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File 42/1931 'Nejd-Transjordanian Raid Claims' [‎280r] (564/930)

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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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the annually recurrent expenditure, as compared with
the coat of the scheme approved in Your Lordship's
Secret despatch of the 19th November,
(a) The following is a comparative table of the
estimates of capital expenditure:
{ 1 } Construction of
desert posts 0
(ii) Mechanisation„
armament and
equipment and
wireless seta.
Approved Capt, Glubh 8 s
Estimates revised Estimates
£Po 3,900
£Pc 7 B 745
£P,6 y C61 £P„11,645
((b) As regards annually recurrent expenditure,
Your Lordship has approved recurrent expenditure at
the rate of £P.10,930 per annum, and £P» 4,700 in
respect of the first five months; whereas Captain
Glubb's pro^os^le entail recurrent expenditure in the
first four months of £P» 6,269 and subsequent annual
expenditure of £Pol6,788o
6 . I discussed this question on the 8 th December
at a conference which was attended by the new nir
Officer Commanding, Air Commodore Freeman, Air Commodore
Playfair, who has recently handed over the command to
him, the British Hesident, Amman, the Chief Secretary
and Captain Glubbc
The proposals put forward by Captain Glubb were
carefully examined and it was agreed that the^ should
be recommended to Your Lordship for adoption<>
The Officer Commanding Arab Legion, is in entire
agreement with Captain Glubb's proposals.

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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.

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1 volume (461 folios)
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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.

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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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