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File 87/1926 Pt 2 'Arabia: Bin Saud: Relations with H.M.G. Revision of Treaty.' [404v] (496/840)
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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Who, after having communicated to each other their respective full powers, found
in good and due form, have agreed as follows :—
Article 1.
There shall he perpetual peace and friendship between His Britannic Majesty and
His Hashimite Majesty King Hussein, their heirs and successors. Each of the hiuVN
contracting parties agrees and promises to use all the means which his laws provide *to
prevent his territory being used as ajjase for activities directed against the present or
future interests of the other.
Article 2.
His Britannic Majesty hereby undertakes to recognise and support the independence
of the Arabs in Irak and Trans-Jordan and in the Arab States of the Arabian Peninsula
(exclusive of Aden). As regards Palestine, His Britannic Majesty has already under
taken that nothing will be done in that country which may prejudice the civil and
religious rights of the Arab community. In the event of the Governments of any or
all of these territories expressing a desire to enter into an association for customs or
other purposes with a view to eventual confederation, His Britannic Majesty will, if
requested to do so by the parties concerned, readily use his good offices to further
their desire.
His Hashimite Majesty hereby recognises the special position of His Britannic
Majesty in Irak. Trans-Jordan and Palestine, and undertakes that in such matters as
come within the influence of His Hashimite Majesty concerning these countries, he
will do his best to co-operate with His Britannic Majesty in the fulffiment of his
obligations.
Article 3.
His Hashimite Majesty undertakes to maintain the friendly relations which existed
between himself and the ruler of Asir and between himself and the ruler of Nejd
before the Arab revolt; to observe the pacts formerly existing between himself and
those two rulers, provided that there is nothing in those pacts which is contrary to
the spirit of the treaties existing between His Britannic Majesty and those rulers,
and to do all in his power to forbid in his own territories and in all parts over
which he has authority anything harmful to the material or moral interests of those
States or their rulers.
Article 4.
His Hashimite Majesty undertakes to use his best endeavours to settle by friendly
negotiation any disputes relating to the frontiers between his territories and those over
which the two rulers referred to in article 3 have authority.
His Britannic Majesty, for his part, undertakes that he will use his good offices
when it is desired in promoting and assisting the settlement of any such dispute, more
especially in any case where a change has taken place since the date of the Arab
revolt.
Article 5.
His Britannic Majesty undertakes to restrain by all peaceful and practical means
in his power any aggression upon the territories of His Hashimite Majesty, within such
frontiers as may ultimately be determined under article 4 of this treaty or otherwise,
by neighbouring States which are in treaty relations with His Britannic Majesty.
Article (>.
Each high contracting party agrees and promises to receive and recognise the
agent of the other. His Hashimite Majesty may appoint an agent in London. His
Britannic Majesty may appoint an agent to reside at Jeddah or other seaport town ol
His Hashimite Majesty. Out of respect for the special character of Mecca and Medina,
His Britannic Majesty will not appoint an agent there.
His Hashimite Majesty shall also be entitled, if he so desires, to appoint consular
agents in England and India, and His Britannic Majesty shall be entitled to appoint a
consular agent at Jeddah and such additional seaports of His Hashimite Majesty as
His Britannic Majesty may from time to time deem expedient.
These agents and consular agents shall respectively enjoy the usual diplomatic and
consular privileges.
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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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- 157r:394v, 403r:576v
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