File 3665/1924 Pt 3 ‘Arabia:- Situation 1924. Wahabi attack on Trans-Jordania; Hedjaz - Trans-Jordanian Boundary.’

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Correspondence and other papers concerning a Wahabi [Wahhabi] attack on 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 (or Trans Jordan [Jordan]) in August 1924. The papers cover: initial reports of an attempted raid by Wahabi troops on Amman on 14 August 1924; the repulsion of the attack by British ground and air forces; Ibn Saud’s [‘Abd al-‘Azīz bin ‘Abd al-Raḥmān bin Fayṣal Āl Sa‘ūd] protest at the British action against Wahabi troops, and the British Government’s rebuttal of this protest; discussion concerning the precise location of boundary between 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 , Hejaz, and Najd, with particular reference to the towns of Akaba [Aqaba] and Tebuk [Tabuk], and the Ma’an vilayet; a sketch map of the boundary, illustrating an 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. note written by John Percival Gibson (f 104).

The item’s principal correspondents include: the Assistant Under Secretary of State at the Colonial Office, John Evelyn Shuckburgh; the Foreign Office; the Air Ministry; the Chief British Representative 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 , Charles Henry Fortnom Cox; the Political Resident A senior ranking political representative (equivalent to a Consul General) from the diplomatic corps of the Government of India or one of its subordinate provincial governments, in charge of a Political Residency. in the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. , Francis Beville Prideaux (through whom the British Government corresponded with Ibn Saud); the Secretary of State for the Colonies, Leopold Charles Maurice Stennett Amery.

Extent and format

1 item (168 folios)

It is part of

File 3665/1924 Pt 2-4 ‘Hejaz-Nejd Situation’

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Ref: IOR/L/PS/10/1125

Written in

English in Latin script

Type

Archival item

Access & Reference

Original held at

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.

Access conditions

Unrestricted

Archive reference

IOR/L/PS/10/1125/2

Former external reference(s)

P 3665/1924 Pt 3

History of this record

Date(s)

27 Aug 1924-7 May 1925 (CE, Gregorian)

Subjects

Boundaries

Places

Transjordan

People & organisations

British ResidentSecretary of State for the Colonies, United KingdomPolitical Resident, Persian GulfColonial Office

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