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II.— Frontier Questions.
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 .
Raiding.
297. No raids either way were reported as having taken place during
September and October. When the old matter of liquidating the raid of the
28th September, 1931, and thereby other raids of the past, was resuscitated, the
Saudi Arab Government replied on the 23rd October still maintaining that the
victims, the Atun section of the Huweytat, were their subjects and should have
come to them for justice.
Aftermath of Rebellion.
298. British military forces were withdrawn from the Aqaba area on the
2nd September, the Arab Legion taking it over. The 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 authorities
reported on the 3rd September that the economic blockade of the disaffected area
had been raised. By the middle of the month between 200 and 300
refugees had been disarmed and dispersed 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 and into Sinai. Only
a part of the Beni Atiya rebel contingent under Ibn Farhan remained unaccounted
for in the Hisma country south of the border. All property in the Hejaz of rebels
and their sympathisers was confiscated by a decree of the 2nd September.
Mutual Recognition.
299. On the 1st September His Majesty's High Commissioner for Trans
jordan drew from the Amir Abdullah the promise that in deference to His
Majesty’s Government's wishes he was ready to recognise Ibn Saud
unconditionally as King of the Hejaz and Nejd. He begged that recognition
should be mutual. On the 11th September King Feisal visited Amman and the
Arabic press soon afterwards announced that he had persuaded his brother to
recognise Ibn Saud. His Majesty's Government’s views as to the establishment
of future relations were conveyed to Ibn Saud on the 6th October. His reply of
the 13th October announced his readiness to recognise the Amir Abdullah as
ruler of 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 and to enter treaty negotiations under certain conditions.
Beni A tiya.
300. Half-way through October the Acting High Commissioner for Trans
jordan decided as a disciplinary measure to remove certain sections of the Beni
Atiya, who were still camped at Kerak, back into the Hejaz. At his urgent
request His Majesty's Charge d'Affaires informed the Saudi Arab Government
of the decision Although they agreed to the move, it was delayed pending a full
discussion between the 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 authorities and His Majesty’s Government
of a number of points of principle as well as detail.
Haditha.
301. This place (vide paragraphs 249 and 250) was found in October to be
on the Nejdi side of the frontier. So a formula was prepared in which this
information was conveyed to the Saudi Government in such a way as not to
commit His Majesty's Government irrevocably.
Iraq.
302. News was received in September that a little frontier friction caused
by an over-zealous Iraqi official in July had been satisfactorily removed and the
man punished. A somewhat similar case which had also arisen in July, but from
the Nejdi side, does not seem to have been settled, nor has anything more been
heard of the Judaidat-al-Arar dispute (vide paragraph 252).
Koweit and Bahrein.
“ Blockade "of Koweit.
303. Although the practical difficulties raised by Ibn Saud to the dutying
of his subjects’ imports over the Koweit frontier do not seem to affect their very
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