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(Received on 9th January 1937 with Political Secretary's letter No. -52, dated
24th December 1936.)
Enclosure in Foreign Office covering letter dated 22nd December 1936.
Letter from the British Embassy, Baghdad, to the Right Hon’ble
Anthony Eden, No. 566, dated 21st November 1936.
With reference to my despatch No. 222 of 29th April, I have the honour
to report that, according to an official statement issued to the press by the
Saudi-Arabian Legation in Baghdad, ratifications of the Treaty of affiance
between Saudi-Arabia and Iraq, which was concluded in Baghdad last April,
were exchanged at Riyadh on 13th November.
2 . I am sending a copy of this despatch to His Majesty’s Minister at
Jedda and to His Majesty’s Consul-General at Beirut.
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(Received on 9th January 1937 with Political Secretary's letter No. 52, dated
24th December 1936.)
Enclosure in Foreign Office covering letter dated 22nd December 1936.
Letter from the British Embassy, Baghdad, to the Right Hon’ble
Anthony Eden, No. E. 7756/202/25, dated 30th November 1936.
I have the honour to inform you that the Minister for Foreign Affairs
told me this morning that during his recent visit to Riyadh he had presented
to King Abdul Aziz, on behalf of King Ghazi, the insignia of the Hashimite a
Order. This consists of a finely worked gold and enamel collar and it is bes
towed only on the Heads of States.
2 . Dr. Naji Beg also informed me that he had been entrusted by King
Ghazi with the task of conveying to the Amir Sa’ud an invitation to pay an
official visit to Iraq. This invitation had been accepted and arrangements
w^ere being made for His Royal Highness to come to Iraq next April when he
was on his way to Great Britain to attend the Coronation of His Majesty
the King.
3 . I am sending a copy of this despatch to His Majesty’s Minister at
Jedda.
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(Received on 23rd January 1937 with Political Secretary's letter No. 7, dated
7th January 1937.) ^
Enclosure in Foreign Office covering letter dated 5th January 1937.
Personal letter from British Legation Jedda, to His Royal Highness
the Amir Feysal, Mecca, No. 2102/316/55, dated 6th December 1936.
I have the honour to address Your Royal Highness upon a matter which
I treated orally with His Excellency Fuad Bey Hamsa and should have
preferred to continue to treat orally, only His Excellency has left Jedda and
may not be back for some time. The question is the journey of Mr. Philby
into the Aden Protectorate with an armed Saudi force without notice having
been given to the Protectorate authorities beforehand.
I duly reported to my Government the assurance of the Saudi Arab
Government that they did not know Mr. Philby intended to go south of Naj-
ran, and that he had no authorisation from them, whether express or implied,
to proceed with the armed force outside the borders of Saudi Arabia. His