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Coll 6/36(1) 'Transjordan-Nejd Frontier Affairs.' [‎84r] (178/932)

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The record is made up of 1 volume (462 folios). It was created in 9 Jul 1932-15 Nov 1932. It was written in English and French. 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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(c) It is reported that nessengers from His Highness
recently visited the Beni Atiya, where the Sheikhs were
collected and persuaded to hind themselves by oath to make
things as bad as they could for any member of the tribe
who gave information to myself or to men of the Desert
Police,
(d) Of course as soon as the Beni Atiya raiders were
released from prison by the Amir Shakir, they went up to
the Mace to stay with His Highness, In the presence of a
member of them and of several Ma;Jalli Sheikhs from Kerak,
His Highness abused Mit f ab Xbn Jami (Hweitat) who called
to pay a formal visit, accusing him of being a traitor who
had ruined the Bedwins by acting as a spy for Abu Hunaik*
His Highness also stated in public that he was sorry to
see that Ahid Bey (My Arab Officer Assistant), a man who
had once served the Sherifs, was not a traitor and was
An attack was also delivered in the Legislative
Council on the Desert Patrol and on the two Arab Officers
in it, whose services, it was proposed, should be dispensed
with* Attempts have also been made by the Amir Shakir to
bring pressure on the Desert Patrol Sergeant Commanding
the Police Post with the Beni Atiya*
All these moves are Intended to terrorise the
Desert Patrol to prevent them from carrying out their
duties amongst the Beni Atiya*
(e) That portion of the Beni Atiya under the leadership
of the Atiyat Sheikhs, namely those who have been playing
a leading part in the recent disturbances are camped
together Bast of Kerak. It is stated, however, that they
serving Glubb and the English*
do

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This volume, which largely consists of copies of Foreign Office and Colonial Office correspondence, concerns affairs on the Nejd- 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 frontier and relations between Hejaz-Nejd (later Saudi Arabia) and 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 generally.

The beginning of the volume's correspondence follows on from IOR/L/PS/12/2096, documenting the British Government's response to a revolt against Ibn Saud [‘Abd al-‘Azīz bin ‘Abd al-Raḥmān bin Fayṣal Āl Sa‘ūd] in the northern part of the Hejaz, led by Ibn Rifada [Shaikh Hamid Ibn Rifadah].

The correspondence includes discussion of the following:

The volume's principal correspondents are the following: His Majesty's Minister at Jedda (Sir Andrew Ryan); the High Commissioner, 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 (Arthur Grenfell Wauchope); the High Commissioner, Egypt (Sir Percy Loraine); the High Commissioner, Iraq (Francis Henry Humphrys); the British Resident, 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); His Majesty's Chargé d’Affaires to Jedda (Cecil Gervase Hope Gill); the Secretary of State for the Colonies (Philip Cunliffe-Lister); officials of the Foreign Office and Colonial Office.

In addition to correspondence, the volume contains the following:

The French material in this volume consists of one newspaper cutting.

The volume includes a divider which gives a list of correspondence references contained in the volume by year. This is placed at the back of the correspondence.

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1 volume (462 folios)
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The papers are arranged in approximate chronological order from the rear to the front of the volume.

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Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the first folio with 1 and terminates at the last folio with 458; 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 148-191; these numbers are also written in pencil, but are not circled. The foliation sequence does not include the front and back covers, nor does it include the two leading and ending flyleaves.

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