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Coll 6/91 'Saudi Arabia. Policy of H.M.G. Qn. of credits and guarantee of assistance to Ibn Saud.' [56r] (112/680)
The record is made up of 1 file (338 folios). It was created in 24 Oct 1939-1 Jan 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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Under Secretary of State
Military and Financial
Saudi Arabia.
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You may care to know further developments on these two
questions since the papers were submitted at EXT. 1455 / 44 .
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Both questions were discussed by the Foreign Office with
the Stettinius Mission when they were here (see the minutes
flagged below / , The result of these discussions as regards
Military Advisers is summarised in Foreign Office telegram to
Jedda No.58-briefly ; to-the effect that the suggestion of a
joint mission composed partly of Sunni Muslim officers and
partly of American officers was to be considered by the U. S.
;» r ar Department and Mr. Murray in America. Hiis has now been
done and the U. S. Government’s reply is contained in the letter
from the U. S. Embassy of the 2nd Iday at EXT. 2155/2*4. It is
to the effect that the U. S. Government agree to the suggestion of
a joint military mission provided that the financial mission to
be sent to Xbn Saud is headed by an American. The Foreign
Office regard the condition regarding the Financial Adviser as
not at all satisfactory and are proposing to take up the point
with the Americans.
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It 'is not clear how the Foreign Office are going to get
over the difficulty arising from the fact that Ibn Saud has
pai ticularly asked for Sunni Muslims both as Military and Financial
Advisers. Ibn Saud has made it quite clear to H.M.Minister that
he does not want Americans, and he recently emphasised his desire
for Muslim oxTicers to the Commander-in-Chief, Middle East (see
Jedda telegram No.158 of the 10th May). So far as Saudi Arabia
is concerned it is certainly unfortunate if H.M.G. are to be
placed in the position of asking Ibn Saud to accept Americans
against his own wishes.
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The Government of India are pursuing their searches for a
Muslim Financial Adviser (our telegram No.10529 gives the latest
position). The latest information sent^on the subject of Military
Advisers is contained in our telegram 11034 covering repetition
of Jedda telegram 58. JUu. U 4 cu^ ^i 1
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This file concerns British policy towards Saudi Arabia during the Second World War (the abbreviation 'Qn' in the title stands for 'Question'). The correspondence discusses the question of providing financial or material assistance to Ibn Saud [‘Abd al-‘Azīz bin ‘Abd al-Raḥmān bin Fayṣal Āl Sa‘ūd], as well as the United States' growing economic and strategic interests in Saudi Arabia.
The file features the following principal correspondents: His Majesty's Minister at Jedda (Sir Reader Bullard, Hugh Stonehewer Bird, and Stanley R Jordan successively); the Secretary of State for India (Leo Amery); the Viceroy of India (Archibald Percival Wavell); the Chancellor of the Exchequer (John Anderson); officials of the Foreign Office, the 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. , the Treasury, the Government of India's Finance and External Affairs Departments, and the United States Embassy in London.
Related matters of discussion include the following:
- The idea (initially discussed in correspondence dating from 1939) of an alliance or a bloc of Arab states (chiefly comprised of Saudi Arabia and the Yemen), which would support the Allied cause.
- The Italo-German reaction to Ibn Saud's refusal to receive German diplomat Dr Fritz Konrad Ferdinand Grobba, a decision that was applauded by the British.
- Italian influence in the Middle East.
- Anglo-French co-operation in the Middle East.
- Details of the Saudi Government's finances (i.e. expenditure and revenue) during the early war years.
- Arrangements for loans and payments from the British to the Saudi Government, as well as details of royalties and loans paid to the Saudi Government by the California Arabian Standard Oil Company (Casoc).
- Proposals for an irrigation and agricultural mission to Saudi Arabia, headed by a United States agricultural expert.
- Conversations between Ibn Saud and United States General Patrick Hurley during the latter's visit to Riyadh in May 1943.
- The Government of India's decision in 1942 not to allow pilgrim ships to sail from India to Saudi Arabia, because of a risk of the ships being attacked.
- Ibn Saud's requests in 1944 for the British Government to send to Saudi Arabia financial and military advisers, preferably Sunni Moslems [Muslims].
- The proposed appointment of Ibn Saud's requested financial adviser, which is delayed and eventually abandoned, following the United States' suggestion that the position be given to a United States adviser, because of the United States' 'preponderant interest' in the Saudi economy.
The file includes two dividers which give a list of correspondence references contained in the file by year. These are placed at the back of the correspondence (folio 2).
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- 1 file (338 folios)
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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 inside front cover with 1, and terminates at the last folio with 339; 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. An additional foliation sequence is present in parallel between ff 262-286; these numbers are also written in pencil, but are not circled. A previous foliation sequence, which is also circled, has been superseded and therefore crossed out.
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- Coll 6/91 'Saudi Arabia. Policy of H.M.G. Qn. of credits and guarantee of assistance to Ibn Saud.'
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- front, front-i, 2r:36v, 39r:57v, 59r:110v, 113r:182v, 184r:189v, 191r:310r, 311v:339v, back
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