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Enclosure to Serial No. (3).
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Letter from the Saudi Minister for Foreign Affairs, to His Majesty’s
Charge d'affaires, Jedda, No. 5/2/87, dated the 22nd November 1934.
With reference to your letter No. 194 (2990/5/48), dated the 16th November
1934 [Enclosure 3 to Serial No. (1)] regarding the descent of the aeroplane of the
Royal Air Force on the territories of H. M. The King at Jinnah Island, T have the
honour to inform you that the Government of H. M. The King will discuss the
matter with you through His Excellency Fuad Bey Hamza the Deputy Minister
for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs after his return in order to make a final settle
ment for such matters.
( 4 )
{Received on 26th January 1935, with Political Secretary's letter No. 54, dated the
10th January 1935.)
Enclosure in Foreign Office covering letter dated the 8th January 1935.
Letter from His Majesty’s Charge d’affaires, Jedda, to the Foreign Office,
No. 358, dated the 4th December 1934.
With reference to Sir Andrew Ryan’s despatch No. 219 of the 9th July last,
in which he reported the departure of Fuad Bey Hamza from Jedda, I have the*
honour to inform you that Fuad Bey returned to this country on the 2nd December.
Accompanied by his brother Said Hamza, he travelled from Suez by an Italian
ship of the Tirrenian Line and on arrival was met on board by Sheykh Ali Taha,
the Deputy Governor of Jedda and Jedda representative of the Ministry of Foreign
Affiairs, and by Signor Persico, the Italian Charge d’Affaires. I have reason to
believe that several of my colleagues attended at the Quarantine Quay to welcome
Fuad Bey on landing, although no formal notification of his arrival had been com
municated, as far as I am aware, by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. The Deputy
Minister was also met on landing by a number of local notables. I understand that
he attended a lunch given in his honour by his Syrian compatriots and in the
ev ning left for Mecca.
2 . Fuad Bey s return, therefore, took place under more cheerful auspices than
those which marked his departure last July. I am not yet aware of his immediate
movements, whether he will remain in Mecca for the present, or whether he will,
as upon his return from abroad last year, go direct to Riyadh to see the King.
The latter alternative seems not improbable, as Amir Feysal is also at present with
Ibn Saud at Riyadh.
(5)
{Received on 26th January 1935, with Political Secretary's letter No. 54, dated the
10th January 1935.)
Letter from the Admiralty, to the India Office, No. M. 03486/34, dated the
2nd January V 35. (Secret.)
I am commanded by My Lords Commissioners of the Admiralty to transmit
for the information of the Secretary of State for India in Council, extracts from a
report of proceedings of H. M. S. ‘ Penzance ’ covering the period 1st to 31st
October, 1934.