رسائل امين الريحاني العربية

Letter from Ameen Rihani to King Abdulaziz Ibn Saud, undated

رسالة من امين الريحاني الى الملك عبد العزيز، التاريخ غير مذكور. فيه يحدث الريحاني الملك عبد العزيز بمباحثاته مع "رجال المال والاقتصاد" في اميركا وتوقعاته ومخاوفه بعد انعقاد مؤتمر نزع السلاح العالمي في جنيف "الشهر القادم". كما يخبر الريحاني الملك بنيته زيارة الموصل في العراق ومعرفة "ما تطور من احوال البلاد" قبل ان يتم كتابه - قد يكون كتابه عن فيصل الاول - بالنسخة الانكليزية ومن ثم زيارة الملك فيصل الاول، فيسأل الريحاني ان كان يريد الملك ان ينقل الريحاني اي رسالة من المللك عبد العزيز الى الملك فيصل. ملحق بالرسالة مذكرة تبحث تاريخ "الامام فيصل بن تركي" مع الانكليز كذلك السياسة البريطانية الحاضرة في المنطقة ومستقبل حكم آل سعود في ظلها.

A letter from Ameen Rihani to King Abdulaziz, undated. Rihani tells King Abdulaziz about his discussions with "businessmen" in America and his concerns and expectations following the Conference for the Reduction and Limitation of Armaments or as also known World Disarmament Conference, to be held in Geneva "next month". Rihani also informs the King that he will visit Mosul, Iraq in order to know recent updates before he finishes his book - likely the book of Faisal the first - written in English, then he will meet with King Faisal the First, Rihani asks Ibn Said if the latter would like Rihani to convey a message from him to King Faisal. Also attached to the letter a "Mem" as described, in which Rihani explains the history of Britain with "Imam Faisal bin Turki" - second ruler of the Second Saudi State -, as well as the present British policy in the region and the future of Ibn Saud government.

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