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...with suspicion). Abdullah I made a polite speech from the throne, carefully avoiding most of the Middle East's hottest issues, whereupon the court and guests proceeded to Marka airfield to review Trans-Jordan's British-trained Arab Legion. Its leader, Glubb Pasha (occidental title: Brigadier John Bagot Glubb, D.S.O., O.B.E.) stood next to His Majesty on the sun-scathed reviewing stand, picturesquely martial in a spiked helmet, with a long sword by his side. After the two-hour parade, everybody had lunch (main course: 56 whole roast sheep), while Trans-Jordan's masses launched...
...troops, and her communications were to be developed with British money and in consultation with British technicians. Trans-Jordan's Arab Legion (whose Desert Patrol is known locally as "Glubb's Girls") would still be trained and commanded by Britain's 48-year-old Arabophile John Bagot Glubb. He is known...
...TIME, Nov. 3, under World War,"D.S.O. to a Legend," article about Major John Bagot Glubb [Commander of Britain's Arab Legion in Trans-Jordan...
...D.S.O. was awarded last week to a legend. In flesh the legend is Major John Bagot Glubb, Commander of the Arab Legion in Trans-Jordan...
...Aleppo-Latakia column was believed to be headed by Major John Bagot Glubb, commandant for the past decade of Trans-Jordan's independent Arab Legion and another latter-day Lawrence of Arabia...