ABSTRACT
The Constitution of Jordan divides power into its legislative, executive and judicial categories and these distinctions, in the English translation, appear to be clear enough. In February, 1955, King Hussein distributed over eight thousand dunums of land to tribesmen in the Jordan valley who had helped the Sherif Hussein, in his campaign against the Turks carried on with Lawrence of Arabia. The gesture was typical of the King and was made in gratitude, but it evoked a loyal response from the tribal Jordanians everywhere and was to be a factor in enabling the King to ride over the rough, desperate three years that lay ahead. The Arab Legion became the Jordan army and, after a short interval, Colonel Ali Abu Nuwar, a former opponent and critic of General Glubb, was appointed by the King as commander in the place of Glubb Pasha.
