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forces. The King had sent quite independently another officer direct from
Riyadh to San’a in the person of Muhammad Ibn Dhawi, a “ clerk ” in his
diwan. The object was to discuss in a friendly spirit various outstanding
matters, among which Fuad Bey specifically mentioned frontier delimitation.
4. Fuad Bey said that Muhammad ibn Dhawi was still in San’a. He pro
mised spontaneously to inquire about the course of the negotiations and to let
me know the result of his inquiries. When thanking him, I repeated that my
interest in the matter was general and that while I should be glad to have any
further information, I did not wish to be importunate. All that really concerned
us was to know that the rulers concerned were in good relations, as we were all
for peace in Arabia. Fuad Bey made the remarks which are now usual about
the excellent attitude of the Imam in regard to the ’Asfr revolt, of which he
disapproved. I said that all my own information supported the belief that the
Imam had no desire to embroil himself.
5. I am sending a copy of this despatch to His Majesty’s Chief Commis
sioner at Aden.
{Received on 11th March 1933, with Political Secretary's letter No. 8, dated 23rd
February 1933.)
Enclosures in Foreign Office covering letter No. E.-900|900l65, dated Februarv
21st, 1933. ^
Memorandum from His Majesty’s Minister, Jedda, to the Foreign Office
No. 34 (255|56|8), dated the 25th January 1933.
His Majesty’s Minister at Jedda presents his compliments to His Majesty’s
Principal Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, and has the honour to transmit
to him the undermentioned documents.
lem, No. 25415618, of the 25th
January 1933.
(Copies sent to Baghdad under No. 256|56|8 and to Cairo under No 257I56I8
of 25th January 1933.) 1 1
Enclosure to Serial No. (5). :
{Letter from His Majesty^ Minister, Jedda, to the High Commissioner for
I have the honour to state that, according to information derived from the
local press and other sources, Sheykh Kamil al Qalssab arrived in Jedda on
December 4. and proceeded to Riyadh where he saw Ibn Sand. He returned from
Riyadh on January 2, and embarked next day for Egypt on his way to Haifa
One informant states that he was given a substantial sum by the Minister of
Finance on instructions from the King.
2. Al Qassab had at one time an official position in this country as
Director of Education, though it is not quite clear whether he held it under
King Husem or the present King. His name has appeared several times in
recent intelligence reports from Palestine as that of an ardent supporter of
Ibn Saud and an advocate of the projected Arab Congress being held at Mecca.
,, difficulty of determining Ibn Sand’s real attitude towards
the Arab Congress idea, it would be of great interest to this Legation to know
whether al Qassab s proceedings or utterances on his return to Palestine
throw any light on the subject.
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Name and date.
Subject.
To His Excellency the High Com
missioner for Palestine, Jerusa-
Movements of Sheykh
Kamil al Qassab.
India, No. 254 1 56 18, dated the 25th January 1933.