PZ 2582/40 'Anglo-Saudi relations: desire of Petroleum Concessions Western Arabia to cease operations: Ibn Saud's desire for them to continue to prevent Italian takeover'
PZ 2582/40 'Anglo-Saudi relations: desire of Petroleum Concessions Western Arabia to cease operations: Ibn Saud's desire for them to continue to prevent Italian takeover'
PZ 2582/40 'Anglo-Saudi relations: desire of Petroleum Concessions Western Arabia to cease operations: Ibn Saud's desire for them to continue to prevent Italian takeover'
Date:
1940/1940
Description:
Abstract: The file contains a telegram from Hugh Stonehewer Bird, British Minister at Jedda to the Foreign Office concerning the reactions of the Saudi Arabian government following the decision of Petroleum Developments Western Arabia Limited to terminate operations in Western Arabia.The telegram also refers to the concerns of Ibn Saud [‘Abd al-‘Azīz bin ‘Abd al-Raḥmān bin Fayṣal Āl Sa‘ūd] regarding a possible Italian takeover in Hedjaz and Ibn Saud's desire for the British government to intervene.Physical description: Foliation: the foliation sequence for this description commences at the front cover with 1, and terminates at the inside back cover with 4; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located in the top right corner of the recto side of each folio.