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File 87/1926 Pt 2 'Arabia: Bin Saud: Relations with H.M.G. Revision of Treaty.' [362r] (411/840)
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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3'?
Minute Paper.
Department.
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PRECIS OF THE TREATIES AND ENGAGEMENTS
BETWEEN THE BRITISH GOVERNMENT AND TEE CHIEFS
OF THE ARABIAN COAST OF THE
PERSIAN GULF
The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran.
.
KOBE IT /V
(a) Agreement .dated 23rd January 1899
The Sheikh pledged himself and his heirs and
successors pot to receive the Agent or Representative
of any Power or Government at Koweit..-. without the
previous sanction of the British Government,... and
not to cede sell lease or mortgage or give for
occupation or for any other purpose any portion of his
territory to the Government or subjects of any other
Power, without the previous consent of His Majesty’s
■V.
iGovernment.
V
(b) Letter from Lieut.Colonel Meade, Political
Resident in the
Persian Gulf
The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran.
, to the Sheikh of Koweit,
dated 23rd January 1899, accompanying (a).
The Sheikh was formally assured "of the good
offices of the British Government towards you
your heirs and successors as long as you, ^rour
heirs and successors scrupulously and faithfully
observe the conditions of the said bond (i.e.
the Agreement above)."
, In 1911 the text of the Agreement of 1899
Was communicated to the Turkish Government. The text
of Colonel Meade’s accompanying letter was not
similarly communicated; but the Turkish Government
fas told in Sir E.Grey’s covering Note that "His
Majesty’s Government have informed the Sheikh-of
(
9690 3000 9/2 E [5179]
Koweit
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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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- File 87/1926 Pt 2 'Arabia: Bin Saud: Relations with H.M.G. Revision of Treaty.'
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