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File 42/1931 'Nejd-Transjordanian Raid Claims' [323r] (650/930)
The record is made up of 1 volume (461 folios). It was created in 3 Dec 1930-Aug 1933. 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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q on the other tend in oji th"? edsra
oi a larva fo. mat!on entirely impasB&'te for cstb, and the
ground to the
south of the
swamp %b aiything
bi% good going*
li ohe post was erected on the high ground immediately west
oi n el Abbs d it would be well off he oars van routes and
li built at A; n Anqiah f on a carafar: joute, it would be in
country unsur able for wheeled tranfiyort ani of a nature
wnich wourd m ke the danger of the post be in
greater than elsewhere.
surpri sad much
iiAJMtAX™ ' Xj hae been suggested that the erection of a
poBt at A^raq would only be the anticipaiioo of a measure
which would lx necessary as soon as the RaiLwaj to Baghdad
■A":!.s built. lr view, however, of the uncertainty as to what
part ox A^raq ffould be touched by the Railway, the swamp 1 b
B even miles Ic ig, a post erected now mighl he found to be a
considerable distance from the line ultimately constructed*
More )ver p I assume that it will be necessary lq have
an armed guard at all railway stations in the desert
independently >f any organisation such as the Desert Patrol
ate, tne exist j nee ox a Police Post at iu raq, would not
necessarily pr delude the necessity for fjuoh a guard at Azraq
(Initialed) C s d e F.aOX.
7/12/30..
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The volume contains the subject 'Nejd-Transjordanian Raid Claims'.
The papers cover: investigations into raids into Trans-Jordan in 1930-31, including the looting of seventy camels; the situation on the Nejd-Transjordanian border; and a note on policy for the control of the Trans-Jordan deserts by Captain John Bagot Glubb, November 1930.
The principal correspondents are: the High Commissioner for Trans-Jordan; the Secretary of State for the Colonies; the British Resident in Trans-Jordan; HM Consulate at Jeddah; the Foreign Office; and the Royal Air Force.
- Extent and format
- 1 volume (461 folios)
- Arrangement
The papers are arranged in approximate chronological order from the rear to the front of the volume.
The subject 42 (Nejd-Transjordanian Raid Claims) consists of one volume.
- Physical characteristics
Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the inside front cover with 1, and terminates at the inside back cover with 463; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located in the top right corner of the recto The front of a sheet of paper or leaf, often abbreviated to 'r'. side of each folio. An additional foliation sequence is present in parallel between ff 4-460; these numbers are also written in pencil, but are not circled.
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- IOR/L/PS/10/1310
- Title
- File 42/1931 'Nejd-Transjordanian Raid Claims'
- Pages
- front, back, spine, edge, head, tail, front-i, 2r:26v, 28r:187v, 190r:227v, 230r:462v, back-i
- Author
- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
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