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'Files 61/12 and 61/16 (D 80) Treaty between Bin Saud and H. M. Govt' [3r] (16/408)
The record is made up of 1 volume (200 folios). It was created in 19 Apr 1923-10 Mar 1930. 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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No. 9
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From
To
A.C.
Dated 5th shawwal 1341.
(2lgt May 1023).
H.H. tha Sultan of Nejd.
fUE. Sir Henry Dobbs, H-B.H'a High Comniaslonsr for Traq
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a letter ■'o.i , 564, dated 19th Ar>ril 1923, and in reply
to a request whioh X had fomerly addressed to him verbally to the-
effect that the British Government should undertake to guarantee
our safety against any future combined aggression on our
territories by the Government of Iraq, Transjordania and
Hejax, His 'Excellency sir Percy Cox states that the States of
being « ux
Trans jordania and Traq/at present under the British
Mandate they cannot be regarded as Foreign Powers, and the
British Government in virtue of their responsibility for the
Government of these territories under their mandate will
naturally not permit any act of aggression on their part against
No J . .ell, we admit this Ifact) and regard it as a guarantee for
our safety from any future aggression against us on the nart
o p hese two neighboiiting Governments-
As regards the case of Hejaz, His Excellency stated!
"A treaty between His Majesty the King of Hejaz and Great
Britain is under discussion and it is hoped will soon be
concluded", and that His Majesty's Government would like to
await its conclusion before replying to us in that connection.
Allow me to tell you that this point has called for my surprise,
for how could be left unsettled our numerous problems (or
disputes) with the Hejaz Government, who continue to sow troubles^
and dissension and to equip expeditions against the interior of
our kingdom, pending conclusion of the treaty between His
Majesty's Government and the Hejaz. How can we wait on and be
meantime at rest (or peace of mind)-with regard to this hostile
government who has dared publicly and heedlessly to dispatch
organized Military expeditions equipped with the most
magnificient war weapons such as artillery and machine guns
etc with a view to invading or kingdom. The last of their
armies, one under the command of Sharrif Hamzah al-Pa'ar, who
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The volume mostly consists of correspondence concerning the relations between Britain and Ibn Sa'ud, with a specific focus on the negotiation and signing of the Treaty of Jeddah. The majority of the correspondence is between the British Legation in Jeddah and the Foreign and Colonial Offices in London. Copies were often sent to the Political Residency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, established in the provinces and regions considered part of, or under the influence of, British India. in Bushire, the Political Agencies in Bahrain and Kuwait, and the High Commissioners in Baghdad and Jerusalem.
The volume follows the evolution of the Treaty:
- Britain's initial reluctance, due to their official friendship with King Hussein, to engage with the issue prior to Ibn Sa'ud's conquest of the Hejaz;
- how this event then gave cause for the Bahra and Hadda agreements of November 1925;
- the negotiations between Ibn Sa'ud and Gilbert Clayton in early 1927 leading to the signing of the Treaty of Jeddah on 20 May that year and its ratification in August.
At the end of the volume (folios192-196) is Clayton's final report on his mission to the Hejaz and includes a copy of the Treaty.
- Extent and format
- 1 volume (200 folios)
- Arrangement
The volume is arranged chronologically.
- Physical characteristics
Foliation: the sequence starts on the first folio and continues through to the inside back cover. The numbering is written in pencil, circled and written in the top right corner of each folio. There are the following irregularities: ff 1A-1C; f 185A; ff 78-84 are those of a booklet, stored in an envelope (f 77A). There is a second sequence that is also written in pencil but is not circled and is inconsistent.
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- Title
- 'Files 61/12 and 61/16 (D 80) Treaty between Bin Saud and H. M. Govt'
- Pages
- front, back, spine, edge, head, tail, front-i, 1ar:1cv, 2r:77v, 77ar:77av, 84r:107v, 109r:124v, 126v:153v, 155r:185v, 185ar:185av, 186r:189r, 191v:193v, 195v:199v, back
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