"ملف ١١/٢ يوميّات وتقارير: سلسلة الجزيرة العربية" [ظ‎‎٥‎٩] (٢٢٢/١١٨)

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Enclosure to Serial No. (31).
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Letter prom H. M.’s Minister, Jedda to the High Commissioner for Egypt
No. 393j61jl0, 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 imiuirms addressed to the Oriental Secretary by the First Secretary of the
1 ohsh Legation m Cairo. The information supplied by Monsieur Benis agrees
generaHy with that given in my despatch to the Foreign Office No. 23 of January
-9 [Serial No. ( 2 d) ] a copy of which I sent to the Residency on the same date
except that according to Mr. Philby the Saudi Government wished to order an even
larger quantity than in 1930.
P os ition 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
Hus 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 Lovember 20 last] regarding the possible effect of an outbreak
oi war between the Imam Yahya and Ibn Saud.
vnn W .‘T !m T ding a ?° Py of th i s des P atch t0 fhe Secretary of State, to whom
* 11 ' e oonlitless 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 20 th March 1934.
Letter from the BumsH Embassy, Bagdad to the Foreign Office No E.-1417-
79|25, dated THE 26th February 1934.
Yt 11 rofor ^ ce n t o 0 , the telegraphic correspondence referred to in Foreign
Office telegram No 33 (as repeated to Bagdad) of the 21 st February, I have re-
^?~d a y. a l et ter from Ring Tbn Sa’ud, a translation of which I enclose.
1 his letter is m reply to an ordinary friendly letter of mine thanking His Maiestv
oi his signed photograph, which he was kind enough to send me.
nn S V" d ’ S i 0 *,*- 1 ' 1 Se ^ n0 t race of a char ^ e of unfriendly behaviour
* n the P ar t of t ra 9 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
wHth ^ tho wV 0 V T- e if com P la ; n V if he was nTlrsin ^ a grievance at the time of
writing the letter, which, you will observe, is dated the 5 th February.
Enclosure 1 to Serial No. (32).
Translation.
Lettep FROM THE Saudi Aeab Ooveenmekt, to the British Embassay, Baghdad,
AO. o6\lL, dated the 20th Shawwal, 1352 (5th February 1934).
™., 1 .'X ha y rcc yT e(1 V ? ur Excell ency’s esteemed letter, dated “ 9th JanuaiT,
I. „ ( Slc ) sent t)jrough our representative in Baghdad, and we thank Your
Excellency for (he precious and noble sentiments you have expressed in con-
nec ion with Lie simple present you have received from us through Sir Andrew
Ky an.
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 V our 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 mend m that good Arab country with whom we may constantly exchange sen
timents ot friendship and love.
We reiterate our thanks for the good wishes and kind hopes von 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.