890F.24/4–2045: Telegram

The Acting Secretary of State to the Minister in Saudi Arabia ( Eddy )

125. ReLegs 179, April 20, 10 a.m. In a conversation on April 21 and by a memorandum dated April 24 the Department replied to the British memorandum of April 17 substantially as follows:

[Here follows substance of memorandum of April 24 to the British Embassy, printed on page 881.]

The British Embassy is reporting the two suggestions to London with the Department’s request for an early reply.

Note: Estimate presented to British coincides with Legation’s estimate except that riyals for coinage purposes are estimated at 8 million instead of 10 million. An explanation of this reduction lies in certain gold operations being described in airmail instruction.87

Seventeen million conversion scheme riyals are also contemplated but are not of course included in a supply program.

Grew
  1. No. A-272, April 24, not printed.