ملف ٤٢/ ١٩٣١ "ادعاءات الإغارة في مناطق نجد-شرق الأردن" [و‎‎٢‎٨‎٠] (٩٣٠/٥٦٤)

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the annually recurrent expenditure, as compared with
the coat of the scheme approved in Your Lordship's
Secret despatch of the 19th November,
(a) The following is a comparative table of the
estimates of capital expenditure:
{ 1 } Construction of
desert posts 0
(ii) Mechanisation„
armament and
equipment and
wireless seta.
Approved Capt, Glubh 8 s
Estimates revised Estimates
£Po 3,900
£Pc 7 B 745
£P,6 y C61 £P„11,645
((b) As regards annually recurrent expenditure,
Your Lordship has approved recurrent expenditure at
the rate of £P.10,930 per annum, and £P» 4,700 in
respect of the first five months; whereas Captain
Glubb's pro^os^le entail recurrent expenditure in the
first four months of £P» 6,269 and subsequent annual
expenditure of £Pol6,788o
6 . I discussed this question on the 8 th December
at a conference which was attended by the new nir
Officer Commanding, Air Commodore Freeman, Air Commodore
Playfair, who has recently handed over the command to
him, the British Hesident, Amman, the Chief Secretary
and Captain Glubbc
The proposals put forward by Captain Glubb were
carefully examined and it was agreed that the^ should
be recommended to Your Lordship for adoption<>
The Officer Commanding Arab Legion, is in entire
agreement with Captain Glubb's proposals.