"ملف ١١/٢ يوميّات وتقارير: سلسلة الجزيرة العربية" [و‎‎٥‎٨] (٢٢٢/١١٥)

among 1 the Ajman and Mutair. As for Tbn Humaid, Fuad Bey told mo spon
taneously that appeals had been made to the King on his behalf but had not
been successful. He added that Ibn Humaid was not really bad-hearted but
rather a simple soul. I recalled the time when he had been so good a servant
tliat be had been one of the conquerors of Mecca.
PorsLi 1 Gulf SeEtUnS a C0py of this des P atch t0 the Political Resident in the
Enclosure to Serial No. (25).
Hnelosure in Foreign Office covering letter dated 22 nd February 1934.
Letter from the Foreign Office to H. M.’s Minister, Jew, a, No. 68, dated
the 21st February 1934.
1 Seri a ] 1 No IT d ®f pat ^ N °’ 20 (189!t06|3), of the 25th January
the c.'ipti*ve'Sheikhs Pin Hlwaiii^d lta Cu ^ SaU<H aUth ° ritieS °' f
the Saudi Government in the matter at the present stage. P ,0
(Beceived on snh March 1934 with Political Secretary’s letter No. 9, dated the
1st March 1934.)
Enclosure m Foreign Office Covering letter dated 27th February 1934.
E1TER 1,K ° M IIlSs MlNISTE ffi Jedda, to the Foreign Office, No. 23
U-b oljG), dated the 29th January 1934.
Eyyrt r “o n v C 'of 0 T n a n,mrv?q a d fl )atch from Hi s Majesty’s Commissioner in
Woir„Aon from Z T W *• he ' Va T. g :° 0d enOU « h t0 pass on t0 certain
uiioimation trom the I ohsh Legation m Cairo regarding the visit of a certain
direeZ'ndZm’‘a Jed ‘ ,a '- A COpy of this ,les P at cli has been sent to von
I can give . 3 ' perhaps 1,6 ■"‘crested to receive such further particulars as
M“"sicnr Wilniewczyc in fact arrived in Jedda on or about January 8 and
Mr Ph ]lw Z n0t CaU t T me ’ Ime ‘ ldm th c " ext evening at a dinner given bv
H J hilby, hose guest he was, in honour of the Amir Feysal. He left a weob
° r tei ) 1 days later > havin §‘ 111 tlle meatime conferred with the Minister of Finance."
tion hnilmcMbv'rbn^nVdV^^DZ 1 ^ 6 - 8 """"ected with the arms and ammuni-
uo 1 imported by ibn Sa ud from Poland in the ss.“ Cracow ” in 1030 Half tl, n
bill was paid at the time but half remained outstanding. The fibres given then
and now do not quite tally but Mr. Philby confiims Sir M. LamZon’finfonm,
tlnt tbo V le anCe due 13 £30 ’ 000 ’ meaning, I think, £30,000 gold. I o-ather
Polisb h f’o PP lerS y ere a eonsortium of Polish arms factories, in which the
always witl“ceZ. ThGy ha ' e ‘ ried tha “ "nee to get paid,
Acc0ldm § t0 Mr. Philby, the Sa’udi Government are now desirous of
H, 10 ' g a "‘P a i rge ' |uautlty °f arms and ammunition from the same groun
He ,0 d me a few days ago in one of our usual confidential conversations Zd
, A ‘;Z ^T v : cz >’ c had tak ?" a "’ a y With him for submission to his prineipais a no
of II h n l ll |v 0 n t l' d D a V 0n , 0f r 1 eceivi "g f7 >°00 or £ 8,000 as a payment on account
£10 Zn tu ’ 1 ° Pol . es s ] 10a d su PP*y further arms, etc., to the value of
£ 100 ,OOO. The aggregate of this new debt and the balance of the old would then
be paid off m instalments by means of irrevocable drafts on customs Tether
trom earlier conversations with Mr. Philby that there may also be a onesHon f
reorganising the Government workshop at Mecca but he'has not recentlv men
in s^me way, pre S sum g :i e as h ^en^ rqieh W ° Uld C ° me into the l ' a —
to embarK on so risky a transaction but much would depend on the nature of the
dratts on customs If they took the shape of orders to pay periodical sums out of
current revenue, the business, though still riskv, might be worth coZderinv
Mo h 6 FD CVCr ’ thGy ° 0k t le m0re USual form of dra f ts to be accepted in payment