ملف ٤٢/ ١٩٣١ "ادعاءات الإغارة في مناطق نجد-شرق الأردن" [و‎‎٢‎٥‎٢] (٩٣٠/٥٠٨)

Transjordan as particularly flagrant act of treachery,
(d) as a result of effective preventive measures
taken dy His Majesty’s Government, such Transjordan
counter-raids against Hejaz-Nejd as have taken place
since august 1st have deen of very minor character, dut
raids from Nejd have oecome of increasing importance,
with result that trides under British protection are
now threatened with ruin and starvation.
(c) It is now generally known on doth sides of
tne frontier tnat Governor of Jauf is openly encouraging
Nejdis to raid and is taking a share of the loot. Latter
fact was openly admitted dy Hejaz~Nejd representatives
to Mr. M&cdonnell during Investigation, and percentage
of looted camels retained dy Idn Baud's officials was
more than once quoted as evidence of amount of loot
actually taken. Governor has also pudlicly stated
that Idn Baud has now permitted raiding into Transjordan.
( d) His Majesty's Govemment have recent 1 y
odtained definite evidence that at least one important
raid was carried out on direct instructions from Idn
Gaud himself. End of Fa Provided statement is
kept in this form, and actual raid and source of
information are not divulged, I have no odjection to
your making this statement^ which is of great import
ance, to Hejaz Government, notwithstanding Instruction
to the contrary in my despatch No. 497 of December
29th.
N Jqegins; -
His Majesty's Government take most serious view