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Ou the 9 th October, 1930, the following telegram from As Sayyid Al-Hasan-al-
Idrisi was received by His Majesty the King .
■' Your letters by the hand of A1 Abdali have arrived. We have discussed
them with your deputation, and it has been decided with our consent and agree
ment to entrust the administration and finance of our country to your Majesty^
charge. We desire thus to inform you. •
■ 17 th Jamad-al-Awal 1349.
Al Hasan-bin-Ali-al-Idrisi.
His Majesty sent the following telegram in reply :
“ ^ Sayyid Hasan-al-Idrisi. Jizan. Your brother has taken note of your
confidence in God, and in him, and of your reliance upon him. This is the hope
expected from you and your brotherhood. You will only see from us, by the
grace and might of God,' that which pleases you. As to us be sure before God
that we will, please God, do in your country only that which improves your
affairs and the following three results will flow' : First, your comfort,
tranquillity and the preservation of your administration to yourself; secondly,
the comfort of your subjects; and thirdly, the protection of your honour and
the honour of your Province against all aggression. —Abdul Aziz.”
As Sayyid Al-Hasan and his Legislative Council then decided to send a special
deputation of the Hejaz to present to His Majesty the decisions agreed upon,
together with two letters from As Sayyid Al-Hasan-al-Idrisi and the Legislative
Council.
The letters are as follows :—
“ Praise be to God alone. .
“ From Al Hasan-bin-Ali-al-Idrisi to His Majesty the King of the Hejaz,
Nejd and its Dependencies, Abdul Aziz-bin-Abdurrahman-al-Faisal-al-Saud.
“ Peace, mercy and blessings of God be upon you.
“ I thank God, who is the only God, and I pray for His last Prophet, his
relatives and his friends
“I enquire about your prosperity, good health and tranquillity. I pray
God the Almighty that you may be always kept well. If you ask about your
affectionate friend, I am, by the grace of God, as well as you wish. There is
nothing but good health and prosperity. I have received your Majesty s
esteemed favour of the 15th September, 1930, which I have read, thanking you
for your kindness and courtesy, may you ever live in happiness and prosperity.
“ Your kind letters sent by the hand of the brother, Sheikh Hamad-al-
Abdali, have been received and their contents noted. I thank your Majesty
for the advice you have given to my country and for the care you have shown
towards our interests and the organisation of our affairs, in a way that will
maintain our honour and comfort.
In compliance with your suggestions and friendly advice, with which I
agree, I sent round for your Majesty's deputation, and discussed with them the
matters you referred to, of which the principal ones are the administration and
the adjustment of the finances of the country. The decision agreed upon is
the one communicated to your Majesty in the letter of my council. So there is
nothing left undone on my part or on that of my people regarding the measures
which have to be undertaken towards the country and its improvement and
concerning consultation with your Majesty. I pray God may grant success
to all.
“ I wish to draw your Majesty’s attention to the fact that I, on my part,
have proved my friendship and connexion with your Majesty, and I believe that
I have increased your Majesty’s inconvenience, that is to say, I have laid upon
your Majesty s shoulders my task and my hopes for the protection of my honour
and the comfort of my country, trusting that your Majesty’s endeavour for me
in this connexion is better and more hopeful (than mine own). I am therefore
confident that your Majesty will act in this respect as you would do for the
interests v'Ou cherish most, and by this means I would attain the end that I
desire and expect.
In truth your Majesty will realise that our connexion is not of recent
date, and it is full only of the faithfulness and the noble character registered in
the white pages of your Majesty’s prestige.