Author
an agent.
at Jeddah
Publication Date
31 Oct 1922-31 Jan 1924 (CE, Gregorian)
Subject
1
Type
Document
Language
ara,eng
Digital
Yes
Manuscript
No
Pages Count
251
Library
Qatar Digital Library
Library Asset ID
IOR/R/15/1/594
Record ID
vdc_100000000193.0x000237
Library Location
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.
Date
31 Oct 1922-31 Jan 1924 (CE, Gregorian)
Notes
The volume contains correspondence relating to the conception, planning, and first sitting of the Kuwait Conference. It is between 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.
at Bushire, the Political Agencies at Kuwait and Bahrain, the High Commissioners in Baghdad and Jerusalem, the Colonial Office in London, the British
Agency
An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent.
at Jeddah, the Government of India, Sheikh Ahmad al-Jaber al-Sabah, ruler of Kuwait, Ibn Sa'ud, Sultan of Najd, King Faisal of Iraq, and Amir Abdullah of
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
.
The main aim of the conference was to settle issues of border delineation between Najd,
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
, the Hejaz, and Iraq. Other issues of negotiation were the return of Shammar refugees to Najd from Iraq and compensation for past raids. Much of the correspondence deals with this. The discussion focuses around the status of places that there is most disagreement on:
Wadi
A seasonal or intermittent watercourse, or the valley in which it flows.
Sirhan (Jauf [Jawf], Kaf [Kāf]), Akaba [al-‘Aqaba], and Maan [Ma‘ān]. Other more practical arragments are also discussed. Such as costs, accommodation, and attendees.
Prominent in the volume are the following subjects:
the involvement of Sheikh Khazal of Mohammerah;
rumours of Ikhwan raids into the Hejaz;
King Hussein's refusal to attend or send a delegate;
British dissaproval of Hafiz Wahba as a representative of Najd;
the threat of Faisal al-Dawish attacking Medina.
The volume covers up until the adjournment of the conference, including arrangements for the second phase of negotiations.
Erişim Koşulları
Unrestricted
Düzenleme
The volume is arranged chronologically.
Eski Harici Referans(lar)
A Series: 61/15 Confidential Series: D 40
