ملف ٤٢/ ١٩٣١ "ادعاءات الإغارة في مناطق نجد-شرق الأردن" [و‎‎٢‎٥‎١] (٩٣٠/٥٠٦)

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Cypher tele S ran to Sir a. Hyan. (Jedda).
Foreign Office. February 6th, 1931.
Nos. 20, 21 and 22.
3.00 p.m.
H levins :-
Reports received iron British oiiicer recertly
rtpointed to Beduin Control Board (see paragraph 6 (a)
ol' memorandum in my despatch No. 360 of October 2nd
lc,oSt) show ohao situation in frontier districts of
1ransJordan has become exceedingly grave.
ns a result of raids from Hejaz-Nejd culminating
in serious attacks in September and October important
sections of Noweitat tribe of Transjordan, having lost
most of their camels, are in state of acute distress and
in many cases are on verge of starvation. About BOO
Transjordan camels have been taken since august 1st,most
of which are, or at any rate were until recently, known
to be gracing in Nejdi territory in vicinity of frontier,
but increasingly effective measures introduced by His
Majesty’s Government to prevent raiding from Transjordan
into Nejd preclude Howeitat from recovering them.
Meanwhile situation has been much aggravated by
following facts:
(a) By all Arab standards raiding should have
ceased while Mr. Macdonnell’s tribunal was actually in
session. Large Nejd raid of September 17th, three days
after opening session, is therefore regarded in
Transjordan