THE PROBLEM OF ESTABLISHING THE EMIRATE OF TRANSJORDAN AS PART OF BRITISH POLICY IN THE MIDDLE EAST
This article reviews the causes of occurrence on the Middle East map of an artificial form of a state - the Emirate of Transjordan. The analisis of practical steps made by Great Britain in Transjordan region is performed in a wider context of the British policy in the Middle East. The milestone episodes of Anglo-French competition for the Middle East repartition are covered in the article. Based on British foreign policy documents, the author concludes that excluding some of Palestine territories in order to form Transjordan region and establish an Arab state there turned out to be very important for the British colonial policy. Besides, it was expedient due to the situation in the region at that time.