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File 3665/1924 Pt 3 ‘Arabia:- Situation 1924. Wahabi attack on Trans-Jordania; Hedjaz - Trans-Jordanian Boundary.’ [213r] (303/340)
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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161# hours* The remaining machines landed at 1630 hours,
g. At 15C0 hours one D.H.9a, Pilot, flying Officer
I.H. Morria, with wireless proceeded to landing ground M D W
to inform ^lying Officer E.S. Stafford, who was there with a
co.'ivoy of 4 tenders refuelling the dump, of the situation,
and with an order the he was not to proceed west till further
orders. Flying Officer y.or~is landed at Amman at 1745 hours.
20. At 0510 hours on 15th August two D.H.ya* s Pilots,
Squadron heavier "VAlbiuc and Flight Lieut. Wallage, left
Amman to reconnoitre, the
Wadi
A seasonal or intermittent watercourse, or the valley in which it flows.
Sirhan and watering places at
Ar zak- Amrie-H a *im. No trace of Wahabis could be found.
During tbis reconnaissance Tight Lieut, //allage
was forced to land 5 miles north of Amrie Wells; Squadron
Leader B’Albiac landed beside him and discovered that a new
engine would be required. He then proceeded to Amman to give
inf or mat ion.
On receipt of information, 3 armoured cars were
ordered to proceed to the forced landing without delay.
Squadron Leader D'Albiac returned to the forced iancunr to
reconnoitre and stand by till the arrival of the oare.
Thecare arrived et 3100 hours.
2 1 4 At o ;30 1»Jrs on the 16th August Squadron Leader
D'Aibiao left the forced landing and returned to Amman,
dropping a message to Flying Officer Stafford en route order
ing him to return to Amman as the route was clear.
22. At 1900 hours on the 15th August. Colonel Cox. the
Chief British Representative, slated tnat he had received
a message from Rilcabi
Pasha
An Ottoman title used after the names of certain provincial governors, high-ranking officials and military commanders.
at tta-an saying it was reported
that a raiding force had watered at Bair. S.*. ofKatrani.
A reconnaissance of two Bristol Fighters left Amman at 0445
hours on 16th August and reported on their return that they
had seen nothing.
23. There is little doubt that the Wahabis objective was
Amman
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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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