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Coll 6/70 'Saudi Arabia: Relations with Germany (Dr Grobba)' [22r] (43/179)
The record is made up of 1 file (88 folios). It was created in 30 Nov 1928-8 Dec 1941. It was written in English. The original is part of the British Library: India Office The department of the British Government to which the Government of India reported between 1858 and 1947. The successor to the Court of Directors. Records and Private Papers Documents collected in a private capacity. .
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P. Z. 146/41
QUTVrARD TKLiiXjRt^i .
E 3093/2107/65. DEPARTMENTAL No. 1 .
Cypher telegram to Sir R. Bullard (Tehran).
Poreign Office. Slat December 1940. 4.00 p.m.
No.331.
Your telegram No. 395A (of November 22nd: German agents
in Iran).
I am not clear what action has been taken as regards
arrival in Iran of these eight German officers, but, if you
have not already done so, it might be well to approach the
Iranian Government on the subject. Iranian Government can
be asked whether they are aware of the real reasons why these
German officers have recently established themselves in Iran.
It could be suggested to Iranian Government that it is not to
be supposed, at this stage of the war, that these German
officers are occupying themselves entirely with civil work.
It is reasonably certain that the object of their visit to
Iran is to advance the German Government's political or
military aims. Their activities are presumably directed
against British interests in the Middle East, and Iranian
Government must talcs into account the probability that any
action against British interests might also be action against
Iranian interests. Iranian Government could be informed of
report which nas reached us (see Moscow telegram No.963(of
November 4)) that there are certain "German officers dressed
as civilians" who have been given the task of conducting in
Iran all kinds of subversive activities, particularly against
the oilfields. The Iranian Government will probably share
the view that these German activities may well be directed
against the Anglo-Iranian oilfields. In any case, they
will doubtless consider it advisable, in order to prevent
Iranian territory from being used for unneutral activities
of any kind, to take immediate action to force these German
agents to leave the country.
2. Any such communication should probably be verbal, at
any rate until we can obtain more definite evidence, but it
might be well to add a specific request that, as the safety
of the oilfields may be affected, which are of such vital
importance/
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This file concerns relations between the Kingdom of the Hejaz and Nejd (later Saudi Arabia) and Germany. The material in the file dates from two periods: 1928-30 and 1939-41. Notable correspondents include the following: the British Agent at Jeddah (Herbert George Jakins); the High Commissioner, Egypt (George Ambrose Lloyd, Lord Lloyd); His Majesty's Chargé d'Affaires to Jedda (Cecil Gervase Hope Gill); His Majesty's Ambassador in Cairo (Miles Wedderburn Lampson); His Majesty's Ambassador in Bagdad [Baghdad] (Sir Basil Cochrane Newton); His Majesty's Minister at Jedda (Sir Andrew Ryan, Sir Reader William Bullard, and later, Hugh Stonehewer Bird); the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs (Anthony Eden); officials of the Foreign Office.
The correspondence includes discussion of the following:
- The conclusion of a treaty of friendship between Germany and the Kingdom of the Hejaz and Nejd in April 1929.
- The appointment of a German Consul in the Hejaz in 1931.
- Anglo-Yemeni relations.
- Reports in 1940 that Mussolini has been approached by Hitler with a request that the Italian Government should ask Ibn Saud [‘Abd al-‘Azīz bin ‘Abd al-Raḥmān bin Fayṣal Āl Sa‘ūd] to allow German diplomatic representative Dr Fritz Konrad Ferdinand Grobba to take residence Jedda.
- Whether Ibn Saud should be urged by the British to refuse to receive Dr Grobba.
- Italy's request for Saudi diplomatic representation in Rome.
- Ibn Saud's requests for financial assistance from the British Government.
- The reported arrival of eight German officers (in civilian disguise) in Iran, in late 1940.
- Reports in 1940 of wireless communication between Riyadh and Germany.
- Reports in November 1941 of pro-German Arabs having attempted to persuade Ibn Saud to call for an Arab congress to be held in Mecca or Medina during the pilgrimage.
In addition to correspondence the file includes a copy of an English translation of the aforementioned treaty.
The file includes a divider which gives a list of correspondence references contained in the file by year. This is placed at the back of the correspondence (folio 2).
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- 1 file (88 folios)
- Arrangement
The papers are arranged in approximate chronological order from the rear to the front of the file.
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Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the front cover with 1, and terminates at the last folio with 89; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located in the top right corner of the recto The front of a sheet of paper or leaf, often abbreviated to 'r'. side of each folio. A previous foliation sequence, which is also circled, has been superseded and therefore crossed out.
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- Coll 6/70 'Saudi Arabia: Relations with Germany (Dr Grobba)'
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- front, front-i, 2r:62v, 64r:68v, 71r:75v, 77r:89v, back
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