Contents

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter I
2. Preface VII
3. Contents XI
4. Abbreviations XIII
5. Part I. Mission to Ibn Sa'ud
6. Introduction 3
7. Chapter 1: From London to Bahra 82
8. Chapter 2: At the Tents of Ibn Sa'ud 99
9. Chapter 3: From Bahra to Cairo 130
10. Chapter 4: From Cairo to Delhi 149
11. Chapter 5: Interlude at Delhi 176
12. Part II. Mission to the Imam Yahya
13. Introduction 191
14. Chapter 6: From Bombay to Hodeida 201
15. Chapter 7: From Hodeida to Sanaa 216
16. Chapter 8: Negotiations with the Imam 226
17. Chapter 9: From Sanaa to London 248
18. Epilogue 262
19. Appendixes
20. I The Bahra Agreement 271
21. II The Hadda Agreement 275
22. III Draft Treaty of August 1924 as finally submitted to the Imam by the Resident, Aden 280
23. IV Imam's Counter-draft of Article 3 of the Draft of August 1924 285
24. V First Counter-draft Treaty submitted by the Imam on 6 February 1926 286
25. VI Draft Presented by Clayton to the Imam on 10 February 1926 290
26. VII Second Counter-draft Treaty presented by the Imam on 14 February 1926 292
27. VIII Amended and Final Draft Presented to the Imam on 18 February 1926 296
28. IX Biographies 300
29. Bibliography 361
30. Index 365