... Nothing in the discussions held between King Abdullah and the Jewish Agency had prepared Transjordan for the real battle the Arab Legion was forced to wage in Jerusalem. Instead of a peace-keeping mission, Transjordan was at war with Israel." 
 :::And on Iraq, p.133: "Nuri al-Said had by this stage become convinced that the British were unwilling to countenance the take-over of the whole of Palestine by the armed forces of Iraq and Transjordan, as he had once hoped. ... In December 1947, Jabr and Nuri visited Amman on their way back from London and told King Abdullah that Great Britain not only 
 favored partition, but was also in favor of Transjordan taking over the Arab areas of Palestine. They also pledged Iraqi support for such a move.