JEWELLED SWORD
King Of Saudi Arabia's Gift To Mr. Churchill PRINCES AT DOWNING STREET British. Official Wireless Rec. 2.30 p.m. RUGBY, Dec. 6. The two Arabian Princes of Amir and Khalid, sons of King Abdul Aziz of Saudi Arabia, visited No. 10, Downing Street on Monday and presented Mrs. Churchill, on behalf of their father, with a beautiful Arab sword, with heavily jewelled hilt and I gold scabbard which was also heavily I jewelled. This was a present from I the King to Mr. Churchill and, in ' making the presentation, Amir Feisul said that the sword was a sign of the friendship and admiration for Mr. Churchill's stand in the greatest crisis in the history of the world. Mrs. Churchill, replying, said she accepted the sword on Mr. Churchill's behalf as a token of the steadfast friendship which the King had always shown toward Britain.
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Auckland Star, Volume LXXIV, Issue 290, 7 December 1943, Page 4
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