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File 87/1926 Pt 1 'Arabia: Bin Saud; Title; Recognition as King of the Hedjaz' [10v] (14/306)
The record is made up of 1 item (152 folios). It was created in 11 Jan 1926-12 Jan 1928. It was written in English and French. 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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Enclosure 1 in No. 1.
Governor of Eritrea to His Majesty the King of the Hejaz and i\ ej
(Translation.) ' mh
( ThTd the pleasure of having an interview with your Majesty’s representative
Sheikh Ahdullah-el-Fadl, whose visit has pleased me greatly while perfectly
demonstrating the existing friendly relations between Italy and your Majesty s
kingdom. During the interview which took place between me and your
Majestv’s representative, I learnt with great pleasure that your Majesty s Gove -
ment desires the peace which is desired by the Italian Government. The fi ? en dl.y
exchange of views will be of great benefit to economic relations, especially m the
We are extremely grateful to your Majesty for the amicable terms of yoi r
letter and for the telegrams despatched to Sheikh Abdullah-el-Fadl.
(Compliments.) /anWRiNJOT? (W F/RTTT?EA/>
Enclosure 2 in No. 1.
Abdul Aziz-bin-Abdnl Rahman-el-Faisal-al-Saud to the Governor of Eritrea.
^ Rabi-ul-Sani, 134G.
(After respects.) (October 11, 1927.)
We beg to acknowledge receipt of your Excellency’s letter, conveyed to us by
Sheikh Abdullah-el-Fadl, and thank you for the friendly sentiments expressed
therein. We further thank your Excellency for the declaration in which is stated
your desire for the welfare and progress of the Arabian nation and trust that this
may prove beneficial to the economic and commercial relations of the two countries.
We are grateful to you for the kind reception accorded to Sheikh Abdullah-el-Fadl,
who transmitted our previous letter to you.
We are pleased to note your observations relative to the desire of the Govern
ment of His Majesty the King of Italy to recognise us as King of the Hejaz and Nejd
and its dependencies. We do not wish to trouble the Italian Government to recognise
any more than what the other Great Powers, Great Britain and France, have
recognised.
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Enclosure 3 in No. 1.
Extract frojn the Conversations between the Governor of Eritrea and
Sheikh Abdullah-el-Fadl, King Ibn Sand's Representative, at Asmara, on
September 27-October 6, 1927.
(Translation.)
GOVERNOR OF ERITREA: Peace between the Arabian tribes is the
greatest desire of His Majesty the King of Italy, and it is, therefore, of great
importance to him to see that all matters of dispute between the Governments of the
Arabian Peninsula are removed.
ABDULLAH FADL : Such also is the desire of King Abdul Aziz. It is
possible that the existing friendly relations between the Italian and the Hejaz
Governments may bring about permanent economic relations, particularly in the
field of commerce between Eritrea and the Hejaz.
What is the intention of the Government of His Majesty the King of Italy
relative to the recognition of King Abdul Aziz as King of the Hejaz and Nejd.
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The papers cover the election of Ibn Saud [‘Abd al-‘Azīz bin ‘Abd al-Raḥmān bin Fayṣal Āl Sa‘ūd] as king in 1926, his assumption of the title of King of the Hedjaz and Sultan of Nejd and its dependencies, his de jure recognition by HM Government and others, the delay on the part of the Egyptian Government in recognising Ibn Saud's position as king, the British attitude towards the Nejd-Hedjaz conflict, salutes to the Hedjaz flag, and the breakdown of negotiations for the recognition of Ibn Saud by the Italian Government. The papers also cover Ibn Saud's proposal to send a delegate to the International Sanitary Conference in 1926, and to become signatory of the International Sanitary Convention.
The principal correspondents are the Colonial Office, the Foreign Office, HM Consul at Jeddah, and the Viceroy.
There are newspapers cuttings from Forward and The Times ;and a letter in French, from the French Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
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