مجموعة ٦/ ٩١ (٢) "المملكة العربية السعودية: سياسة حكومة بريطانيا. المساعدة لابن سعود (البعثة العسكرية البريطانية إلى المملكة العربية السعودية)" [و‎‎٨] (١٢٩/١٥)

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•»ill you please refer to G-eneral 3ugden f s
letter No. 0179/256/110 4 of 1st October 194-6 to
General Llayne regarding the inclusion of Eunni
Moslems from the Indian Army in the British Military
Mission to Saudi Arabia.
f^r You will have seen Jedda telegram No. 29_
to Foreign Office, in which H.M. Minister reports
that King Ibn Baud has st' ted categorically that
he does not want any Indian Moslem element included
in the Mission.
Although we had pressed strongly for the
provision of these personnel, we feel, after
consulting G-in-0 Middle Bast Land Forces, that
under the circumstances we have no alternative
but to say that we do not now want any Indian
Sunni Moslems.
We are most grateful for your great efforts
in this repect on our behalf, and those of the
Government of India, and it only remains for me
to apologise for causing you so much trouble to
no effect. You will I am sure appreciate the
reasons which have made this "volte face" necessary.
I am sending a
G-arran (Foreign Office
E.P. Donaldson, Esq.,
External Affairs Dept.,
India Office.
copy of this letter to
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