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'ARBITRATION CONCERNING BURAIMI AND THE COMMON FRONTIER BETWEEN ABU DHABI AND SA'ŪDI ARABIA' [With maps] [‎7r] (18/541)

The record is made up of 1 volume (267 folios). It was created in 1940s-1955. It was written in English and Arabic. The original is part of the British Library: Printed Collections.

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PART X
Section A
Section B
Section C
Section D
Section E
THE CONTENTIONS OF THE GOVERNMENT OF THF
UNITED KINGDOM IN REGARD TO THF
FACTORS MENTIONED IN ARTICLE IV OF THF
ARBITRATION AGREEMENT lv THE
The Historical Facts Relating to the Rights of His Majesty
the King of SaTitli Arabia and his Forefathers, and the
Rights of the Other Rulers and their Forefathers
Introduction
The Period up to 1800
The Period 1800-1869 ..
The Period between 1869 and the Anglo-Turkish Conventions
of 1913-14
The Anglo-Turkish Conventions of 1913-14 and the Anglo-
Sa‘udi Treaty of 1915
The Legal Position Obtaining at the End of 1915
The Period from 1915 to 1949..
The Legal Situation at the Beginning of 1949 . .
The SaTidi Government’s Violation in 1949, of Abu Dhabi
Sovereignty in the Area which is the Subject of Article
II (a) of the Arbitration Agreement . .
Absence of SaTidi Arabian Sovereignty in the Two Areas
Covered by Article II (tf) of the Arbitration Agreement
The Sa‘udi Government’s Violation, in 1952, of the
Sovereignty of Muscat and 6 Oman and of Abu Dhabi
in the Buraimi Zone
Irrelevance in the Present Arbitration of Any Changes of
Allegiance Resulting from Activities of the Sa‘udi
Government, since 1935..
Final Conclusion Concerning the Rights of the Respective
Rulers, Resulting from the Historical Facts . .
The Traditional Loyalties of the Inhabitants of the Disputed
Areas
The Traditional Loyalties of the Inhabitants of the Area
which is the Subject of Article II (a) of the
Arbitration Agreement
The Traditional Loyalties of the Inhabitants of the Buraimi
Zone
Summary of Contentions of the United Kingdom Govern
ment as to the Traditional Loyalties of the Inhabitants
of the Disputed Areas
The Tribal Organization and the Way of Life of the Tribes
Inhabiting the Disputed Areas
Tribal Organization
Way of Life
The Exercise of Jurisdiction and Other Activities in the Areas
Concerned . .
The Ruler of Abu Dhabi’s Exercise of Jurisdiction and Other
Activity in the Area which is the Subject of Article
II {a) of the Arbitration Agreement
The Exercise of Jurisdiction and Other Activity of the Ruler
of Abu Dhabi and the Sultan of Muscat and ‘Oman
in the Buraimi Zone
Other Considerations
Geographical Considerations .....
Defence
Equitable Considerations
The Recent and Baseless Character of the SaTidi Arabian
Claims to the Disputed Areas . .
1 124 115-151
1 75
115 135
1
115
2-8
115-
116
9-25
116-119
26-33
120-122
34-47
122-125
48-49
125-126
50-60
126-129
61-63
129-
130
64
130
65-69
130-132
70-71
1327-133
72-73
133
74-75
133-
135
76-95
135 139
80-87
135-137
88-93
137-138
94-95
139
96-99
139-142
96
139-140
97-99
140-142
100-115
142-148
101-106
143-145
107-115
145-148
116-124
148-151
116-117
148-149
118
149
119-121
149-150
122-124
150-151
PART XI FINAL SUBMISSIONS OF THE GOVERNMENT OF
THE UNITED KINGDOM ACTING ON BEHALF
OF THE RULER OF ABU DHABI AND HIS
HIGHNESS THE SULTAN SA‘ID BIN TAIMUR . 1-2
I The Area which is the Subject of Article II {a) of the Arbitra
tion Agreement 1
II The Area which is the Subject of Article II (Z>) of the Arbitra
tion Agreement . . . . 2
152
152
152

