§ 29. Lieut.-Commander KENWORTHYasked the Secretary of State for the Colonies whether he has considered further the question of maintaining a British representative at the Court of Ibn Saud, Sultan of Nejd; and what decision has been arrived at?
§ Mr. AMERYNo new decision has been arrived at. The existing arrangements for maintaining communication with the Sultan of Nejd are considered adequate for present purposes.
§ Lieut.-Commander KENWORTHYWhat are the present arrangements for communication?
§ Mr. AMERYWe communicate at present through more than one channel. There is the British Resident in the Persian Gulf, and, as regards Iraq and Transjordanian affairs, there are the High Commissioners of Palestine and Iraq.