Coll 38/18 ‘Anglo-Saudi Arabian Defensive Treaty’ [23v] (47/127)
The record is made up of 1 file (61 folios). It was created in 20 Dec 1947-30 Jan 1948. 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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This file concerns the drafting process of an exchange of notes relating to the 1927 Jeddah Treaty. Issues discussed include United States interests in eastern Saudi Arabia in connection with the Dhahran airfield. It includes a ‘Draft for an Exchange of Notes between the British and Saudi Arabian Plenipotentiaries’ including draft letters between Ernest Bevin, Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, and Amir Faysal [Fayṣal bin ‘Abd al-‘Azīz Āl Sa‘ūd], as well as drafts of annexures on the stationing of British armed forces in Saudi Arabia. These annexures mainly relate to the conditions of access to the Dhahran airbase. The principal correspondents are as follows: the Secretary for State for Foreign Affairs; the Secretary of State for Commonwealth Relations; and the Government of Saudi Arabia.
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- 1 file (61 folios)
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The papers are arranged in approximate chronological order from the rear to the front of the file.
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Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the front cover with 1, and terminates at the inside back cover with 63; 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.
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- IOR/L/PS/12/4382
- Title
- Coll 38/18 ‘Anglo-Saudi Arabian Defensive Treaty’
- Pages
- 1r:2v, 2ar, 3r:63v
- Author
- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
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- Open Government Licence