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File 87/1926 Pt 2 'Arabia: Bin Saud: Relations with H.M.G. Revision of Treaty.' [263r] (213/840)
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. .
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14th and 15th October. 1926.
arts.
2807. in 2
Part 1 28 groups
Part Ji. 116 groups.
Foreign Department! 1st of 2 parts.
Your telegram 6th September 1552S. At further
interdepartmental conference it was agreed to omit
provisoes from Article 4 and to include article on lines
of Article 6 of old treaty but without mention of Luscat
which was not mentioned before and stands on different
international footing from other principalities.
2nd and last part.
Following re-draft of Article 3 was adopted.
2808 code R. 18 groups.
"His Majesty etc....undertakes to facilitate the
performance of the pilgrimage by British subiects and
British protected persons of the Moslem faith and to
protect such persons during the performance of the
pilgrimage".
280/ (continued) . n
Conference at which Jordan was present considered that
this goes as far as.is possible to meet your views.
Your proposed addition to secure guarantee of freedom of
religious observance was felt.not only to involve
departure from policy of non-interference in religious
matters but to be entirely unacceptable by Ibn Baud whp
though fairly broadminded himself according to Jordan is
subjected to great pressure by extreme Wahabi elements
who would prouably make his position untenable if he
were by any chance to accept addition you propose*
that le
It was also agreed to omit Article 6 provided.
l is that omission does not prejudi
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which as
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are brought into court at all.
Article 7 would be omitted.
It is not now proposed to lay draft treaty before
Ibn Baud. It will merely fprm model for Jordan s
guidance in regard to certain points. General line oi
approach recommended is to find as many points as
possible on which agreement can easily be reached ajid
conclude treaty covering them, and to leave contentious
matters for dispose,! after relations with Ibn Baud have
been put on treaty basis.
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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.
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