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1945 February 14 US President Roosevelt Meets with King Saud of Saudi Arabia

1945 February 14 US President Roosevelt Meets with King Saud of Saudi Arabia

Who: Franklin D Roosevelt & King Ibn Saud

What: President Roosevelt receives King Ibn Saud aboard the USS Quincy.

Where: Great Bitter Lake, Suez Canal

Why: No known transcripts of the meeting exist but a subsequent letter from Roosevelt to Ibn Saud and future events imply discussions of Palestine and the Jews seeking a Middle East homeland.

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