§ 18. Mr. L'ESTRANGE MALONEasked the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs what are the arrangements for the extradition of fugitive offenders now in force between His Majesty's Dominions and the Kingdom of Nejd and the Hejaz; whether any treaty has been concluded with the Government of Nejd and the Hejaz for the reciprocal extradition of fugitives from justice: whether Sheikh Feisal ed Dowish and other Arab leaders in rebellion against King Ibn Saud have been recently extradited by the Government of Iraq at the request of the Nejd Government; and, if so, with what offence were they charged?
Mr. A. HENDERSONAs regards the first part of the question, no arrangements are in force between His Majesty's Dominions and the Kingdom of the Hejaz and Nejd for the extradition of fugitive offenders: the second part of the question, therefore, does not arise. As regards the third part of the question, the persons referred to were handed over, with their own consent, to King Ibn Saud, in pursuance of an assurance previously given to His Majesty that measures would be taken to expel any Nejdi rebels who entered Iraqi or Koweiti territory, and in the circumstances described in the reply given to my hon. Friend by my hon. Friend the Under-Secretary of State for the Colonies on the 19th February.
§ 38. Lieut.-Commander KENWORTHYasked the Under-Secretary of State for the Colonies whether he is in a position to make any statement on the results of the meeting arranged by His Majesty's representatives between His Majesty the King of Iraq and His Majesty Ibn Saud of Nejd?
§ The UNDER-SECRETARY of STATE for the COLONIES (Dr. Drummond Shiels)According to a telegraphic report from the High Commissioner for Iraq, who was present at the recent meeting between King Feisal and King Ibn Saud, the following results were achieved.
Letters were exchanged between the two Kings on the subject of certain Iraqi Police Posts, whose presence in the Southern Desert of Iraq has been a serious bone of contention between the two countries since 1927. In the letters exchanged the Kings have undertaken to attempt to settle this question by agreement during the next six months, and failing agreement to refer the question to arbitration.
The Kings further agreed to set up a special Tribunal under the presidency of a British Political Officer in Koweit next June to adjudicate upon claims for transfrontier raiding.
The question of the disposal of a small party of tribesmen, who after being associated in the recent rebellion against Ibn Saud entered Iraq territory last December, was also discussed and satisfactorily settled.
The draft of a Bon Voisonage Agreement was accepted in principle. This provides, inter alia, for the exchange of diplomatic missions. It was agreed that a meeting of representatives of the two countries should be held after three months to conclude a formal agreement on the basis of this draft.