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File 3665/1924 Pt 3 ‘Arabia:- Situation 1924. Wahabi attack on Trans-Jordania; Hedjaz - Trans-Jordanian Boundary.’ [130r] (137/340)
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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Paraphrase of telegram from the && Commissioner for Palestine to
the Secretary of State for the Colonies. Dated 2nd January.
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(Received, Colonial Office, 8.X0 f.m. 2nd January, 19250
Addressed Secretary of State for the Colonies No. 3 repeated
to Bushire and Baghdad No. 6.
Copies of correspondence between the Resident Bushire and
Sultan of Nejd have just been received from Baghdad from which it
appears that Ibn Saud has been informed that His Majesty's
Government regard Trans-Jordan boundary as excluding
Wadi
A seasonal or intermittent watercourse, or the valley in which it flows.
Sirhan,
with the exception of Azrak.
Information has been received at Amman that the Wahabi
Commander at Jauf has intimated that he now proposes to proceed
with the occupation of ^Kaf. I would once more draw attention to
the great danger to the future of Trans-Jordan! a and the risk
indirectly to Palestine should the Wady Sirhan be definitely
included within the Territory of Nejd . Large tribes pf Bedouins
which spend part of the year in
Wadi
A seasonal or intermittent watercourse, or the valley in which it flows.
Sirhan and part in Trans-
Jordan proper would, in self protection, become Wahabite in tendency.
I fully realise that prevention of Ibn Baud's occupation by
military action is impossible but I must express regret that ne
! has now been definitely informed that
Wadi
A seasonal or intermittent watercourse, or the valley in which it flows.
Sirhan is outside the
area which is regarded by His Majesty's Government as Trans
jordanian. In letter of 8th November to Bushire Sultan of Nejd
said that he was willing to enter into negotiations with His
Majesty’s Government on these questions, and I would again urge
that if and when negotiations are opened, the solution should, if
possible, be adopted that the
Wadi
A seasonal or intermittent watercourse, or the valley in which it flows.
Sirhan should revert to the
administration of Nuri Sha Alan, and should not be regarded ae
within the Territories either of Trans-Jordania or of Nejd.
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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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- 62r:71v, 74r:74v, 80r:132v, 134r:223v, 226r:226v, 228r:229v
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