ملف ٤٢/ ١٩٣١ "ادعاءات الإغارة في مناطق نجد-شرق الأردن" [و‎‎٣‎٥‎٧] (٩٣٠/٧١٨)

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as those of Nejd and numerous enough to repel
any attack short of an invasion by Xbn Saoud in
parson ~ if they be resuscitated and firmly con
trolled 0 Now, however, they are at their last
gasp, penniless and starving. Actually resusci
tation automatically brings control in its train.
For if the Government is strong enough to compel
Ibn Saoud to return loot and if the Sheikhs depend
on the Government for small annual subsidies, ac
the Nejd Sheikhc depend on Ibn Saoud 3 then tha
prestige of Government noon becomes paramount,
and unauthorised raiding and looting ceases. Me
Sheikh ia going to risk his subsidy by winking
at theft by his followers and a strong and organised
Go remnant ia able sufficiently to protect its tribes
as to ensure thair prosperity, rendering stealing
unnecessary.
It is heartbreaking to find the Trims-
Jordan Government slowly and painfully learning the
same lessons which Iraq acquired through ten years of
blood and tears, raids and recriminations. As regards
our own tribes, therefore, the case may be put in
nutshell. In adopting further and continued
repressive measures against our ora. tribes «re are
on the wrong track. The first essential is to
help them and provide them with tha means of
livelihood.