The episode traces the 1927 Treaty of Jeddah, signed on May 20 of that year between the British Empire and Abdulaziz Ibn Saud, who had captured Mecca and Medina in 1924 after ousting Sharif Hussein from Hejaz. It covers the British interest in securing the Suez Canal, India, and their mandates in Iraq and Transjordan, and the bargaining that produced British recognition of Ibn Saud's rule over Hejaz and Nejd in exchange for pledges to halt raids into British protectorates. The discussion also follows the treaty's aftermath, including the Ikhwan revolt of 1929 and the 1932 unification into Saudi Arabia, and considers how the agreement shaped the region's later borders and oil-driven politics.
More: https://thetreatyarchive.com/treaty/treaty-of-jeddah-1927
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