"ملف ١١/٢ يوميّات وتقارير: سلسلة الجزيرة العربية" [و‎‎٨‎٦] (٢٢٢/١٧١)

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A field battery of the Royal Artillery was temporarily sited on the Post Office
1 ier, and fired a Royal Salute as His Majesty stepped ashore.
Penzance mounted a Guard of Honour, hut no ceremony was observed in
“ Gorizia
/ ns P ect \ n £ t ^ e fhiard, His Majesty accompanied by his suite and
oy the Chief Commissioner and certain British officials made a tour of the town
by car, visiting first the Tanks in the Crater and then proceeding to the Italian
Salt Works where the Italian staff were presented. Here His Majesty displayed
his remarkable memory when, on beii g informed of the regiments in which
certain members of the staff had fought during the Great War, he recalled in many
instances the names of the Commanding Officers.
The Settlements Gardens at Sheikh Othman were then inspected, after which
the procession returned to the Residency. Here a number of other officers and
officials, among them myself, had the honour of being presented to His Majesty,
with each of whom he found time to have a short conversation. * His Majesty
speaks excellent English. J J
After light refreshments His Majesty re-embarked, the Guard of Honour being
now provided by the Aden Levies.
A Royal Salute was again fired by the field battery.
“ Penzance’s guard paraded, and on this occasion it appeared that a Guard
was also mounted in “ Gorizia ”, although elsewhere the work of the ship proceed
ed without apparent interruption.
28. *' Gorizia ’’ proceeded to sea at 1130, followed by “ Savoia” at 1210. As
the Yacht passed “ Penzance ” the same honours were rendered as on her arrival,
and as she reached the entrance to the Inner Harbour, Royal Salutes were fired
by the ship and Marbut battery.
29. The Chief Commissioner informs me that from his bearing and g meral
demeanour throughout the visit he is confident that His Majesty was genuinely
pleased with the arrangements made for his reception ; this opinion was fully
confirmed by subsequent reports from the Consul, to whom His Majesty and lead
ing members of his entourage had expressed their complete satisfaction.
Sir Bernard has since received a telegram from London, expressing His
Majesty’s Government’s approval of the arrangements made, and congratiTlating
him on his tactful handling of the situation.
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(Received on 2nd February 1935, with Political Secretary's letter No. 3, dated the 17th
January 1935.)
Enclosure in Foreign Office covering letter dated the 11 th January 1935.
Letter from His Majesty’s Charge d’Affairs, Jedda, to the Foreign Office,
No. 349, dated the 27th November 1934.
With reference to my despatch No. 360 of the 12 th December 1933 [Serial No.
( 12 ) in F. No. 17-N./34], relative to the visit to this countrV'by air of an Egyptian
commercial and financial mission headed by Muhammad' Talaat Harb Pasha, I
have the honour to inform you that on the 22 nd November a similar mission arrived
from hgypt by aeroplane, almost a year since the first visit was made. The mem
bers of the mission this year are Midhat Yeghen Pasha, chairman of directors
of the Banque Misr ; Muhammad Talaat Harb Pasha, deputy chairman of directors
of the Banque Misr and Egyptian Senator; Fuad Bey Sultan and Ismail Bey Jad
Barakat, members of the board of directors of Banque Misr; Kemal Bey Aloui,
manager of Misr Airwork, S.A.E. ; and Mukammad-al-Masiri Bey, manager of the
Egyptian Steam Navigation Company. The party, which is considerably stronger
in its composition than that of last year, arrived towards sunset in two aeroplanes,
and were officially welcomed on arrival by the Amir of Jedda, who was accompanied
by local officials, and notables and members of the Egyptian consulate.