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File 3665/1924 Pt 3 ‘Arabia:- Situation 1924. Wahabi attack on Trans-Jordania; Hedjaz - Trans-Jordanian Boundary.’ [203r] (283/340)
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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3857
PALEST IKE. j ^ q 0 yj
peapatoJa Mo*
H e f ere nee —
GOYEHNMENT HOUSE,
JERUSALEM.
22nd August, 1924.
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Sir,
I hare the honour to transmit herewith the
copy of a report, dated the 10th instant, hythe Chief
British Represent ative enclosing narratives hy * * 3 4
officers of the Royal Air Force and hy the Aesistant
Chief ari tish Representative of events connected with
the Wahabite raid reported in my telegram No. 252 of
the 14th August, 1924.
z. It is clear that the prompt and effective
action taken by the Royal Air Force dispelled a very
serious menace to the peace of the Trons-Jordan State
„d to the safety of its capital city. Great credit is
due, in my opinion, to the Officer Ccmmunding. Koyal
Air Force, at
toman
10,000 Persian dinars, or a gold coin of that value.
and to all concerned with the
initiation and successful result of this action
3 . it will be for the Air Officer Commanding
to make particular observations upon the conduct of
Vint T sh record here
the Regular Force* engaged, . I
fay appreciation of the valuable services they
. , an t0 os n yo\jr attention to the favour
rendered; and also to you*
ahie report by the Chief British Representative on
the resource and courage displayed by his assistant,
Mr. A.L* lUrEhride.
4 . I also attach a copy of the official
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1 haTe the (sd ?)“gilbert CLAYTON
Officer Administering tha
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light Honourable J.H.Thomas, • ^ f or*the Colonies.
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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.’
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- 62r:71v, 74r:74v, 80r:132v, 134r:223v, 226r:226v, 228r:229v
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