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Coll 6/70 'Saudi Arabia: Relations with Germany (Dr Grobba)' [54r] (107/179)
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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duly accredited representative of a Power with whom: he was at
least theoretically on friendly relations. Ibn Saud suspected
that as Dr. Grobba could have no conceivable matter to discuss,
the request was a put up job on the part of Italy and Germany to
embarrass him and place him in the eyes of the world in a false
position.
5. As regards appointment of a Saudi-Arabian Minister to
Italy Viceroy had replied to my colleague that this request of
his government would receive due consideration. Viceroy stated
for my information that King's view was that so long as His
Majesty's Government saw no objection and while Italy was not
involved in the war he saw no harm in appointment. If Italy
joined Germany means could be found to remove representative.
6. I replied as regards Dr. Grobba that whilst he would
appreciate that I could not give a final opinion without reference,
I felt convinced that His Majesty's Government would wish not to
embarrass His Majesty. They would, I felt sure, fully appreciate
the delicate situation in which Signor Mussolini’s demarche had
placed Ibn Saud. I could assure [grp. omit.] I trust, that the
King's attitude since the war had been most fully appreciated and
I did not think it possible that His Majesty's Government could
interpret his permission to Dr. Grobba to visit Hejaz, if he felt
obliged to give it, as a change of attitude towards us. Principal
reason why His Majesty's Government might prefer not to see Dr.
Grobba here would, I thought, be .that he was a born intriguer and
might try to stir up trouble, but strong line which Ibn Saud had
always adopted in matter of propaganda was well known and we could
safely leave this aspect in Ibn Saud's care.
7. Viceroy begged for a very urgent indication of your
views/
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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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