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area r which would form the subject of a personal letter to Sheikh Yusuf Yasin.
ihis was approved and acted upon, but the force of the personal letter was
diminished by the length of time which had elapsed since the occurrence of the
incidents complained of—a point the Saudi Government were not slow to seize.
22. The accusations of “ enticement ” (as defined in article 8 of the Hadda
Agreement) were the subject of a full report from the Officer Commanding the
Arab Legion which was received from the High Commissioner for 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
m October. report maintained, with details in support of the contention,
that the Saudi authorities had infringed article 8 in two ways : (1) the Jauf
authorities had repeatedly urged and invited 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 tribes to migrate into
Saudi Arabia that year before the tribes had obtained the consent of their
Government; (2) the Saudi Government had given salaries and gifts for the
past two years to Auda-bin-ZaT Abu Taya and to the Demaniya section of the
uwaitat, both of whom were considered by 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 to be
re ugees from 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 . The report also asked whether it was notan infringe-
wffi 6 K P1 7i lf ff n0t 0f ‘, he let , ter of the Hadda Agreement that the Saudi
authoi ities should offer regular salaries to 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 tribes when in Saudi
tr/fViof n 1 * suminer S razl . n £v induce them to remain there instead of returning
to their homes 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 named the Bani Sakhr and the Huwaitat
as having been the subject of such offers from the Amir of Jauf. Colonel Peake
hot r.nl recommend th . at formal protests against these activities should be lodged
but only suggested that the sub ect might be useful in conversations between
Sda^ fefrred to tt t"/ whi , le the Hi S h Commissioner for TrTns
joiaan reterred to the hopes of better relations which he honed miodit result
from the appointment of Ibn Zaid as Frontier Inspector It X b^Ldded Zt
and H^t1hdkh T s r to nS Z rdan a numbXofYanflakh
fr ° m g ° lng ° n What WOuld ha -' f a «C ^en
ahoiu ko forbea r anc ® Hls Majesty’s Government, and their reminders
the 1933 treaty‘d^d no/mZ C °T‘ U | nicatl0n betw , een the frontier authorities in
uie i»dd treaty, did not meet with the response they deserved and bv the time
Sir Reader Bullard arrived, in September, two more unnXssarv offiZl
°?“P; aln T? ha /o heen made , ln writln g b y the Minister for Foreign Affairs Bv
demofehedTv theVr tUr?e< !i fr ° m 1 u av ? in the autumn b °th complaints had been
rm “ f - ^ 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, who had moreover sent in the renort
hJ taken to sendZ J X ^1* h ° W r fg reUable ‘t was that the Saudi Government
— tb « m ? thod of direct
woulft^ffect^some^improvment’ ‘and tha't a e p P° intment of Abdul Azifbin-Zaid
authorities of the slStv and f experience would convince the Saudi
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 side of the frontier, and we pressed'for thl fob autho "‘’ es on , th e
of direct communication Find fk e i01 , e ; u us ^ method
suspicion, but on return from seeing Ibn Sanfhe 6 ?! 11 ^! t - ,le ^ ub i ect . wit h great
the part of the Saudi Government to,Vnoreitf an y ln tention on
between the frontier officers He snnll. .,q h 6 T /i"' ! 1 d'rect communication
used the method of written compfatnt To W ‘T Sai,dl Government never
questions of principle but there isb'tlTintlT Legation except on important
this theory. 1 ere 18 Jlttie 111 thelr four written protests to support
of thfoffidaR inThe” SaudiZdT 7he°Om < he f V he inseourit y of tenure
spend many months patiently trvino- to msl- ( . oa ?. mandl ng Desert Patrol may
of sincerity" and stra^^tfomalTconduT and it realise the adva nt a ge
ments, only to find shortly Xrwards timTkf ? to u ex P ensiv e entertain-
happened twice during tlmkTlr and it w fJrT T 3 " haS been removed - Thia
s »* w . i ilh