Sir Gilbert Clayton

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Sir Gilbert Clayton

British statesman

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…and a British special envoy, Sir Gilbert Clayton, placed Saudi relations with Great Britain on a permanent footing as the British fully acknowledged Saudi independence. A series of Muslim conferences sponsored by the Saudis in the Hejaz legitimized their presence as rulers.
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…and a British special envoy, Sir Gilbert Clayton, placed Saudi relations with Great Britain on a permanent footing as the British fully acknowledged Saudi independence. A series of Muslim conferences sponsored by the Saudis in the Hejaz legitimized their presence as rulers.
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