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IRAQ.
The Akhw an Raids.
Frontier
Posts.
(Previous
References: Cabinet 30 (28), Con- clusion 7:
Cabinet 32
(28), Con- clusion 3.)
4. The Cabinet had before them the following
documents:
In
A Memorandum by the Secretary of State for Air (Paper C.P.-108 (28)) covering a Note by the Air Staff prepared in accordance with Cabinet 30 (28), Conclusion 7(b), submitting a list of frontier posts behind the Iraq-Nejd frontier considered essen- tial for the defence of Iraq. this Note it was proposed that the eight posts originally considered essential should be reduced to six, of which four already exist, and it was pointed out that there are only three posts regarding which Ibn Saud's objections must be overcome. The Air Staff emphasized, however, that this reduction was on the assumption that Ibn Saud would take more effective steps than hitherto to restrain his Tribes
from raiding, and suggested that he should be informed that if there is a recurrence of raids His Majesty's Government must reserve the right to sanction the erection of additional posts:
A Memorandum by the Secretary of State for the Colonies (Paper C.P.-187 (28)) opposing any further concession to Ibn Saud in the matter of the frontier posts, and covering a telegram from the High Commissioner of Iraq dated May 28, 1928, and a despatch from the High Commissioner of Iraq dated March 29, 1928.
The Cabinet agreed
That the above Memoranda should be referred to the Committee of Imperial Defence for examination and report.
Whitehall Gardens, S.#.1.
June 20, 1928.
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