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File 87/1926 Pt 2 'Arabia: Bin Saud: Relations with H.M.G. Revision of Treaty.' [508r] (703/840)
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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Minute Paper,
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Department.
345a oOOO 4.25
Consul at Damascus should undertake the protectidfa of
l
j ejd. subjects. Ibn Baud subsequently appointed a
"representative" in Damascus, who however has no
credentials or exequatur and generally seeks the
advice of the British consul. It will be noted from
page 30 oi the Report that Sir C.Clayton turned aside
a suggestion oi Ibn Baud’s that he should enter into
direct correspondence with the French authorities on
this matter. It is doubtful whether the French, let
alone Ibn Baud, will remain content with the present
arrangement. A recent report suggests that the
French autho-rities in Syria are contemplating the
appointment of a representative with Ibn Baud.
5.
Channel, of c onnuni.cati on with Ibn Baud.
Since 192^. M ejd affairs have been dealt with
Dy the Colonial Office ana Hejaz affairs by the Foreign
Office. Communication with Ihn Baud has been carried
jut through the Resident,
Persian Gulf
The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran.
, and the
Political Agent
A mid-ranking political representative (equivalent to a Consul) from the diplomatic corps of the Government of India or one of its subordinate provincial governments, in charge of a Political Agency.
, Bahrein; ^ut for the past year, owing
;o his presence in the Hejaz, correspondence with him •
lias been conducted through the Consul at Jeddah. The
question of appointing a British representative at
Riyadh (the "capital" of Nejd) has been considered and
postponed by His Majesty’s Government on several
Occasions within the last few years. Ibn Baud avoided
any discussion of it with Sir G.Clayton.
• Arrangements for this year’s pilgrimage .
Ibn Baud asks for suggestions as to sanitary
measures
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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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