ملف ‎٣٦٦٥\١٩٢٤ الجزء ٣ "الجزيرة العربية:- الوضع ١٩٢٤. الهجوم الوهابي على شرق الأردن؛ حدود الحجاز-شرق الأردن." [و‎‎١‎٩‎٩] (٣٤٠/٢٧٥)

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to bo considerably annoyed that the Sultan's promise
was not kspt*
00 It appears that 121 eifllians from Trans
jordan were killed and 16 wounded besides 13 soldiers of
ths Arab Legion killed and four wounded*
I heard of the attack quite casually in the
town at 7*10 aain.* and immediately tried to call up the
BeA.F* on the telephone, this proved useless t so X got
into my oar and proceeded up to the station meeting in
the read thi three armoured oars proceeding to Zisia#
On arrival at the H»A»F« camp X was told that
Flight Lieutenant Wallage had returned and reported seeing
about 200 oamelmen and a green flag moving south east.
X knew then that it was really a Wahabi attack
and informed the A/Chief British Representative of this
who tried to get telephonle permission from the Government
to bomb them, this was obtained after about 20 mirthtee.
Squadron Leader D v Alblac then asked me if X
would go with the Aeroplanes and X consented to do so,
but later hearing that Group Captain MacJSwen, who was in
Palestine would not be back till after the planes had
left, X gave up my seat to Mr.Kirkbride the A/Chief
British Representative who was very anxious to go, as X
considered it best to wait in Amman until the Group
Captain arrived, which he did about 20 minutes after the
planes left.
X consider that Squadron Leader D f Albiao
deserves the greatest credit for his promptitude in
sending off the armoured ears and for the message he
dropped on them ordering them to proceed to Zixia to
engage the bank of the retreating enemy. It was this
order which turned a retreat of men, frightened by bombs
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and aeroplanes, but not much hurt. Into a Sauve qui-Pent,
which ended in rapid, complete and absolute disaster for
the