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'Files 61/12 and 61/16 (D 80) Treaty between Bin Saud and H. M. Govt' [108r] (222/408)
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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Enclosure 1 in No. 1.
Revised Draft Treaty.
HIS Majesty the King of the I nited Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
and of the British Dominions beyond the Seas, Emperor of India, and His Majesty
the King of the Hejaz and Sultan of Nejd and its Dependencies, being desirous of
confirming and strengthening the friendly relations which exist between them, and
of consolidating their respective interests, have resolved to conclude a treaty of
friendship and good understanding, for which purpose His Britannic Majesty'has
appointed as his plenipotentiary his trusty and well-beloved Stanley Rupert
Jordan, Esquire, acting British agent and consul at Jeddah.
His Majesty the King of the Hejaz and Sultan of Nejd and its Dependencies,
and the said Mr. Stanley Rupert Jordan, His Britannic Majesty's plenipotentiary,
have accordingly now agreed upon and concluded the following articles :—
Article 1.
There shall be peace and friendship between His Britannic Majesty and His
Majesty the King of the Hejaz and Sultan of Nejd and its Dependencies. Each of
the high contracting parties agrees and promises to use all possible means to prevent
his territory being used as a base for activities directed against the present or future
interests of the other.
Article 2.
His Majesty the King of the Hejaz and Sultan of Nejd and its Dependencies
hereby recognises the special position of His Britannic Majesty in Iraq,
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
and Palestine.
Article 3.
His Majesty the King of the Hejaz and Sultan of Nejd and its Dependencies
hereby undertakes to facilitate the performance of the pilgrimage by British subjects
and British-protected persons of Moslem faith, and to protect such persons during
the performance of the pilgrimage.
Article 4.
His Majesty the King of the Hejaz and Sultan of Nejd and its Dependencies
agrees that the property of the aforesaid pilgrims who may die in the territories of
His 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 Nejdi or Hejazi laws are duly paid.
Article 5.
His Britannic Majesty agrees to recognise the national status of all subjects of
His Majesty the King of the Hejaz and Sultan of iSejd and its Dependencies who
may at any time be within the territories of His Britannic Majesty or within British-
protected territory or territory in respect of which His Britannic Majesty has
accepted a mandate on behalf of the League of Nations.
On his part, His Majesty the King of the Hejaz and Sultan of Nejd and its
Dependencies agrees to recognise the national status of all British subjects oi peisons
enjoying the protection of His Britannic Majesty who may be at an\ time within the
territories of His Majesty.
Article 6.
His Majesty the King of the Hejaz and Sultan of Nejd and its Dependencies
undertakes, as his fathers did before him, to refrain from all aggr^sion on, oi intei-
ference with, the territories of Kuwait, Bahrain, and of the Sheikhs oi Katar and
the Oman Coast, who are under the protection of the Government of His Butannic
Majesty and who have treaty relations with the said Goveinment.
[1451 c—I] ^ B 2
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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'
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- 189v:191r, 194r:195r, 154r:154v, 125r:125v, 108r:108v
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