ملف ٢٢\٢٣ III مؤتمر الكويت [و‎‎٥] (٢٠٠/٩)

Telegram (P).
From Colonial Office, London*
To Knox, Kuwait; repeated to Baghdad, J eruaalQr and
Buehire.
No. 134 (No. 1 C 3 to Jeniealem)„
Dated 34 th Darch 1^34 (RecelYed 35 - 3 “ ,> 34 ).
Reference telegram No 9 % of 12 t?h Aiiireh from Jeruealeai and
previous telegram on the subject of ITaJd Trana-Jonlnnla
frontier,, The object of the ConferenGH In to arrive at a
direct Kpa^ &^roem»nt outstanding hu^Btionfc botwnna tlir*
rulors concerned. Xou should Ui«i:»efr»rc- again endeavor tr
sccui’e a definition n f tho frontier h/ agree aent, f^lloitr* >
l ag the 1 Inert of a/ prodortrt or * s telegrai.i of c-th Jovember.
If this, be impossible vou should try to secu^'e a rocipr^ca .1
guarantoo from both ^virtios that they will not extend their
influence or interfere with territory at a specified
distance on ouch sido of this frontier or s-.onc ^ther lla^«-
'Wiiioli iK-y be agreed upba 0 Under n# olrc.u.istanfee hovro^ert-
can Ilia A.Ia j^sty * a CHverrjnent accept res^xjnslbi 11 ty for a
neutral territory thus defined, which will correspond tn
that the Mraq Nhjd frontlor. It is a. latter of &r>
cone.am to Ills itajooty's Oovernae it whether xluri ash-
3ha * lam shout f or should not exo/'^lsr power In the Tndy
Birhan, as their interest, will bo bou.ided In those parts
oy the frontier of Trans-dordanla wherever this may be
fxXeu* xf jiils atlernative 1 'iateriallfte^ the c^uestl >n of
Latitude rill not arise, since ... territory
will presumably touch or extend to the Intersection
33P Jlth LonaitudB S9 n , already fixed as point
oa 'Iraq - Hajd frontier and *111 thus for* tUe *arth*r*
..rontler of **ajd„ If you cannot succeed either of the
solutions su^rtateu above, you way aa a last resort proceed
with Ibn Chi'ud'a su^estlow of direct a^rement between
tne aultan of SaJ* and His Kajeaty’s doverneient aa yanOafc'vy
?^er, nxlMt the Xhae.-JordaRlu - Uajd frontier fra* the