ملف ٤٢/ ١٩٣١ "ادعاءات الإغارة في مناطق نجد-شرق الأردن" [و‎‎١‎٠‎٣] (٩٣٠/٢١٠)

18th April, 1931*
SlOhST.
Heference Mo*CF/735/29
Sir,
I hare the honour to refer to paragraph E of
your telegram Mo*85 of the 23rd March, 1931*
tranemitting a explaint hy the Mejaz Government
regarding a raid alleged to have been carried out
during BaJs&dan hy a party of Beni Sakhr against JLhiten
Bin Jandal and the 21 Fitnah at Al Aiybi.
The British Resident reports that the facts
of this case are se follows
(i) The Fitnah section of the Eoweitat* a
Trans-Jordan tribe, was encamped with the Auallaia in
territory when fire horsemen of the he bn section
of the Beni Sakhr made off with a number of cornels from
the vicinity of the camp.
( ii) The camels* numbering forty-two were
recovered by the Arab legion and restored to their
owner who came to Amman for the purpose of reasruming
possession of hie property. The persons responsible
for stealing the camels will be brought for trial oefore
the f©du Control Board.
It will be seen :
and v lot inis in thi s inc iden t
(i) that both raiders
io h c oncern & the Tr&ns-Jordan
therefore one m lo n o
Cov# to ment &lone* and
(iii tiiat the allegations made by the He>s
o the aisposal of the camels
G-overnssent with regard to
are unfounded.
ill be so good as to
1 shall be glad if you w
inform the Hejaz Government accord in ?!?.
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