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'File 61/10 (D 63) Relations between Nejd and Transjordania (political status of Jauf)' [212r] (423/434)
The record is made up of 1 volume (219 folios). It was created in 21 May 1923-9 Sep 1929. It was written in English and Arabic. The original is part of the British Library: India Office The department of the British Government to which the Government of India reported between 1858 and 1947. The successor to the Court of Directors. Records and Private Papers Documents collected in a private capacity. .
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[Thia Document is the Property of Hig Britannic Majesty's Government.j
EASTERN (Arabia)
CONFIDENTIAL.
February 26, 1929.
Section 5.
[E 1032/63/91] No. 1.
Mr. Stonehewer Bird to Sir Austen Chamberlain.—{Received February 26.)
(No. 42.)
Sir, ^ Jeddah, February 10, 1929.
WITH reference to Jeddah printed despatch No. 9 of the 4th January, I have the
honour to report that I have received from the Actinor Minister for Foreign Affairs
details of seven further raids alleged to have been perpetrated on Nejd by
Transjordan
Used in three contexts: the geographical region to the east of the River Jordan (literally ‘across the River Jordan’); a British protectorate (1921-46); an independent political entity (1946-49) now known as Jordan
tribesmen during the months of October and November last. A list of these raids,
which, for convenience of reference, I have tabulated, is transmitted herewith.
2. Jn forwarding the list, the Acting Minister for Foreign Affairs, on instructions
from Ibn Saud, protests against these raids. These raids have, Fuad flamza considers,
passed all limits. Representations already made have proved fruitless. The Trans
jordan Government is either planning these raids or is unable to prevent them In
either case the situation is intolerable and
Transjordan
Used in three contexts: the geographical region to the east of the River Jordan (literally ‘across the River Jordan’); a British protectorate (1921-46); an independent political entity (1946-49) now known as Jordan
must, Fuad asserts, bear the
responsibility and suffer the results.
3. I have addressed a copy of this despatch, with its enclosure, to His Majesty's
High Commissioner for
Transjordan
Used in three contexts: the geographical region to the east of the River Jordan (literally ‘across the River Jordan’); a British protectorate (1921-46); an independent political entity (1946-49) now known as Jordan
.
I have, &c.
F. H. W. STONEHEWER BIRD.
Enclosure in No. 1.
Raids by
Transjordan
Used in three contexts: the geographical region to the east of the River Jordan (literally ‘across the River Jordan’); a British protectorate (1921-46); an independent political entity (1946-49) now known as Jordan
Tribes.
Date of
Raid.
Place.
Raiders.
1928.
Oct. 9
„ 12
„ 14
„ 29
Nov. 20
„ 30
Unknown
Near Jauf
Qariat - el -
Melh
Huthnt - bin - Nuiran with
fifteen camehnen
Awad Satein of Beni Sakhr
with twenty camelmen
West of Janf Walad Pahid-bin-Zebn of the
Beni Sakhr
Near Jauf .. Party of Haqish under Ibn
Naif of Mur of Beni Sakhr
Anad Walad Aitan-bin-Jazi
with 250 camehnen
Near Agramia Beni Sakhr and Howeitat,
at Ramad 400 camelmen, 150 horse
men, under Ghadub-bin-
Zebin, Fahad Tasad, Khure-
ishi, Mur Walad bin-Faiz,
Fahad - bin - Dahshim, the
Howeitat of Ibn Jazi and
El Atna
Mutadil
Unknown
Raided.
Shararat .
Fellaheen
Arabic for ‘peasant’. It was used by British officials to refer to agricultural workers or to members of a social class employed primarily in agricultural labour.
carrying
salt
Aqilat .
Aqilat .
Shararat
Party of Rualla
Kawakba, Murad
Shararat..
Arabs of Nirar Abd-
el-Wakl
Loot.
70 she camels
50 camels.
7 donkeys.
All their chat
tels.
7 mounts.
£100.
13 camels.
200 camels.
100 camels
5 rifles
200 camels.
5 groups.
Casualties.
2 men killed.
I man killed.
[707 ec—5]
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The volume consists of letters (in English and Arabic), telegrams, and memoranda relating to relations between Ibn Sa'ud, the Hejaz, and Trans-Jordan. The majority of the correspondence is between the Political Residency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, established in the provinces and regions considered part of, or under the influence of, British India. in Bushire, the Political Agency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent. in Bahrain, the Political Agency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent. in Kuwait, the High Commissioner in Baghdad, the Colonial and Foreign Offices, both in London, the High Commissioner in Jerusalem, the British Agency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent. in Jeddah, the Chief British Representative in Amman, the Government of India, and Ibn Sa'ud.
The majority of the papers concern the definition of borders between Ibn Sa'ud's territories (the Najd and later the Hejaz) and Trans-Jordan, most specifically the status of the Jauf [al-Jawf] area and the towns of Kaf [Kāf], Akaba [Aqaba], and Maan [Ma'an], and to a lesser extent, Iraq. Reports on tribal raids and counter-raids are also included, particularly those between the Bani Sakhr and the Ikhwan. The latter's raid just south of Amman in August 1924, and the British military response, is prominent. Details of the Hadda Tribunals, which were set up to settle such disputes, are also given. The question of where ex-King Hussein should settle after his departure from the Hijaz is also discussed.
Transcripts from Parliamentary Questions on these subjects are also included (folios 178-185). At the back of the volume is a broadside announcing the Shaw Commission, following the 1929 Palestine Riots.
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- 1 volume (219 folios)
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The volume is arranged chronologically.
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Foliation: The sequence starts at the title page and continues through to the inside back cover. The numbers are written in pencil in the top right corner of the recto The front of a sheet of paper or leaf, often abbreviated to 'r'. of each folio. There are the following irregularities: 1, 1A, 1B, 1C, and 1D; 141A and 141B; f 202 and f 211 are written on the verso The back of a sheet of paper or leaf, often abbreviated to 'v'. of the preceding folio. Three individual folios have been given a number range, rather than a single number, written respectively as: 17-18, 21-22 and 34-35.
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- front, front-i, 1r:1v, 1ar:1cv, 2r:17r, 18v:21r, 22v:28v, 30v:34r, 35v:36v, 37v:117v, 118v:126v, 127v:140v, 141ar:141bv, 142r:186r, 187v:201r, 202v:210r, 211v:216v, back-i, back
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