Coll 44/28 ‘Saudi Arabia: Attitude of Ibn Saud towards the European War, 1939.’
- Holding institution:
- British Library. India Office Records and Private Papers
- Data provider:
- Qatar National Library
- Title:
- Coll 44/28 ‘Saudi Arabia: Attitude of Ibn Saud towards the European War, 1939.’
- Creator:
- Author: War Cabinet, Official Committee for Questions Concerning the Middle East
- Date:
- 1940/1945
- Description:
- Abstract: The papers relate mainly to a discussion held in July 1940 by the War Cabinet Official Committee for Questions Concerning the Middle East on the neutrality of Saudi Arabia under Ibn Saud [Ibn Sa‘ūd, or ‘Abd al-‘Azīz bin ‘Abd al-Raḥmān bin Fayṣal Āl Sa‘ūd] during the Second World War. The main issue discussed is how the ‘benevolent neutrality’ of the King of Saudi Arabia, Ibn Saud might be maintained. Notable within the file (folio 2) is a telegram dated 28 February 1945 from the Under-Secretary of State for Dominion Affairs informing the governments of Canada, Australia, New Zealand and Africa that Ibn Saud will be declaring war on Germany and Japan from 1 March 1945. The principal correspondents are the Under-Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs and HM Ambassador to Iraq.Physical description: Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the front cover with 1, and terminates at the inside back cover with 30; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located in the top right corner of the recto side of each folio.
- Language:
- English
- Type:
- Archival file
- Type (Narrower):
- Other Texts
- Type (Broader):
- Text
- Subject:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
King of Saudi Arabia - Geographic region:
- Saudi Arabia
- Rights:
- رخصة حكومة مفتوحة
- Identifier:
- 81055/vdc_100000000691.0x000089_ar
81055/vdc_100000000691.0x000089_en
IOR/L/PS/12/4507
IOR/L/PS/12/4507