ملف ٤٢/ ١٩٣١ "ادعاءات الإغارة في مناطق نجد-شرق الأردن" [و‎‎٣‎٧‎٧] (٩٣٠/٧٥٨)

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Ho R»/5« AMisii, 15th Decemher, I'Sao.
Tour iS*c«li*R«;y,
I th* honour to refor to Your Excellency*e
telegram to Jeddah Ho-116 of the 1130.- on the subject
of three raids sgsinat Trans-Jordan tribes which ooourred
on the 26th and 30th of October, 193C, and to point jut
that copies of correspondence received from Jeddah do not
indicate that more than formal representations have been
made by Hts Britannio Majesty's Charge d* Affaires with *egasrv
to thoas acts of aggression. I he last letters received
from Jeddah appear to indicate that further details are re
quired and I will therefor* recapitulate th* facts..
Z. on the 26th of October, 1930, grating herds of
the Howe it at were attached by two raids in force, both
bodies of raiders being under the direction of Bashir ito
Dobei*an el Shsrrari- One body attacked in the vicinity of
Jebel Wad a at and the second near Jebel Gharreh, The total
number of camels taken was over 500 camels-
3c on the 30th October. 193C. a further raid took
place near Shweihi when 200 oamele were taken from the
Oarawsha section of the Howeitat by raiders under th*
leadership of Therwan ibn Sirab *1 Sherrari, a oousxn of
Ataashi ibn J^rr^ad
^ l^nown beyond doubt that tha®# reida w&Tv
at th* instigation of th* Governor of Jauf and that, fact is
th* High Commissioner for Trans•Jordan*
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