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File 87/1926 Pt 2 'Arabia: Bin Saud: Relations with H.M.G. Revision of Treaty.' [541v] (770/840)
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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Economic.
5. Secondly, there are the economic reasons. As my list of move
ments of tribes shows (see Annexure B), the territory comprising the
four Wadis and the northern half of the
Wadi
A seasonal or intermittent watercourse, or the valley in which it flows.
Sirhan is the natural
and customary roaming-ground of two of the main tribes concerned,
namely, the Ruwala and the Beni Sakhr. To allow Ibn Sa‘ud to
extend his line further west than is proposed in this memorandum
would deprive these two important tribes of a grazing area which is
vital to their needs and would be, on economic grounds alone, in tf^r
highest degree detrimental.
Political.
6. Thirdly, there are the political reasons. Both the Ruwala and
the Beni Sakhr have hitherto remained untouched by Wahabi pro
paganda, and it is highly desirable to prevent Ibn Sa‘ud from coming
into closer contact with them than need be. An extension of his
frontier westwards would bring his propagandists into permanent
contact with the tribes, which would facilitate the infiltration of
Wahabi ideas. The lesson afforded by the “ conversion ” of large
sections of the Huweitat and the Bani ‘Atiya should not be disre
garded.
C.B.R.’s Summing-up.
7. Lastly, I would draw special attention to the summing-up put
forward by Colonel Cox in his letter of the 9th September, 1925, to
me (see Annexure C), which seems to me to dispose of the question
in all its essential aspects.
G. Antonius,
Secretary to the Mission.
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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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