ABSTRACT
T. E. Lawrence arrived in Amman without a formal appointment, but it was understood that beyond his task of recommending a policy he was to act during his stay as he saw fit—and if that included the duties of chief British representative, so much the better. Lawrence divided his stay between Amman and roaming about the country. He checked the government accounts—an uncongenial task as must suppose. The Salt-Amman road to be put into winter order to ensure efficient all-weather communication with Jerusalem; the Amman-Qatrana section of the Hejaz Railway to be repaired, as a preliminary for the reoccupation of Karak; the Reserve Force to be nursed till it would be able to take the field "in March." Phiiby's ride to Jauf in May 1922 received its impetus from this note, following, as it did, on earlier suggestions from Lawrence during their talks in Amman.
