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