File 87/1926 Pt 2 'Arabia: Bin Saud: Relations with H.M.G. Revision of Treaty.' [‎292r] (271/840)

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Department.
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. ,
Whitehall,S.W.l.
2 0 SEP 1826
The Under Secretary of State,
Colonial Office.
Secretary of State to Government
* of India, Ho s.2283,2284, and
2285 of 26th August.
Government of India to Secretary
of State Ho.1552 S dated 6 th
September.
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Sir,
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With reference
►n, > 8 rtr: 4 ua inter-departmental
conference held on the 11 th August,
1$ dr
&£ the projected treaty with Ibn
Saud, I sun directed by the Secretary
of State for India to forward, for
the information of LTr.Secretary Amery
a copy of telegrams, as marginally
noted, which have been exchanged with
the Government of India.
2 The Government of India 1 s
views as to the importance of ampli
fying Article III have already been
communicated to your Department in
my letter of the 2nd September^P.2870.,
J In regard to Article IV I
am to say that,on further consideration
the Secretary of State agrees in the
views expressed in this and earlier
telegrams by the Government of India.
In its present form the Article which
makes recognition of the ^ejdi or
Hejazi status of Ibn Saud’s subjects
dependent on their possession of papers
issued by His Majesty, and recognition
of the British status of British
subjects dependent on their
registration t
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