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Ext 2197/45 'Viceroy's visit to Ibn Saud' [11r] (21/44)
The record is made up of 1 file (20 folios). It was created in 14 May 1945-24 Sep 1945. 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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©
Foreign Office.
20th July
Os-tr* Jnhn Anderson to
transmit to you herewith the enclosed copy of a
despatch from His Majesty’s Minister at Jedda
on the subject of expenditure which he incurred
on the occasion of the recent visit of His
Excellency the Viceroy of India to King Ibn Saud
at Riyadh.
2. The gold sovereigns disbursed by Mr. Grafftey-
Smith were supplied through the Bank of England
at approximately £2 per sovereign; the rials were
probably obtained from the sale of bills of
exchange to Messrs. Gellatly Hankey and Company.
The total cost is likely to be about £200 or a
little less.
3. As this expenditure was incurred by reason of
the Viceroy s visit. Sir John Anderson considers
that it should properly be borne by the Government
of India and I am to enquire whether Mr. Amery
agrees.
I am.
Sir,
Your obedient Servant
The Under-Secretary of Stat
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.
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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.
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This file contains papers relating to the visit of the Viceroy (Viscount Wavell) to Riyadh and his meeting with Ibn Saud in 1945. Most of the papers relate to the costs of the trip, but some are brief overviews of the meeting of the two leaders in Riyadh. The letters are primarily exchanges between the Government of India and the Foreign Office.
- Extent and format
- 1 file (20 folios)
- Arrangement
The papers are arranged in approximate chronological order from the rear to the front of the file.
- Physical characteristics
Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the front cover with 1, and terminates at the inside back cover with 22; 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.
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- IOR/L/PS/12/996
- Title
- Ext 2197/45 'Viceroy's visit to Ibn Saud'
- Pages
- front, front-i, 2r:21v, back-i, back
- Author
- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
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- Open Government Licence