceeds in a straight line to the point of intersection ot meridian 38 E
and parallel 30 o N, leaving all projecting edges ot the
Wadi
A seasonal or intermittent watercourse, or the valley in which it flows.
Sirhan in
Nejd territory ; and thence proceeds along meridian 38°E to the point
of its intersection with parallel 29°35'N.
The Map referred to in this Agreement is that known as the Inter
national ” Asia Map, 1 : 1,000,000.
Article 2.
The Government of Nejd undertake not to establish any fortified
post at Kaf or utilise Kaf or the district in its neighbourhood as a
military centre; and should they at any time consider it necessan
to take exceptional measures in the neighbourhood of the frontier
with a view to the maintenance of order or for any other purpose,
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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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