(Jewish Telegraphic Agency)
A pact to maintain peaceful relations with Iraq and Transjordania was concluded by Ibn Saud, King of Hedjas and Nejd and leader of the Wahabis, at a recent conference held at Riyad, it was officially announced here today.
The pact confirms the full rights of Ibn Saud to control the Moslem holy sites at Mecca and Medina.
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