File 450/1922 Pt 2 'Arabia: Nejd-Trans-Jordan dispute: Koweit [Kuwait] Conference: Breakdown of Conference; Hostile activites of Nejd tribes'
Date:
1923/1924
Description:
Abstract: Correspondence, minute papers, and memoranda relating to proceedings at the 1923-1924 Kuwait Conference. The papers discuss matters dealt with at the conference, such as boundary delineation between Trans-Jordan and the Kingdom of Nejd, compensation for raids, the return of refugee tribesmen, and the proposal for a neutral buffer state at Wadi Sirhan. The correspondence also covers the discussion amongst British officials of concerns over representatives at the conference, the adjournment of the conference in early 1924, how to respond to an attack on Iraqi tribes by the Ikhwan in March 1924, and the proposals to make a visit to Ibn Saud's capital, Riyadh, by air and to blockade his sea ports.The correspondence is mostly from the Colonial Office with enclosures from Colonel Stuart George Knox and officials at the Political Residency in the Persian Gulf, giving updates on the progress of the conference.Physical description: 473 folios