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Enclosure to Serial No. (31).
Letter from H. M.’s Minister, Jedda to the High Commissioner for Egypt
N o# 393j61[10, dated the 13th February 1934-.
I have the honour to acknowledge the receipt of your despatch No. 4 (177-3-34)
of January 25 [Enclosure to Serial No. (18) 1 last and to thank you for the infor
mation contained therein regarding the proceedings of Monsieur Wilniewczyc and
the HHinirms addressed to the Oriental Secretary by the First Secretary of the
Polish Legation in Cairo. The information supplied by Monsieur Benis agrees
generally with that given in my despatch to the Foreign Office No. 23 of January
29 [Serial No. (26) ] a copy of which T sent to the Residency on the same date,
except that according to Mr. Philby the Saudi Government wished to order an even
larger quantity thaft in 1930.
2 . The position regarding the importation of arms and ammunition by the
Saudi Government is determined by letters (5) and (6) attached to the Treaty
of Jedda, as regards supplies by British manufacturers. So far as I am aware.
His Majesty’s Government have consistently held since that time no exception
could be taken to the importation of war material Ibn Sand from any source.
I would, however, draw your attention to what was said in Sir P. Cunliffe Lister’s
Secret despatch of November 20 to the Resident at Aden [Eastern (Arabia) print
Section 1 of November 20 last] regarding the possible effect of an outbreak
of war between the Imam Yahya and Ibn Sand.
3. I am sending a copy of this despatch to the Secretary of State, to whom
you have doubtless sent a copy of your despatch under reference.
(32)
{Received on 7th April 1934, with Political Secretary's letter No. 12, dated 22nd
March 1934,
Enclosure in Foreign Office covering letter dated 20th March 1934.
Letter from the British Embassy, Bagdad to the Foreign Office No. E.-1417-
79[25, dated the 26th February 1934.
With reference to the telegraphic c orrespondence referred to in Foreign
Office telegram No. 33 (as repeated to Bagdad) of the 21st February, I have re
ceived to-day a letter from King Ibn Sa’ud, a translation of which I enclose.
This letter is in reply to an ordinary friendly letter of mine thanking His Majesty
for his signed photograph, which he was kind enough to send me.
In King Ibn Sa’ud’s letter I see no trace of a charge of unfriendly behaviour
on the part of Iraq towards him, rather the contrary, and as His Majesty has been
in the habit of writing to me with the greatest frankness, I do not think he would
have hesitated to voice a complaint if he was nursing a grievance at the time of
writing the letter, which, you will observe, is dated the 5th February.
Enclosure 1 to Serial No. (32).
Translation.
Lutter from the Saudi Arab Government, to the British Embassay, Baghdad,
No. 36|1[2, dated the 20th Shawwal, 1352 (5th February 1934).
We have received Your Excellency’s esteemed letter, dated “ 9th Januajy,
1933 ” (sic) sent through our representative in Baghdad, and we thank Your
Excellency for the precious and noble sentiments you have expressed in con
nection with the simple present yon have received from us through Sir Andrew
Ryan.
It is a cause of pleasure for me, as it is for you, that our relations with
Iraq are progressing so friendly and amicably. At the same time we recall
that to Your Excellency goes the greatest credit for reaching this result, which
has yielded happy and useful fruit for the two countries and has given pleasure
to all Arabs and also to all friends of the Arabs.
It is a source of comfort to us to have, in Your Excellency’s person, such
a friend in that good Arab country with whom we may constantly exchange sen
timents of friendship and love.
We reiterate our thanks for the good wishes and kind hopes you have
expressed in regard to certain difficulties confronting as in the South, and hope
that, God willing, these difficulties will end peacefully. We also thank you for
your kind congratulations to us on the occasion of Id A1 Fitr.