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File 87/1926 Pt 2 'Arabia: Bin Saud: Relations with H.M.G. Revision of Treaty.' [403v] (494/840)
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[E 3897/46/91] No. 25.
The Marquess Curzon of Kedleston to Acting Consul Grafftey Smith (Jeddah).
(No. 50.)
Sir, Foreign Office, April 19, 1923.
WITH reference to my telegram No. 11 of to-day’s date, I transmit to you the
accompanying copy of the draft treaty of peace between His Majesty’s Government and
King Hussein, as initialled by me and Dr. Naji-el-Assil, who left London for Mecca
on the 17th April taking with him the initialled texts. He hopes to be able to obtain
King Hussein’s authority to return to London for the formal signature of the treaty
at an early date. Dr. Naji is confident that if King Hussein authorises him to sign
the treaty, he will ratify the treaty so signed.
2. The text of the treaty differs, as you will see, in some, respects from that signed
by Colonel Laurence and the Emir Abdullah in December 1921, notably as regards
the insertion of an important new article 2 (which partly reproduces article 17 of the
unratified Laurence-Abdullah treaty) and also as regards articles 3, 4 and 5, which
provide for the question of the disputed land frontiers of the Hedjaz. The bulk of the
articles, however, are identical with those of the latter treaty. .
3. As it has been essential, owing to King Hussein’s ignorance of English and his
general attitude, to omit the clause usually inserted in such treaties, wherein the
English is declared to be the authoritative text, it has been necessary to exchange
notes with Dr. Naji, copies of which are enclosed, strictly defining the Arab translation
of an important passage in article 2 of the treaty. It was also agreed that the Ara ic
text should be initialled subject to final scrutiny by an impartial English expert m
Arabic, and copies of a note addressed to Dr. Naji in this sense and of his acknow e g
ment are transmitted herewith. If this expert advises an amended version ol e
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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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