مجموعة ٦/ ٩١ (٢) "المملكة العربية السعودية: سياسة حكومة بريطانيا. المساعدة لابن سعود (البعثة العسكرية البريطانية إلى المملكة العربية السعودية)" [و‎‎٢‎٨] (١٢٩/٥٥)

From:
Liajor-General C.S. Sugden, GB, GBE. t
RSSTRICTEI)
0179/256/IvlQ 4
Room 225,
The War OfTice,
Whitehall,
S.W. 1.
1st October, 1946.
Please refer to correspondence
ending witji Calthorpe's letter Wi/lQ95/lAiD 4
of 19th August to Lev/is, on the subject of
including Sunni Moslems in the British
Military Mission to Saudi Arabia.
I have not previously pressed this
matter strongly, but we have now, as a result
of a visit by CGS HELP to Saudi Arabia to
discuss details, received a very strong
recommendation from General Dempsey himself
that a small portion of the Mission should
be composed of Sunni Moslems. I must,
therefore, ask you to reconsider the matter.
General Dempsey recommends that they
should comprise
(a) at least one instructor (Major or Captain)
(b) three assistant instructors (Sergeants)
(c) a Medical Officer
(d) batmen for the officers above.
I see from Lewis' letter of 16th July
that, after being unofficially approached, CGS
India held out little hope of Indian participation
in this Mission. I njustv-say that I find it
a little difficult- to appreciate the troubles
which are foreseen over the request that the
officers provided should be Sunni Moslems. This
can hardly be called racial discrimination.
/I should be
General Sir A.G.O. Mosley. LEyne,KGB* .GBE.DSO.,
India Office.