The Foreign Office today stated that reference to ports in the plural in the revised treaty between Transjordan and Britain is merely “a drafting point” and does not indicate that an extension of the Transjordan coast-line is envisaged.
Some observers interpreted the reference to ports as indication that Britain visualizes the possibility of including the tip of the Negev in Palestine, bordering on the Red Sea, into the Transjordan. At present Transjordan has only one port–Aquba
The Britain-Transjordan treaty, which is to remain in force for 25 years, provides for mutual military aid and gives each party the right to bring troops into the other’s territory in the event of a war. The military annex to the treaty also calls for the maintenance of British RAF units in Amman and Mafrak at British expense. Britain will also continue its extensive military training program in Transjordan.
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