ملف ٤٢/ ١٩٣١ "ادعاءات الإغارة في مناطق نجد-شرق الأردن" [و‎‎٣‎٣‎١] (٩٣٠/٦٦٦)

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correspondence and I could cite numerous specific
cases to further support the conclusions at which
he arrives, and to shew that his prophecy that Trans~
Jordan Bedu may find no alternative but to throw them*
selves on the mercy of Ibn Saoud has already in some
cases been fulfilled. This however might prove weari
some to the reader and I must limit myself to urging
that his conclusions and recommendations, which have
my fullest endorsement, may be given the value which
they undoubtedly deserve*
4 0 With regard to these recommendations which
appear on the last page of Captain Grlubb^s memorandum s *
Although it would, in my opinion, be wisest
that His Majesty's Government should call upon Xbn
Saoud to cause the immediate return of all loot taken
since August 1st. they should be prepared to go to the
necessary lengths to compel him to do so should -e re
fuse or argue, as he is likely to do, on the linee e.
an inaccurate article recently published in his news
paper, the Ummel Kura, that the recent losses of hejd
are much greater than those of Trans*Jordan* It ^ou.ld
seem, however, that the Imperial interests recently
referred to by the Secretary of State in a telegram
regarding the possible breakdown of Mr. MacDonnell's
investigation may be of too great a value to be jeopar
dised by a break with Xbn Saoud and if that be the case
X urge that Captain Glubb s s recommendation that a sum
of 6,000 be paid forthwith to the Howeitat victims,
to save them from starvation and the actual necessity
Of raiding, adopted.
The fact that the most recent raids were