ملف ٤٢/ ١٩٣١ "ادعاءات الإغارة في مناطق نجد-شرق الأردن" [و‎‎٥‎٤] (٩٣٠/١١٢)

via# v#r a fer theii- returo to their ow® coimtiry in aa«e® where
it h&& proved impossible to prevent their e dual salon. It had been
i mp m r ibl 0 to agree open a for cmle # but out of the nepotist ions
hf. d arisen a proposal for a formal agreement un the subject to
V
^ be' |epotiated with the Meja«i Gov.- rnment by t ir A.Hyan with the
assistance of a snail delegation from fraasJordan, fhe foreign
Office had felt that Mis jcsty f s •doverofaent should follow a
policy of trying to bring IraasJordan into direct relations with
the Eejea-Mejd. ihi© proposal for a formal agroeaioat had been
put to the Aw&t ©f sr-nsjord n. but the Colonial Office had just
received r telegram, Uc.70 from the iotiiig High Qem^imiomt for
fransjord?.n to the effect that the Amir «s« unable to accent any
proposal, which would r suit in a direct agreement between the
V-r&nsJordan and H#ja»-lajd Ocvernments. fhe rmi* would not alter
Ms attitude of collet© refusal to anything involving Ms
recognition of Ion Sand. fhe acting High C 0 .Mssloner therefore,
suggested that the contemplated agreement should bo a d# by His
majesty’s Covornsaent, as mandatory, with the a®Jc»-l#|d*
9 . mr. expressed the vi* w th-' t it mm undesirable for Mis
Majesty*a Gov- rnaaat to continue to mag© direct agreements with the
lejaa-lejd in naatters oonecrnlni ir ana Jordan, which the csdr would
b extremely loth to carry out, and that it wa® inappropriate t©
rive way to the AwIt'b obstinacy ia the matter of direct relations
with the Mejax-liejd« He pointed out that it aas anomalous that the
mandat ad territory nhnnld refuse to be in trieadly relations with,
the iieja^lejd, ^ Itste which Mis Majesty* a § over ©meat, who were
responsible for the foreign relation® of the maadated territory.
Maintained the most friendly relations.
10* Cap t&ill GLII'BB said t.Mt so long &M ’who situation go the iron tier
w&e quiet,the need for such an agreement m was proposed did not arise;
while, if and when trouble arose, he thought the agreement would,
in practice, fall to worx. He felt sure th t difficulties and
disputes/