Treaty between His Majesty of the United Kingdom and His Highness the Amir of Transjordan
Who, after having exchanged their full powers, found in
good and due form, have agreed on the following provisions:
Article I. Each of the High Contracting Parties undertakes
not to enter into any alliance or participate in any action
directed against the other High Contracting Party.
Article II. In the event of the peace and security of either
country being threatened as well as in the more important mat-
ters affecting the interests of both countries the High Contract-
ing Parties undertake to consult one another on their course of
action.
Article III. Should either of the High Contracting Parties, as
a result of aggression, become involved in hostilities against
Germany, or against a country which was an ally of Germany in
the last war, or against any other country, which either directly
or in any other way whatsoever had allied itself with Germany,
or with her allies in such aggression, the other High Contracting
Party shall afford such Party immediate military and other
assistance and support by all means at its disposal.
Article IV. The present Treaty shall not in any way prejudice
the engagements entered into by both High Contracting Parties
with third countries.
The High Contracting Parties shall execute the present
Treaty in conformity with the Charter of the United Nations
and shall support any steps taken to eliminate centres of aggres-
sion, as well as to consolidate peace and security throughout the
world.
Article V. The present Treaty shall come into force on the
date of signature and shall be binding for twenty years.
Unless notice of intention to terminate the Treaty is given by
one of the High Contracting Parties at least one year before the
expiration of the period agreed upon, it shall be considered as
having been renewed for a further period of five years and simi-
larly thereafter.
The Treaty is subject to ratification. The exchange of instru-
ments of ratification shall take place at Belgrade at the earliest
possible date.
In faith whereof the above mentioned Plenipotentiaries have
signed this Treaty and have thereto affixed their seals.
Done at Warsaw in two copies, each in the Polish and Serbo-
Croat languages, both of which are authentic, this 18th day of
March, 1946.
By authority of the President of the National Council of the
Republic of Poland
(Signed) Edward OSOBKA-MORAWSKI
By authority of the Presidium of the National Skuptshina of
the Federative Peoples Republic of Yugoslavia
(Signed) Joseph BROZ-TITO
4.1327 Treaty of Alliance between His Majesty
in Respect of the United Kingdom and His
Highness the Amir of Transjordan
Alliance Members:United Kingdom and Jordan
Signed On:March 22, 1946, in the city of London. In force until
October 29, 1956.
Alliance Type:Defense Pact (Type I)
Source:United Nations Treaty,no. 74SUMMARY
This treaty affirms the existence of Transjordan, which was created by
Great Britain in 1921 out of its mandate following the Versailles Treaty
ending World War I. Amir Abdallah ibn Hussein served as semiau-
tonomous ruler of Transjordan, and Abdallah had always remained an
ally of Britain, even sending troops to assist Britain during World War
II. The purpose of the treaty was to maintain the close ties between the
countries, including the stationing of British troops near the Suez
Canal, as it added legitimacy to Transjordan as an autonomous state in
the international system. The treaty was also part of a series of agree-
ments made on the partition of Palestine and the establishment of
Israel, and the British later secretly endorsed the taking over of the
Arab part of Palestine by Abdallah.
Prior to signing, the amir of Transjordan stated that the British plan
for Transjordan’s independence was a defeat for the Zionist plot to
take over his country. After the Arab-Israeli war in 1948–1949, a
British lieutenant general was dismissed as the British-subsidized Arab
Legion commander because of his failure to prepare for an Israeli
attack against Jordan. The tensions created by this war, along with the
growing strength of Western support for Israel, led Egypt, Syria, and
Jordan to sign a defense pact on October 25, 1956. Three days later, the
French consulate in Jordan was attacked, and this pact effectively
ended with Jordanian renunciation of the alliance ties on October 29.
Formal termination came on March 14, 1957.Alliance Text
His Majesty The King of Great Britain, Ireland and the British
Dominions beyond the seas, Emperor of India, and His High-
ness The Amir of Trans-Jordan;
Considering that the Government of the United Kingdom of
Great Britain and Northern Ireland have formally declared in
the General Assembly of the United Nations Organisation that
they intend to recognise the status of Trans-Jordan as a sover-
eign independent State; and
Desiring to define the relations which will subsist between
them in future as independent Sovereigns on the terms of com-
plete freedom, equality and independence, and to consolidate
and perpetuate the relations of friendship and good under-
standing which have hitherto subsisted between them,
Have decided to conclude a treaty of friendship and alliance
for this purpose and have appointed as their plenipoten-
tiaries:—
His Majesty The King of Great Britain, Ireland and the
British Dominions
beyond the seas, Emperor of India (hereinafter referred to