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(Received on 11th February 1934, with Political Secretary’s letter No. 4, dated
25th January 1934.)
Enclosure in Foreign Office covering letter, dated 19th January 1934.
Memorandum No. 8 (89|1|34), dated the 5th January 1934.
# The Acting High Commissioner for Egypt presents his compliments to His
Majesty’s Principal Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs and has the honour
to transmit herewith copies of the undermentioned paper :—
To His Majesty’s Minister, Jedda, No. 2 of 5th January 1934, regarding
Banque Misr and the Hedjaz.
Enclosure to Serial No. (7).
Enclosure in Foreign Office covering letter, dated 19th January 1934.
Letter from the High Commissioner for Egypt, to H. M.’s Minister, Jedda,
No. 2, dated the 5th January 1934.
I have the honour to inform you, with reference to your despatch to the
Secretary ot State, No. 360 (3404|2941|9) of the 12th December relating to the
visit to the Hedjaz of an Egyptian commercial and financial Mission, that the
Under Secretary of State, Ministry of Finance, recently mentioned to the
Oriental Secretary that Talaat Harb Pasha, incensed to find that the Dutch
banking establishment in Jedda had given him eighteen majidi dollars for an
Egyptian pound but had demanded twenty-four dollars on selling one, had
decided to open a branch of the Banque Misr in Jedda.
2. Talaat Harb Pasha had discussed the project at length with the Saoudi
Government and, in the circumstances, it seems dodbtful whether Messrs.
Gellatly Hankey and Company (Sudan), Limited, will retain the Banque Misr’s
agency for very long.
3. I am sending a copy hereof to the Foreign Office and the Department of
Overseas Trade.
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(Received on 11th February 1934, with Political Secretary’s letter No. 4, dated
25th January 1934.)
Enclosure in Foreign Office covering letter, dated 24th January 1934.
Telegram from 1L M.’s Minister, Jedda, to the Foreign Office, No. 2-Saving,
DATED THE lllH JANUARY 1934.
Your despatch No. 266.
Shadid returned on January 9th. He has apparently brought proposals for
bank concession on the same lines as that given to ea;-Khedive last year with
provision however for a smaller loan. He has stated in private conversation that
he has the support of Westminster Bank. It would be useful for me to know
soon whether there is any truth in this.
I understand Shadid was treated with marked lack of consideration on his
arrival but he has seen Fuad. Latter w^as very guarded when I mentioned the
matter to him casually on January 10th.
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(Received on 17th February 1934, with Political Secretary’s letter No. 5, dated
1st February 1934.)
Letter from the Chief Commissioner of Aden, to the Colonial Office, No. 304,
DATED THE 14th DECEMBER 1933.
I have the honour to refer to my despatch No. 236, dated 11th October 1933,
regarding the death of Sheikh Salih bin ’Awadh, Sheikh of Rija’i section of the
Subeihi tribe, and to state that His Highness the Sultan of Lahej, through whom
dealings with the Subeihi tribes are conducted, has reported that the deceased’s
son, Sheikh Ahmed bin Salih bin ’Awadh, has been elected by the tribesmen and
that the election is in order.