"ملف 8/7 I تقارير الاستخبارات في جدة" [و‎‎٤‎٠] (٥٣٦/٧٩)

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CHAPTER II. —Frontier Questions.
Trans-Jordan.
25. Raiding .—No raids were reported to have been made during the quarter
from either side of the frontier, yet ail was not quiet on the northern front.
26. Frontier Meetings. —It will be recalled that, after much diplomatic pre
paration in Jedda, a series of meetings between the frontier representatives for the
liquidation of past raids and the settlements of future differences was arranged last
April. The preliminary meeting took place on the 3rd June 1931, when contact
was established between Captain Glubb and Sheykh ’Abdul ’Aziz-ibn-Zeyd. The
first phase of the main meeting was not held until August 15th ; the Nejdi was then
quite unprepared, but agreed to return a little loot, while Captain Glubb feared
open rupture if they were to meet again and went on leave. At the end of October
however he invited the Sheykh to meet him again for the second phase. He
received a reply 2 months later and they met near Haditha on the 7th January.
This meeting proved fruitless. The atmosphere was very friendly and the two
representatives quite old friends, but the Nejdi had no authority to negotiate or
compromise. Captain Glubb on his part declined to discuss the 1930-31 claims
until the raid of the 28th September last was disposed of. They failed to agree on
this or any matter, except provisionally to meet again after Ramadhan, mid-
February. The Legation is unaware that this or any other meeting has been held.
27. His Majesty's Minister s visit to Jerusalem. —In pursuance of a plan pro
visionally made in Lond( n while on leave last autumn but advanced somewhat
certain circumstances in Trans-Jordan, His Majesty’s Minister left Jedda on the
2 nd of February to visit His Majesty’s High Commissioner for Trans-Jordan. He
spent the 12th and 13th at ’Amman, where the following matters were discussed
with the British Resident, who was assisted by Mr. Kirkbride, Peake Pasha, and
Captain Glubb :—
(1) The ’Atun section of the Huweytat, with special reference to—
(a) Their national status,
(5) ‘Araif camels,
(c) The effects of the raid of September 28th, 1931,
(d) Hejazi handling of the loot taken.
(2) The Beni ’Atiya—
(a) Their natic nal status,
(6) The proposed refusal to them of access to Trans-Jordan.
(3) (a) General question of determination of tribal nationality,
(b) Possibility of agreement with Hejaz-Nejd as-to allocation of tribes.
(4) The military and quasi-military situation on the frontier, with special
reference to—
(а) Competitive establishment of posts,
(б) Ibn Sa’ud’s alleged military preparations.
(5) The general situation on the frontier, with special reference to—
(a) Actual or possible recrudescence of raiding,
(5) Glubb-Ibn Zeyd position and future co-operation,
(c) Complaints against Captain Glubb, retaliatory confiscation, wihhold-
ing returnable loot,
(d) Handing over of “ raiding criminals
(6) (a) Diplomatic discussion at Jedda of Fuad Bey Hamza’s “ principles ”,
(b) Establishment of direct and normal Trans-Jordan relations with Hejaz-
Nejd.