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'Files 61/12 and 61/16 (D 80) Treaty between Bin Saud and H. M. Govt' [126r] (258/408)
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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11
A nnex 7.
Letter from the Foreign Minister of the Hejaz relating to the Hejaz Railway.
Kingdom of the Hejaz.
Directorate of Foreign Affairs.
To His Bntaniuc Majesty's Delegate, 19 1926 f 5
I AM commanded by His Majesty the King to draw yonr attention to the
question of the Hejaz Railway, which formed the subject of discussion in the
negotiations relating to the Treaty of Friendship between His Britannic Maiestv s
Government and the Government of His Majesty the King of the Hejaz.
• T) 16 ! lle i az ^ j0V ® rnmen ^. w hile maintaining their right to the management of
r this Kailway oyer all its sections, wish to say that, having taken cognisance of the
J oint Declaration of Lausanne, they find that the terms of that Declaration are not
sumciently explicit in regaid both to management and powers, and to the expendi-
tuie and allocation of revenues. In view of the fact that they were not consulted
on the matter, the Hejaz Government request that they may be furnished with a
detailed statement in elucidation of the terms of the Declaration and of their exact
application, so that they may be in a better position to judge to what extent their
rights have or have not been safeguarded in the Declaration.
His Majesty the King is confident that the question of the Hejaz Railway will
be examined with the eye of justice and impartiality, and that effective negotiations
may be opened for the settlement in a spirit of amity and concord. As, however,
there is an urgent need for the repair of the section lying in the territories of
His Majesty; and as the other sections have been collecting and have accumulated
revenues which are admittedly destined for the maintenance of all sections in
common, the Hejaz Government feel that, pending the examination and the
settlement of this question on a satisfactory basis, they should immediately
be given a certain quantity of locomotives, implements and rolling-stock, as well as
the necessary sum of money, to enable them to repair and put into condition that
section of the line which lies in the territories of His Majesty. The Hejaz
Government will appoint the required technical staff.
In view of their desire to enable pilgrims to make use of the Railway in the
coming pilgrimage, the Hejaz Government request you to endeavour to obtain by
the quickest possible means a favourable reply, as a benefit to the Moslem world and
in the general interest of the Railway as a whole, pending a final settlement.
(Respects.)
ABDULLAH DAMLUJI,
Foreign Minister,
A nnex 8.
'Abdul-'Aziz-ibn-'Ahdid-Rahman-al-Faisal-Al-Sa'ud to Mr. Jordan, His
Britannic Majesty's Delegate.
Kingdom of the Hejaz and
r Sultanate of Nejd and its Dependencies. Medina, Jumada II 10, 1345.
{No. 99.) {December 15, 1926.)
IT would have gratified me to have concluded a treaty of amity and friendship
with His Majesty the King of Great Britain at the meeting held recently. I
received with regret your proposal for the suspension of the negotiations and their
deferment until after your consultation with the British Government on the subject
of our just demands. I have acceded to your request for the postponement of
negotiations until the latter part of the month of ohawal next, and 1 trust that
agreement mav then be reached on a basis which shall safeguard the interests of
both parties and strengthen the bonds of friendship and concord between us and the
British Government.
(Seal) ' ABDUL-'AZIZ-IBN-SA'UD.
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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.
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- 1 volume (200 folios)
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The volume is arranged chronologically.
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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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- 'Files 61/12 and 61/16 (D 80) Treaty between Bin Saud and H. M. Govt'
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- Damluji, Abdulla xx Abdulla Said Effendi
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