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File 488/1920 Pt 3 ‘Hedjaz:- Relations between H.M. Govt & King Hussein. Question of subsidy. Negotiations for conclusion of a treaty.’ [126r] (256/940)
The record is made up of 1 volume (466 folios). It was created in 25 May 1921-25 Aug 1925. It was written in English, French and Arabic. 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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Article 9.
His Majesty King Hussein agrees that the property of British subjects, or persons
enjoying the protection of His Britannic Majesty, who may die in the territories of His
Hashimite Majesty shall be handed over to the British representative in the said
territories, or to such authority as he may appoint for the purpose, to be disposed of in
accordance with the law applicable to the case. The British representative in the said
territories will see that any dues or taxes which are payable on such property under
Hashimite laws are duly paid.
Article 10.
His Majesty King Hussein agrees that in all cases which arise in Hashimite
territories, and in which a British subject, or person enjoying the protection of His
Britannic Majesty, is plaintiff or defendant, a British consular representative shall
attend the Hashimite courts during the hearing of the case, and, where the British
agent wishes to make diplomatic representations on grounds of equity to His Hashimite
Majesty concerning such case, judgment shall be adjourned and shall not be executed
while such representations are being made ; and in no case shall the execution of
judgment proceed except after permission of His Hashimite Majesty.
^ The provisions of this article are not, however, to apply in the case of British
subjects, or persons enjoying the protection <>f His Britannic Majesty, who are
habitually resident in Hnshimite territories outside Jeddah and other seaports at which
His Britannic Majesty may appoint consular agents.
Article 11.
His Majesty King Hussein agrees that lie wull cause to be delivered over to the
British consular authority British subjects, or persons enjoying the protection of His
Britannic Majesty, who have been arrested by the Hashimite authorities, if the British
consular authority gives security for their appearance when required by the Hashimite
authorities. .
The provisions of this article are not, however, to apply in the case of British
subjects, or persons enjoying the protection of His Britannic Majesty, who are
habitually resident in Hashimite territories outside Jeddah and other seaports at which
His Britannic Majesty may appoint consular agents.
Article 12.
His Majesty King Hussein agrees that cases between British subjects, or persons
enjoying the protection of His Britannic Majesty, in which the interests of Hashimite
subjects are not involved shall be tried by the British consular authority.
The provisions of this article are, however, not to apply when both parties to the
case desire that it should be tried by the Hashimite Court, as provided in article 10.
The provisions of this article are, however, not to apply in the case of Bntis
subjects, or persons enjoying the protection of His Britannic Majesty, who are
habitually resident in Hashimite territories outside Jeddah and other seaports at wine
His Britannic Majesty may appoint consular agents.
Article 13.
His Britannic Majesty agrees to surrender within the territories of His Hashimite
Majesty all privileges and immunities, otherwise than as provided for in this treaty,
hitherto enjoyed by British subjects and persons enjoying the protection or His
Britannic Majesty in virtue of the Capitulations between Great Britain and t e
Ottoman Empire.
Article 14.
His Majesty King Hussein agrees to notify the British agent in all cases where he
requires the deportation from the territories of His Hashimite Majesty of a Britis i
subject, or person enjoying the protection of His Britannic Majesty, and the British
agent shall be responsible for the deportation of the person indicated within a
reasonable time.
—Article
The High British Government hereby confirm their recognition of the flag of His
Hashimite Majesty; provided that when such flag is flown by vessels other than public
ships of the Hashimite Government the vessel flying it shall be registered at Jeddah or
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The volume contains papers concerning relations between the British Government and the King of Hedjaz [Hejaz or Al-Hijaz].
Most of the papers relate to negotiations between the British Government and King Hussein ibn Ali al-Hashimi over the terms of an Anglo-Hashimite treaty, and revisions to the draft treaty. These papers mainly consist of correspondence and copies of draft versions of the treaty.
The file also includes correspondence regarding:
- The proposed subsidy to the King of the Hedjaz
- The Foreign Office’s objection to the India Office’s suggestion that King Hussein should be persuaded to publicly recognise the religious suzerainty of the Sultan of Turkey as Khalif (Khaliph) over the Holy Places of the Hedjaz
- King Hussein’s threat to abdicate on 27 February 1922, and the question of whether he should be allowed by the British Government to remain in Mecca in the event of his abdication
- The Foreign Office’s request for the views of the Secretary of State for India (Viscount Peel) on the advisability of requiring King Hussein to ratify the Treaty of Versailles, as well as to accept the treaty with HM Government, as conditions which would need to be met before Hussein would be invited to visit Great Britain
- The refusal of the British Government to enter into further negotiations with King Ali ibn Hussein al-Hashimi for the conclusion of the Anglo-Hashimite treaty, following King Hussein’s abdication in October 1924 (after military defeat by Ibn Saud), ‘so long as present unsettled conditions in the Hejaz continue’.
The correspondence (and copy correspondence) is mainly between the following: 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 (John Evelyn Shuckburgh, John Ernest William Flood), and the Foreign Office; 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. and the Government of India Foreign and Political Department; the Foreign Office and Lieutenant Colonel Thomas Edward Lawrence; the Foreign Office and HM Agent and Consul at Jeddah (Major W E Marshall, Laurence Barton Grafftey-Smith, and Reader (William) Bullard, successively); the Foreign Office and Dr Naji el Assil, agent of King Hussein; the Secretary of State for the Colonies and the British Resident at Aden; and the Secretary of State for the Colonies and the High Commissioner of Palestine (Herbert Louis Samuel).
The volume includes a document entitled ‘Translation of a Report sent to His Majesty King Hussein 1st to Mecca’, signed Habib Lotfallah, Envoy Extraordinary of King Hussein, London, 24 October 1920, which includes translations in French and Arabic (folios 101 to 102).
The file includes a divider which gives the subject number, the year the subject file was opened, the subject heading, and a list of correspondence references by year. This is placed at the back of the correspondence.
- Extent and format
- 1 volume (466 folios)
- Arrangement
The papers are arranged in approximate chronological order from the rear to the front of the volume.
The subject 488 (Pt 1-2 Arabia, and Pt 3 Hedjaz) consists of two volumes, IOR/L/PS/10/880 and IOR/L/PS/10/881. The volumes are divided into three parts, with parts 1 and 2 comprising one volume, and part 3 comprising the second volume.
- Physical characteristics
Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the first folio with 1 and terminates at the last folio with 468; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located in the top right corner of the recto The front of a sheet of paper or leaf, often abbreviated to 'r'. side of each folio. The foliation sequence does not include the front and back covers, nor does it include the leading and ending flyleaves.
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- English, French and Arabic in Latin script View the complete information for this record
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- Title
- File 488/1920 Pt 3 ‘Hedjaz:- Relations between H.M. Govt & King Hussein. Question of subsidy. Negotiations for conclusion of a treaty.’
- Pages
- 19r:23v, 29r:30v, 83r:84v, 125r:126v, 141r:149v, 150r:151v, 214r:215v, 242r:243v, 282r:292v, 345r:347v, 384r:395v, 400r:401v, 445r:446v
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