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Mr. Trott to Viscount Halifax.—{Received July 11.)
(No. 113.)
My Lord, Jedda, June 27, J939.
I HAVE the honour to enclose herein copies in translation of two messages
from His Royal Highness the Amir Faisal which were communicated to me to-day
by the Qaimmaqam of Jedda. The one of them which is dated to-day evidently
refers to the other, which is dated the 22nd June, and which gives the text of a
message to the Italian Minister at Jedda. Signor Sillitti is requested to induce
the Bari broadcasting station to confine itself to correct news about this country.
I imagine that the message to Dr. Grobba, referred to in the later enclosure, was
sent to Bagdad on the date of the earlier.
2. I thanked his Excellency the Qaimmaqam warmly for these two communi
cations, in which I said I knew your Lordship would be very interested.
I have, &c.
A. C. TROTT.
Enclosure 1.
Telegraphic Message received from His Royal Highness the Amir Faisal, the
Minister for Foreign Affairs, on the Mh Jumad-al-Awwal, 1358 {June 22,
1939), and communicated to the Italian Minister at Jedda on the Same Day.
(Translation.)
THE friendly relations existing between us and Italy make it necessary for
us to be frank in all matters concerning our two countries. The Italian Govern
ment are aware of our general political position, and of our attitude towards the
present European dispute. We, as far as possible, wish to avoid interfering in
this dispute. It has happened that certain news has been broadcast from Italy
and Germany concerning certain events such as the visit of Ibn-al-Waleed (Khalid
Garqani) to Germany and the visit of Sir Bullard to the Amir Faisal at Taif.
The two broadcasting stations have taken advantage of these two events to make
propaganda against Great Britain. We, as the Italian Government are aware,
wish to remain on friendly terms with all parties and have no wish to have our
position exploited by one party against the other. We request, therefore, that
this observation may be brought to the notice of the Broadcasting Administration
in Italy so that only correct news may be broadcast about this country and so that
we may not be compelled to issue a denial of the news broadcast in such cases.
Wi Jumad-al-Awwal, 1358.
{June 27, 1939.)
Enclosure 2.
Message from the Saudi Ministry for Foreign Affairs, communicated to the
British Legation through the Qaimmaqam, Jedda.
(Translation.)
MESSAGE from His Royal Highness the Amir Faisal, the Minister for
Foreign Affairs, concerning the news which has been broadcast by Italy about us
and the relations between us and the British Government. We have instructed
our representative at Bagdad to speak to Dr. Grobba in the same sense, and have
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