(Jewish Telegraphic Agency)
Ibn Saud, the victorious leader of the Wahabis, was proclaimed King of Hedjas and protector of the Moslem holy cities, Mecca and Medina, according to a despatch from Mecca sent by Sir John Philby, former British advisor to the Transjordanian government and now on a special mission in Arabia.
The despatch of Sir John Philby to the London “Daily Telegraph” declared that the proclamation of Ibn Saud as king took place at a public assembly in Mecca.
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