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File 3665/1924 Pt 3 ‘Arabia:- Situation 1924. Wahabi attack on Trans-Jordania; Hedjaz - Trans-Jordanian Boundary.’ [211r] (299/340)
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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ready with bomtoc and Lewis guns*
8. At 0823 hours a wireless message was received
from Headquarters, Palestine Command, giving permission
to take action*
9 . At 0905 3 D.H.9a's. Pilots, Squadron Leader
J.H.D'Albiao D.S.O. , i'lipht Lieut. S.H. Wallage Jl.C.,
and Flying Officer j.U.Korrie, left the ground, and
ware over the ruirfero at 0912 hours. Kr. Kirkbride,,
Assistant to the Chief British Representative,
accompanied Squadron Leader J.H.D. ’ Albiao in order to
verify that the raiders were Wahabis, on seeing them
he immediately decided that they were.
10. At 0915 hours the signal was given by Squadron
Leader J.H.D'Albiao, D.S.O. to attack with bombs and
Lewie guns. Immediately the first bomb burst the .vahabis
instantly turned and began their retreat which soon
became disorderly.
11. Having dropped his homos, Squadron Loader w.K.L
Albiao searched for the three armoured cars which he
found one mile K.W. of Teneib. and dropped a message
ordering Flying Officer H.B. Thornton, who was commanding
* , + fav* action - oursue the enemy and to
the section, to take acxiun
2 . 4 ^ wv-p 7 i 7 fL ae here was the only
proceed in the direction of ae
Railwey to the East, smd the enemy were
crossing over the i an „
retreating in a South easterly direction.
machines landed at Amman at 1000
hours.
12. At 0930 hours the 3 armoured oars came into
action, and carried on a running fight until 1125 hours,
cm* to shortage in ammunition, the action was
broKen
east of
by the
lying
off; at this time they reached a point 12 miles
Ziza across the railway. Details of the action
armoured oars will be found in the report by
Officer H.H. Thornton, attached.
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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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