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Content

This volume relates to the arbitration concerning Buraimi [Al Buraymī] and the common frontier between Abu Dhabi and Sa'ūdi Arabia. The main body of text is a publication, which is introduced as being a '[M]emorial submitted by the Government of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland'. The memorial, which was submitted to the arbitration tribunal, begins with an introduction and a copy of the Arbitration Agreement, concluded at Jedda [Jeddah] on 30 July 1954 and titled as follows: 'Arbitration Agreement Between the Government of the United Kingdom (Acting on Behalf of the Ruler of Abu Dhabi and His Highness Sultan Said bin Taimur) and the Government of Saudi Arabia' (ff 8-10). The memorial itself is divided into two halves: vol I and vol II. Vol I (ff 10-83) provides an overview of the dispute, which is structured as follows:

  • 'Part I: The Nature of the Dispute Submitted to the Tribunal' (ff 10-14)
  • 'Part II: Topographical Description of the Two Areas in Dispute' (ff 14-17)
  • 'Part III: Historical Bases of the Claims of the Rulers of Abu Dhabi and the Sultan of Muscat to the Areas in Dispute' (ff 18-30)
  • 'Part IV: The Economy of the Disputed Areas' (ff 30-32)
  • 'Part V: The Tribes' (ff 33-39)
  • 'Part VI: The Exercise of Jurisdiction' (ff 40-44)
  • 'Part VII: Sa'ūdi Pretensions to an Ancestral Claim to Territories in Eastern Arabia' (ff 44-46)
  • 'Part VIII: Revival of the Sa'ūdi Dynasty After 1900, and the Subsequent Development of the Dispute' (ff 47-62)
  • 'Part IX: The Contentions of the Government of the United Kingdom in Regard to the Burden of Proof…' (ff 62-64)
  • 'Part X: The Contentions of the Government of the United Kingdom in Regard to the Factors Mentioned in Article IV of the Arbitration Agreement' (ff 65-83)
  • 'Part XI: Final Submissions of the Government of the United Kingdom Acting on Behalf of the Ruler of Abu Dhabi and His Highness the Sultān Sa‘īd bin Taymūr' (f 83v).

Vol II of the memorial (ff 84-254) is formed of thirteen annexes, which include the following: copies of texts of relevant treaties and engagements; copies of British documents relating to the history of Abu Dhabi and of the Buraimi Zone; copies of correspondence and documents relating to the development of the dispute; information about Līwa and the Buraimi Oasis; evidence concerning the exercise of jurisdiction by the Ruler of Abu Dhabi over the coast of the disputed area and the adjacent islands; notes on various tribes based in the disputed area; genealogical tables of the Rulers of Abu Dhabi, Muscat and 'Omān, and Najd.

The volume concludes with a series of maps (some of which are photocopies and are reduced in size), relating to the disputed area (ff 256-264). It should be noted that Map B is not present. However, included with the other maps is a gazetteer of place names (ff 265-268), in which each place name is given map co-ordinates, presumably referring to positions on the missing Map B. Written in pencil on the first page is the following note: 'Evaluates Map B'.

In addition, a small sketch map of Arabia appears at the beginning of the volume (f 4).

The Arabic material consists of some text in a couple of the maps found at the rear of the volume.

Extent and format
1 volume (267 folios)
Arrangement

The main body of text is formed of two halves. The first half (vol I) consists of nine parts, most of which are divided into sections. The second half (vol II) is composed of thirteen annexes. Both halves are preceded by a table of contents.

Physical characteristics

Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the inside front cover with 1, and terminates at the last folio, which is contained within a pouch attached to the inside back cover, with 268; 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.

Pagination: the volume also contains an original printed pagination sequence.

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English and Arabic in Latin and Arabic script
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