ملف ٧٢٥١/١٩٢٠ الجزء ٣ "الجزيرة العربية: الوضع والسياسة؛ جدول أعمال اجتماعات اللجنة المشتركة بين الإدارات" [و‎‎٢‎٩‎٥] (٢٦٨/٢٢٧)

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From Sir P. Cox, 6th October 1920.
(Received 9th, 8 a.m.)
generaf S^chlmit K hi ^ ^ It® broached tlie object himself in
he was certainly no less worthy of royal status th-m qi, •/ i te t 1 s P llere .
that of official nominee to a T.frkish Goveni "Lt post who- P-
of their war policy the Allies had recomlfse I as Kffil'’ f V ( ? general) purposes
fplpo-nin nf tli a ^.p <j f i C l * took line indicated m yonr
telegram ol the 8th of September, and had little difficulty in riding him olf the'idea
ol assuming title ol King.. He suggested that “ Sultan of Central Aral a ” would he
appropriate, but 1 expressed the view that it was ton La would be
especially with an I bn Hashid in the field, and recommended Sultan of °Nejd and IS
ilf 1 1 C '!‘ i° S ' • e , WJ accept our advice on this point as to the most appropriate
method of bringing about the (? change), he pointed out that he obviouslySoul 1 not
run the risk of making any public announcement of f? his) assumption of the tide
unkss he were assured before he did so that we would accept it, and he asked me to
asccilam the views, and, il possible, obtain the (? assurance) of His Majesty’s
Government. I therefore request your authority either to address him officially
saying with reference to his verbal communication to me His Majesty’s Government
are pleased to comment that they will offer no objection to his assuming the said (hie
s Oil d he decide to do so; or alternative that 1 should inform him that should such
- be rece,vet1 fron ' His Majesty’s Government will reply in the sense