An old photo of the accompanying delegation with King Abdulaziz during his meeting with President Roosevelt on board the frigate “Quinzy”…and a statement revealing their names • Al-Marsad Newspaper

Al-Marsad newspaper: The “Classic 79” account on Twitter revealed two rare photos of the delegation accompanying King Abdulaziz bin Abdul Rahman Al Saud in his historic meeting with President Franklin Roosevelt, and published a list of the names of the entire delegation.

The delegation appeared on board the frigate Quincy, as the photos date back to February 14, 1945.

It is noteworthy that this meeting was the first between King Abdulaziz and US President Roosevelt and is described as laying the foundation stone for the close traditional relations between the two countries.

“Names of the delegation accompanying King Abdulaziz”

1- Prince Abdullah – the king’s brother

2- Prince Muhammad bin Abdulaziz Al Saud – son of the king

3- Prince Mansour bin Abdulaziz Al Saud – son of the king

4- Sheikh Abdullah Al-Sulaiman – Minister of Finance

5- Sheikh Yusuf Yassin – Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs

6- Sheikh Hafez Wahba – Minister Plenipotentiary of Great Britain

7- Sheikh Bashir Al Saadawi – Special Adviser

8- Dr. Rashad Pharaoh – the king’s physician

9- Majid bin Khtheila – guide

10- Abd al-Rahman al-Quwaiz – the imam of the palace people in prayer

11- Brigadier General Saeed Jawdat – Commander of the Royal Guard and an accompanying officer

12- Captain Muhammad Al-Deeb – an assistant guard officer, and an assistant escort

13- Hamad Al-Sulaiman – Assistant to the Minister of Finance, his uncle

14- Muhammad Abdullah Al-Deghaither – Head and Communications and Wireless Officer

15- Mahsoun Effendi – Radio Supervisor in Najd

16- Saeed Abdullah Al-Deghaither – Communications Assistant

17- Abdullah Al-Tuwaijri – Communications Assistant

18 – Mutlaq bin Zaid – representative of the palace on behalf of the Mutair tribe

19- Ghasab bin Mandeel – the palace representative from the Bani Khalid tribe

20 – Abdullah Belkheir – translator and observer for the English radio

21- Siraj Zahran – official food gourmet and catering specialist

22- Amin Al-Abd Al-Aziz – Chief User

23- Abdullah Al-Hadrami – bearer of royal money

24- Abdullah bin Abdul Wahed – head of the hospitality service, serving coffee

25- Abdul Rahman bin Abdul Wahed – Second coffee service

26- (10) Guards carrying swords and daggers, chosen from among the major tribes

27- (3) servants, one for each royal prince