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The Uqair Protocol or Uqair Convention was an agreement at 
Agreement concerning the boundary between Nejd and Kuwait
United Nations Treaty Series, Vol 1750, Registration Number II-1083 History of Nejd History of Kuwait 1922 in Kuwait 1922 in Iraq 1922 in Saudi Arabia Middle East peace efforts Iraq–United Kingdom relations Kuwait–Saudi Arabia border Iraq–Saudi Arabia border Boundary treaties Treaties of Kuwait Treaties of the Sultanate of Nejd Treaties concluded in 1922 Treaties entered into force in 1922 Treaties of Mandatory Iraq December 1922 events {{Mil-hist-stub
Uqair
Uqair (), alternatively spelled as al-'Uqair, Uqayr, and Ogair, is an ancient seaport city in the Al-Ahsa Governorate of the Eastern Province of Saudi Arabia. It is the first seaport in the Persian Gulf and has been linked by some to the ancient ...
on 2 December 1922 that defined the boundaries between Mandatory Iraq, the Sultanate of Nejd
The Sultanate of Nejd ( ar, سلطنة نجد, ') was the third iteration of the Third Saudi State, from 1921 to 1926. It was a monarchy led by the House of Saud. This version of the Third Saudi State was created when Abdul Aziz ibn Saud, Emi ...
and Sheikhdom of Kuwait
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. It was imposed by Percy Cox
Major-General Sir Percy Zachariah Cox (20 November 1864 – 20 February 1937) was a British Indian Army officer and Colonial Office administrator in the Middle East. He was one of the major figures in the creation of the current Middle East.
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, the British High Commissioner to Iraq, in response to Bedouin raiders from Nejd under Ibn Saud. Cox met ibn Saud and Major John More, the British Political Agent to Kuwait. The boundaries included a Saudi–Iraqi neutral zone and a Saudi–Kuwaiti neutral zone.
Kuwait was not permitted any role in outcome of the Uqair agreement when the Saudis and British decided Kuwait's modern boundaries. Kuwait lost more than two thirds of its territory as a result of the agreement the loss of territory made anti-British sentiment grow in Kuwait.
See also
* Iraq–Saudi Arabia border *Kuwait–Saudi Arabia border
The Kuwait–Saudi Arabia border is 221 km (137 mi) in length and runs from the tripoint with Iraq in the west to the Persian Gulf coast in the east.
Description
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* List of Middle East peace proposals
References
*External links
Agreement concerning the boundary between Nejd and Kuwait
United Nations Treaty Series, Vol 1750, Registration Number II-1083 History of Nejd History of Kuwait 1922 in Kuwait 1922 in Iraq 1922 in Saudi Arabia Middle East peace efforts Iraq–United Kingdom relations Kuwait–Saudi Arabia border Iraq–Saudi Arabia border Boundary treaties Treaties of Kuwait Treaties of the Sultanate of Nejd Treaties concluded in 1922 Treaties entered into force in 1922 Treaties of Mandatory Iraq December 1922 events {{Mil-hist-stub