"ملف 61/11 IX (D 159) مسائل متنوعة خاصة بالحجاز ونجد" [ظ‎‎٥‎٣] (٣٩١/١١٧)

Enclosure.
Instructions to Cwptain de Gauvy.
Captain de Gaury,
IN accordance with the instructions conveyed to me in foreign Office
telegram unnumbered of the 11th September, you are proceeding to Riyadh to
reside there as the personal representative of His Majesty's Minister at Jedda,
in order to be in a position to supply His Majesty King Abdul Aziz day by day
with first-hand information, and also to act as liaison officer with the legation.
Mr. Heber Percy will accompany you as your assistant. ^
2. The Foreign Office have arranged that you should have the local rank
of first secretary, and Mr. Heber Percy that of honorary attache, and the
Ministry for Foreign Affairs are being informed accordingly in a letter of which
a copy is attached.Q
3. As you are aware, the object of the plan by which you are to reside at
Riyadh is to help to consolidate the good relations between His Majesty's Govern
ment and the King, and to ensure his remaining friendly to us during the war.
This being so, there would be no point in your staying at Riyadh if it appeared
that your presence was becoming irksome to His Majesty in any way. Please
keep this in mind and let me know for the information of His Majesty's Govern
ment how the plan works in practice. If the King comes to the v Hejaz for the
pilgrim season, as he usually does, it will be natural for you to return to Jedda,
at any rate for a time, since, when the King is at Mecca, it is always possible to
arrange an interview with him.
4. Any dangerous dogs that are sleeping should be allowed to sleep on,
e.g., Khor-el-Odeid, and I trust that you will also be able to damp down any
fresh questions that arise that do not seem to call for action. On the other hand,
where, as in the case of the islands between Bahrein and the mainland, there is
a possibility that friction may arise, please inform the legation at once so that
His Majesty's Government may be warned in time.
5. The principal objections raised by the Sheikh of Koweit to the King's
counter-proposals for the Trade Agreement have been received by telegram and
communicated to you so that you will be able to discuss them with the King at
once. There is, however, a despatch on the way which may contain other points.
6. During my visit to Riyadh last month I kept a full diary giving the
essential parts of all talks with the King and Sheikh Yusuf Yasin and any items
of news that I managed to pick up. I should be glad if you would keep a similar
record and send me a copy of the current portion whenever there is an
opportunity.
I 1 ) Not printed.