ملف رقم ٢١٨٢ لسنة ١٩١٣، الجزء ٥، "منطقة نجد بالجزيرة العربية: سياسة ابن سعود" [و‎‎٣‎٥‎٢] (٣٠٨/٢٧٩)

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G opl* idont iv'l •
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The Deputy Secret£.ry to the Government of Indin
in the foreign nnd Political Department,
To
The rlon’hle Lieut: Colonel Sir I. Con,
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ZX.I.Z
Political Resident in the Persian Gulf, Basrah.
Dated Delhi, the 10th Ilarch 1916.
Sir,
7 /ith reference to the correspondence ending vith
your telegram Ho. S52 B•, dated the Srst January 1916, c-n
directed to inform you that tho treaty recently concluded
oy you with Bin Sand, Euler of ITojd, has been approved by
H i s I.Ia o e st y * b Gove mment.
2 ' With a view to final ratification I am to forv ard
herewith, the tent of the original Treaty as signed by
yourself and Bin Sand in original, together with three
copies of the English translation on parchment, and to
requost that you will kindly have the original Arabic tent
reproduced in the blanu margin Ox the parchment copies,
which should then be signed by yourself and Bin Saud end
returned to this Department for the signature Ox Lis
Excellency the Viceroy. A copy of the Treaty as ratified
will be forwarded for record in your office, and a copj will
also be sent for tho information of Bin Saud.
I am to take this opportunity to convey to you an
xprossion of tho appreciation of Lis Majesty’s Government
f the skilful manner in which you have conducted these
treaty negotiations with tho Euler ox x.eju
reived on 13 APR j91 ti with J I have, etc,,
INDIA FOREIGN - ^CRETARY’S
Lettep. No. 22 M
^Ditsd
(Sd,) K#V* Biscoe,
Deputy Secretary to trie Gov - • ox
Captain,
India.
17 MAR 1916