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' [187v] (381/769)
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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involving - the concentration of armed forces, they engage to notify
His Majesty’s Government without delay.
The Government of Nejd undertake to prevent, by all the means
at their disposal, any incursions by their forces into the territory of
Trans-Jordan.
Article 3. •*'
In order to avoid misunderstanding over incidents which may arise
in the neighbourhood of the frontier, and to promote mutual con
fidence and full co-operation between His Majesty’s Government and
the Government of Nejd, the two parties agree to maintain constant
communication between the Chief British Representative in T rans-
Jordan or his delegate and the Governor of the
Wadi
A seasonal or intermittent watercourse, or the valley in which it flows.
Sirhan.
Article 4.
The Government of Nejd undertake to maintain all established
rights that may be enjoyed in the
Wadi
A seasonal or intermittent watercourse, or the valley in which it flows.
Sirhan by tribes not undei
their jurisdiction, whether such rights appertain to grazing or to
habitation, or to ownership, or. the like; it being understood that
those tribes, so long as they reside within Nejd territory, will be
subject to such internal laws as do not infringe those rights.
The Government of Trans-Jordan undertake to extend identical
treatment to Nejd subjects who may enjoy similar established rights
in Trans-Jordan territory.
Article 5.
I he Governments of Nejd and Trans-Jordan severally recognise
that raiding by tribes settled in their territories into the territory o
the other State is an aggression which necessitates the severe punish
ment of the perpetrators by the Government to which they are subject,
and that the chief of the tribe committing such aggression is to e
held responsible.
Article 6.
(a) A special tribunal shall be set up, by agreement between the
two Governments of Nejd and Trans-Jordan, which shall meet from
time to time to enquire into the particulars of any aggression com
mitted across the frontier between the two States, to assess the
damages and losses and to fix the responsibility. T his tribunal sha
be composed of an equal number of representatives of the Govern
ments of Nejd and Trans-Jordan, and its
presidency
The name given to each of the three divisions of the territory of the East India Company, and later the British Raj, on the Indian subcontinent.
shall be entruste .
to an additional person, other than the aforesaid representatives, to
be selected by the two Governments in agreement. T he decision o
this tribunal shall be final and executory.
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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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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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