ملف ٤٢/ ١٩٣١ "ادعاءات الإغارة في مناطق نجد-شرق الأردن" [و‎‎٣‎٦‎٩] (٩٣٠/٧٤٢)

Enclosure III to Secret despatch
of the 3.1.31.
COPY.
Headquarters*
Royal Air Force*
Palestine aid Trans-Jordan,
Jerusalem.
22nd December, 1930.
Bis Excellency*
The High Commissioner *
Government Offices*
Jerusalem.
TJP/30/3/l/Air.l.
S E C R £ T.
Your Excellency^
1 have the honour to refer to a memorandum
written by Captain J.B.Glubb* on the subject of raiding
between the Bejd and Trans-Jordan tribes, v/hich was forwarded
to Your Excellency under cover of the British Resident’s*
Amman* letter No.38/Sec. dated 11th December* 1930.
2 0 Captain Glubb* after an Interesting and
probably true historical survey of the inter-tribal raiding
since 1926 £ propounds two main problems:-
(a) How are the Howe it at tribes to 'be compensated
for past raids?
(b) How are further raids to be prevented?
As regards compensation Captain GXubb proposes
two a 1 te rna t i ve s: ‘-■*
(b) That the British Government on account of its
inability to protect our tribes during the last few years*
should pay £6*000 in cash to the Howeitat tribes.
X disapprove of this alternative* firstly because
t consider that if any compensation is to be paid it should
undoubtedly be paid by the offenders* and* secondly* that if
it becomes known to Trans—Jordan tribes t-nat His Majesty o
d to make good, in cash* their losses.
Government are prepare