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September 19, 1934.
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Record of First Meeting with Fuad Bey Hamza (Deputy Saudi Arabian Minister
for Foreign Affairs), held at the Foreign Office on September 19, 1934.
FUAD BEY HAMZA called on Mr. Rendel this morning accompanied by
the Saudi Arabian Minister in London, Sheikh Hafiz Wahba. Sir A. Ryan was
also present, except at the beginning of the conversation.
2. Mr. Rendel drew Fuad Bey out on the subjects he wished to discuss, and
elicited the fact that he regarded the question of the south-eastern fh tier of
Saudi Arabia as being of special importance.
3. Fuad Bey dealt first, however, with the question of the relations between
Saudi Arabia and Iraq. He wished to know how His Majesty’s Government
would view a tightening up of those relations in the common interest of two Arab
countries, both of which were on specially friendly terms with His Majesty’s
Government His Government had not made any definite approach to the Ii aqi
Government^ but they had the possibility in view, always provided that His
Majesty’s Government saw no objection. They did not wish to do anything
contrary to His Majesty’s Government’s policy.
4. Mr. Rendel said that he would like to have a clearer view of what
Fuad Bey had in mind. Speaking generally, and subject to the approval ot tlie
Secretary of State, he said that His Majesty's Government would welcome any
thing tending to promote concord and prosperity between the Arab states and
would therefore view with sympathy any rapprochement between baud Arabia
and Iraq which had for its object the promotion of peace m ^ I ' abla o f 1 ,
necessary to consider carefully the nature of any proposed understanding to
ensure that it was consonant with the existing obligations of the P^Ges notabl}
those of Iran under her Treaty of Alliance witn us and as a member ot tne
League of Nations. He did not think, however, tha ‘^^““^“shhed
barrier to a closer understanding between Saudi A , rablaaad Jp dhfHnrA
that any points which might arise could be covered by suitable dra g-()
5. Sir A. Ryan concurred, adding, however, tbat f GtHHchluarantef
Abdui Aziz had rather more in view and sought some sort o %
of the proposed Saudi—Iraq understanding.
6. Fuad Bey said that this was of Hifldf jes’ty^GoTOrm
guarantee, but wished merely to . as ? er h :i y landing would be suitable, whether,
ment. He went on to ask what kind of " nd “y al ?f 1 it or whether their
for instance His Powt^ whfch would be kept informed
position would be merely that or a tn , n a the tic interest,
at intervals of what was passing and would take a sympathetic mte
7. Mr. Rendel explained, on the one hand, the objections of 013 uiv.-ih,.
of the Secretary of Mate, that His 1 J j ra n subject to what he
sympathy a rapprochement between aua existing obligations, but that,,
had said about the need for harmomsi ^ information as the parties directly
while they would be glad to receive s themselves parties to the
concerned might give them, they would prefei not to
understanding arrived at.
• i .S hv the Foreign Office legal advisers in connexion
p) This question has already been fully ^^pact.
with an earlier proposal for a Perso-Iraqi non
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