![File 87/1926 Pt 2 'Arabia: Bin Saud: Relations with H.M.G. Revision of Treaty.' [‎182r] (51/840)](https://iiif.qdl.qa/iiif/images/81055/vdc_100000000466.0x0001b7/IOR_L_PS_10_1165_0368.jp2/full/!1200,1200/0/default.jpg "File 87/1926 Pt 2 'Arabia: Bin Saud: Relations with H.M.G. Revision of Treaty.' [‎182r] (51/840)")
File 87/1926 Pt 2 'Arabia: Bin Saud: Relations with H.M.G. Revision of Treaty.' [182r] (51/840)
The record is made up of 1 item (421 folios). It was created in 22 Dec 1925-14 Dec 1926. 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. .
Transcription
This transcription is created automatically. It may contain errors.
Enclosure 1 in No. 1.
Revised Draft Treaty.
HIS Majesty the King of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
^.nd of the British Dominions beyond the Seas, Emperor of India, and His Majesty
the King of the Hejaz and Sultan of Nejd and its Dependencies, being desirous of
confirming and strengthening the friendly relations which exist between them, and
of consolidating their respective interests, have resolved to conclude a treat} of
friendship and good understanding, for which purpose His Britannic Majesty has
appointed as his plenipotentiary his trusty and well-beloved Stanley Rupert
Jordan, Esquire, acting British agent and consul at Jeddah.
His Majesty the King of the Hejaz and Sultan of Nejd and its Dependencies,
and the said Mr. Stanley Rupert Jordan, His Britannic Majesty’s plenipotentiary,
have accordingly now agreed upon and concluded the following articles:
Article 1.
There shall be peace and friendship between His Britannic Majesty and His
Majesty the King of the Hejaz and Sultan of Nejd and its Dependencies. Each of
the high contracting parties agrees and promises to use all possible means to prevent
his territory being used as a base for activities directed against the present or future
interests of the other.
Article 2.
His Majesty the King of the Hejaz and Sultan of Nejd and its Dependencies
hereby recognises the special position of His Britannic Majesty in Iraq, Transjoidan
and Palestine.
« Article 3.
His Majestv the King of the Hejaz and Sultan of Nejd and its Dependencies
hereby undertakes to facilitate the performance of the pilgrimage by British subjects
and British-protected persons of Moslem faith, and to protect such peisons during
the performance of the pilgrimage.
Article 4.
His Majesty the King of the Hejaz and Sultan of Nejd and its Dependencies
agrees that the property of the aforesaid pilgrims who may die m the territories oi
His Majesty shall be handed over to the British representative in the said territories,
or to such' authority as he may appoint for the purpose to be disposed of in
accordance with the law applicable to the case. The British representative in the
said territories will see that any dues or taxes which are payable on such property
under Nejdi or Hejazi laws are duly paid.
Article 5.
His Britannic Majesty agrees to recognise the national status of all subjects of
His Majesty the King of the Hejaz and Sultan of Nejd and its Dependencies who
may at anytime be within the territories of His Britannic Majesty or within British-
protected territory or territory in respect of which His Britannic Majesty has
accepted a mandate on behalf of the League of Nations.
On his part His Majesty the King of the Hejaz and Sultan of Nejcl and its
Deoendencies agrees to recognise the national status of all British subjects or persons
Soymg the prMection of His Britannic Majesty who may be at any time within the
territories of His Majesty.
Article 6.
His Maiestv the King of the Hejaz and Sultan of Nejd and its Dependencies
j i k iL fathprq did before him to refrain from all aggression on, or inter-
undertakes, as his fathers^iid before^imi^to ^ of the || eikhs of K atar and
S the ptiteetton .t the ot HU
Majesty and who have treaty relations with the said Government.
[1451 c-1] B
About this item
- Content
The papers cover the recognition of Ibn Saud [‘Abd al-‘Azīz bin ‘Abd al-Raḥmān bin Fayṣal Āl Sa‘ūd] as King of the Hedjaz and Sultan of Nejd and its dependencies by foreign countries, and also contain:
- Report by Sir Gilbert Clayton, KBE, CB, CMG, on his Mission to negotiate certain Agreements with the Sultan of Nejd, and Instruction issued to him in regard to his Mission , 1926 (ff 516-560)
- Negotiations for revision of the 1916 Treaty with Ibn Saud
- A conference held at the Colonial Office to discuss HM Government's relations with Ibn Saud, 1926
- Relations between Ibn Saud and Persia
- Agreement with the Sultan of Nejd regarding certain questions relating to the Nejd-Trans-Jordan and Nejd-Iraq frontiers , 1925 (ff 395-402)
- The Hejaz- 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 border.
The principal correspondents are the Secretary of State for the Colonies, the 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. , the Colonial Office, the Foreign Office, HM Consul at Jeddah, and the Viceroy.
- Extent and format
- 1 item (421 folios)
- Written in
- English in Latin script View the complete information for this record
Use and share this item
- Share this item
File 87/1926 Pt 2 'Arabia: Bin Saud: Relations with H.M.G. Revision of Treaty.' [182r] (51/840), British Library: India Office Records and Private Papers, IOR/L/PS/10/1165/2, in Qatar Digital Library <https://www.qdl.qa/archive/81055/vdc_100079351205.0x0000a9> [accessed 6 July 2026]
https://www.qdl.qa/en/archive/81055/vdc_100079351205.0x0000a9
Copy and paste the code below into your web page where you would like to embed the image.
<meta charset="utf-8"><a href="https://www.qdl.qa/en/archive/81055/vdc_100079351205.0x0000a9">File 87/1926 Pt 2 'Arabia: Bin Saud: Relations with H.M.G. Revision of Treaty.' [‎182r] (51/840)</a> <a href="https://www.qdl.qa/en/archive/81055/vdc_100079351205.0x0000a9"> <img src="https://iiif.qdl.qa/iiif/images/81055/vdc_100000000466.0x0001b7/IOR_L_PS_10_1165_0368.jp2/full/!280,240/0/default.jpg" alt="" /> </a>
This record has a IIIF manifest available as follows. If you have a compatible viewer you can drag the icon to load it.https://www.qdl.qa/en/iiif/81055/vdc_100000000466.0x0001b7/manifestOpen in Universal viewerOpen in Mirador viewerMore options for embedding images
Copyright: How to use this content
- Reference
- IOR/L/PS/10/1165/2
- Title
- File 87/1926 Pt 2 'Arabia: Bin Saud: Relations with H.M.G. Revision of Treaty.'
- Pages
- 157r:394v, 403r:576v
- Author
- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
- Usage terms
- Open Government Licence