Ext 2197/45 'Viceroy's visit to Ibn Saud' [‎5r] (9/44)

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?iy dea’ Jenkins,
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Shortly i^eiore (Us Exeexlenoy ieit t.as
(K.it'tr;/ ftt the conciusiun of his prcv_dus
visit a telegram wiB sent t>y the Foreign
Oiflce to Jecsdfa about the rn^igetieats for
his vi 'it t< - . ■ L
was done in connection with the ncgotii-tions
which Henders >n carxied on with the J >oi’el0&
oitlce. ’"he tel( ■■'I's.'i to Jtc.da asked .that
‘L . Minister should have available uie_
necessary gold and/or silver which ;o:olu os
recj.u 2 .red by Lord avell in °*o.udi Arabia ior
the* purpose of tip 0 .
A despatch lias now arrived froi V.
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Viceroy’s visit and we have been asked by tie
Foreign Office whether the Govern ment of India
m-c orepC'j'od to accept liability' for this
s iouht. A copy of the. despatch liar also been
sent by Jedda to your ] xtcroal Affairs
Department o.nd I presume that you. will be able
to" obtain it fra: that jc u^rt u nt. I imagine
tint strictly speaking the bill for these
tips sho Id be paid by His 1 xcellenoy since the
visit was arranged privately, but I doubt
very much whether it was ever contemplated
Sir I von Jeiians, KC1E.
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