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Desp. 18 Jul ’46
DTO 181730 A/Jul
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In continuation of our 90063 (MO 4) of 19 Dec 45*
You will see from Foreign Office telegram No. 301
to JEDDA repeated B.M.E.O. that it has been agreed
in principle that H.M.G. should provide a Military
Mission for SAUDI ARABIA.
W e had hoped G.H.Q. INDIA would be able to provide
a proportion of Sunni Moslem officers and other
ranks to form part of the Mission but we understand
now semi-officially that it is not' anxious to
meet such a request at all. We are howe ver maki ng
an official request to the India Office for sixteen
officers and twenty five other ranks of Sunni Moslems
to be provided vide your SD1 c/ 3M/1829 of 7 March.
We will inform you of the outcome of this mode of
approach.
In the meantime request you send party to JEDDA to
carry out official discussions in conjunction with
H.M. Minister with Saudi Arabians to determine their
needs and as a result confirm or amend the proposal
in your SDic/BM/1829 of 7 March.
In reconsidering strength of Mission the following
factors are relevant
(a) G.H.Q. India are short of officers and may not be
able to provide the full numbers asked for
vide paragraph TV/0.
... (b.)