SITUATION IN ARABIA.
BRITISH OFFICIAL tfIEW.
THREAT AGAINST IRAK. STORIES MUCH EXAGGERATED. By Telegraph—Press Association— Copyright. (Received March 9, 10 A. and N.Z.-Sun. LONDON, March 9. In official quarters in London the stories of threatened Arab risings against Irak and Transjordania are regarded as being much exaggerated. It is pointed out the reported intention of Ibn Saud, King of the Hedjaz and Nejd, and leader of the Wahabis, shortly to visit Mecca, minimises apprehension concerning him, because he would never leave his capital if he were brewing trouble. The indications are that the Dominions Office is ready to discuss with Ibn Saud matters he thinks are in need of redress. The Secretary of State for the Dominions, Mr. L. S. Amery, in reply to a question in the House of Commons today, said there had been no further raids by Wahabis on Irak since February 19. It was questionable whether the guilty tribesmen were those who still acknowledged the sovereignty of Ibn Saud.
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New Zealand Herald, Volume LXV, Issue 19892, 10 March 1928, Page 11
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