The letters attached to the treaty, along with the subsequent modifications

The 1927 Treaty of Jeddah, formally the Treaty between His Majesty and His Majesty the King of the Hejaz and of Nejd and Its Dependencies was signed between the Great Britain and Ibn Saud.[1][2] It was signed by Sir Gilbert Clayton on behalf of the Great Britain and Prince Faisal bin Abdulaziz on behalf of Kingdom of Hejaz and Nejd on 20 May 1927.[3] The treaty recognized the independence of Ibn Saud and sovereignty over what was then known as the Kingdom of Hejaz and Nejd. The two regions were unified into the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia in 1932. In return, Ibn Saud agreed to stop his forces from attacking and harassing neighbouring British protectorates.

The Treaty superseded the Treaty of Darin (1915).[citation needed]

It was published in Treaty Series No. 25 (1927), Command 2951 and was slightly modified by two further exchanges of Notes in 1936 (Treaty Series No. 10 (1937) Command 5380) and 1943 (Treaty Series No. 13 (1947), Command 7064).[4]

References

  1. ^ Ibn Saud Archived 3 July 2016 at the Wayback Machine
  2. ^ List of Foreign Office Records: Various classes, 1914–1938. Kraus Reprint Corporation. 1970. p. 223. ISBN 9780527039646.
  3. ^ "The Treaty of Jeddah". The Times. No. 44696. 26 September 1927. Retrieved 2 November 2023.
  4. ^ Treaties And Agreements 1 March 1948


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