ملف ١٩٢٦/٨٧ الجزء ١ "الجزيرة العربية: ابن سعود؛ اللقب؛ الاعتراف به ملكًا للحجاز" [و‎‎٦‎٢] (٣٠٦/١١٧)

[This Document is the Property of His Britannic Majesty’s Government.]
EASTERN (Arabia). . ^ [March 29, 1926.]
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CONFIDENTIAL. Section 2.
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[E 2069/7/91] No. 1.
Acting Consul Jordan to Sir Austen Chamberlain.—[Received March 29.)
(No. 28.)
Jeddah, March 9, 1926.
I HAVE the honour to enclose herewith an extract from the Mecca paper “ Umm-
al-Qura,” giving the text of the letter received from the Soviet representative in Jeddah
communicating the Soviet Government’s recognition of Sultan Abdul Aziz as King of
the Hejaz, and which was notified in writing to His Majesty on the 16th February last.
2. I am informed confidentially that the Soviet representative verbally requested
Ibn Saud to consider the Soviet Government’s recognition as confidential until His
Britannic Majesty’s Government had notified him of their recognition of His Majesty.
3. This arrangement, however, no doubt caused the anxiety to Ibn Sand as
reported in my telegram No. 23 of the 24th February.
4. The French consul in Jeddah also informed Ibn Saud verbally of the recogni
tion of the French Republic on the 2nd, as did also the Italian consul, but neither of
which to date have been confirmed in writing.
I have, &c.
S. R. JORDAN.
Enclosure in No. 1 .
Extract from the Mecca Newspaper “ Umm-al-Qura.”
Recognition from Foreign Powers for Abdul Aziz as King of the Hejaz
and Sultan of Nejd and its Dependencies.
THE King has received on 3.8.1344 the following letter from the Russian agent
and consul:—
“ His Majesty the King of the Hejaz
and Sultan of Nejd and its Dependencies.
“ (After greetings and respects.)
“ Supported by the order of my Government, I have the honour to inform
your Majesty that the Government of the Soviet Republic, according to the
fundamental principle regarding the independence and the freedom of nations,
and in regard to the will of the Hejaz people shown in their ‘ bayat ’ to your
Majesty as King over the Hejaz, recognise your Majesty as King of the Hejaz and
Sultan of Nejd and its dependencies.
“ Therefore the Soviet Government consider themselves in suitable convenient
political state with your Majesty’s Government.
“ In conclusion, please accept my best respects.
“ Karim Khakimoff,
“ Soviet Agent and Consul-General, Jeddah.
“3.8.44 (February 16, 1926).”
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