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File 3665/1924 Pt 3 ‘Arabia:- Situation 1924. Wahabi attack on Trans-Jordania; Hedjaz - Trans-Jordanian Boundary.’ [‎101r] (79/340)

The record is made up of 1 item (168 folios). It was created in 27 Aug 1924-7 May 1925. It was written in English. 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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approciato your and Iraq GoYern&eiit* s diffioultioo and an
anaiouo to giro you »r*y help in ay power* It has boon rt^de
quite clear to lb n 'aud that Hie Majeety• n fToTiirwent intend
to resist active aggression by him beyond linitfj prescribed,
and there would be no objection to Feieal so informing
Euvallah eeieeary« it is difficult to see whet means we have
of resisting wore subtle influences referred to in your
telegram. I a?® quite willing to consider question of address
ing a further cdstmunication to the Sultan if you think it
would serve useful purooee. Communication might perhape be
to effect that His Majesty’s Government have taken note of
^5 1^ offer to negotiate (see Bushire tel egraR Bo.55 of 25th
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November) and that pending negotiations they will be glad
to be assured that strictly status quo in direction of Iraq
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 will be observed by him and that he will
refrain fro® all attempts to s&prmuA his influence by
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Correspondence and other papers concerning a Wahabi [Wahhabi] attack on 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 (or Trans Jordan [Jordan]) in August 1924. The papers cover: initial reports of an attempted raid by Wahabi troops on Amman on 14 August 1924; the repulsion of the attack by British ground and air forces; Ibn Saud’s [‘Abd al-‘Azīz bin ‘Abd al-Raḥmān bin Fayṣal Āl Sa‘ūd] protest at the British action against Wahabi troops, and the British Government’s rebuttal of this protest; discussion concerning the precise location of boundary between 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 , Hejaz, and Najd, with particular reference to the towns of Akaba [Aqaba] and Tebuk [Tabuk], and the Ma’an vilayet; a sketch map of the boundary, illustrating an 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. note written by John Percival Gibson (f 104).

The item’s principal correspondents include: the Assistant Under Secretary of State at the Colonial Office, John Evelyn Shuckburgh; the Foreign Office; the Air Ministry; the Chief British Representative in 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 , Charles Henry Fortnom Cox; the Political Resident A senior ranking political representative (equivalent to a Consul General) from the diplomatic corps of the Government of India or one of its subordinate provincial governments, in charge of a Political Residency. in the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. , Francis Beville Prideaux (through whom the British Government corresponded with Ibn Saud); the Secretary of State for the Colonies, Leopold Charles Maurice Stennett Amery.

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File 3665/1924 Pt 3 ‘Arabia:- Situation 1924. Wahabi attack on Trans-Jordania; Hedjaz - Trans-Jordanian Boundary.’ [‎101r] (79/340), British Library: India Office Records and Private Papers, IOR/L/PS/10/1125/2, in Qatar Digital Library <https://www.qdl.qa/archive/81055/vdc_100076739291.0x000008> [accessed 8 July 2026]

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