File 87/1926 Pt 2 'Arabia: Bin Saud: Relations with H.M.G. Revision of Treaty.' [‎546v] (780/840)

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Article 2.
The Government of Nejd undertake not to establish any fortified
post at Kaf or utilise Kaf or the district in its neighbourhood as a
military centre; and should they at any time consider it necessary
to take exceptional measures in the neighbourhood of the frontier
with a view to the maintenance of order or for any other purpose,
involving the concentration of armed forces, they engage to notify
His Majesty’s Government without delay.
The Government of Nejd undertake to prevent, by all the means
at their disposal, any incursions by their forces into the territory of
Trans-Jordan.
Article 3.
In order to avoid misunderstanding over incidents which may arise
in the neighbourhood of the frontier, and to promote mutual con
fidence and full co-operation between His Majesty’s Government and
the Government of Nejd, the two parties agree to maintain constant
communication between the Chief British Representative in Trans
jordan or his delegate and the Governor of the Wadi A seasonal or intermittent watercourse, or the valley in which it flows. Sirhan.
Article 4.
The Government of Nejd undertake to maintain all established
rights that may be enjoyed in the Wadi A seasonal or intermittent watercourse, or the valley in which it flows. Sirhan by tribes not under
their jurisdiction, whether such rights appertain to grazing or to
habitation, or to ownership, or the like; it being understood that
those tribes, so long as they reside within Nejd territory, will be
subject to such internal laws as do not infringe those rights.
The Government of Trans-Jordan undertake to extend identical
treatment to Nejd subjects who may enjoy similar established rights
in Trans-Jordan territory.
Article 5.
The Governments of Nejd and Trans-Jordan severally recognise
that raiding by tribes settled in their territories into the territory of
the other State is an aggression which necessitates the severe punish
ment of the perpetrators by the Government to which they are subject,
and that the chief of the tribe committing such aggression is to be
held responsible.
Article 6.
(a) A special tribunal shall be set up, by agreement between the
two Governments of Nejd and Trans-Jordan, which shall meet from
time to time to enquire into the particulars of any aggression com
mitted across the frontier between the two States, to assess the
damages and losses and to fix the responsibility. This tribunal shall
be composed of an equal number of representatives of the Govern
ments of Nejd and I rans-Jordan, and its presidency The name given to each of the three divisions of the territory of the East India Company, and later the British Raj, on the Indian subcontinent. shall be entrusted
to an additional person, other than the aforesaid representatives, to
be selected by the two Governments in agreement. The decision of
this tribunal shall be final and executory.