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No Binding. Condizione: Near Fine. Three b/w photos 26x21cm. VG, ms captioned. An alternative published view of (1) (possibly from Aramco's "Sun and Flare") credits Aramco photographer Rissas whose work featured in Aramco World and elsewhere. In the 1940s Khalil (Chalil) Rissas was one of the first Palestinian photojournalists. His father Ibrahim had pioneered Palestinian photography with a studio in Jerusalem. These do not have press or Aramco stamps: the unnamed previous owner was apparently present and perhaps acquired them as a souvenir. (1) "The King is the one with the glasses. This scene is about 1/50 of the hall. Note the whole small camel on big table in front of King. This table had some silverware". The event was laid on for Saud by Eastern Province Governor Saud Ibn Abdullah Ibn Jiluwi, seen in attendance behind the King. To Saud's left is Hail Province Governor Abdulaziz ibn Musaed ibn Jiluwi, brother-in-law of Ibn Saud who supported his conquest of Asir by securing Abha. To his right is US Consul General John Willard Carrigan. Turned away to Carrigan's right is likely the military figure in the other photos. To his right may be Aramcons, one possibly Thomas Barger, and Consulate staff. This presents a far grander version of a typical Emiri feast recorded by a Consulate official: "There would be these huge braziers with either a camel or a goat and big beds of rice. You would sit down, break bread, and you would eat. Then you would get up and wash your hands be perfumed with incense and leave" (Countryman). Saud first visited Eastern Province as King in January 1954 to calm unrest in Aramco's labour force over pay and conditions. This challenged the regime and made the US and Aramco very nervous, and resurfaced in 1956. // (2) "The King and a visiting AF General". A two star USAF General presents Saud with a commemorative plate with US Department of the Air Force seal and dedication: "From / Cadets of United States Air Force / To / Cadets of Royal Saudi Arabia[n Air Force] / 195[5]". This links to the US Military Training Mission launched in June 1953 at Dhahran Air Field. USAF built the Air Field in 1945 close to the Consulate and Aramco. An important Cold War base, this protected oil interests, and the Saudis from Yemeni and Hashemite threats. // (3) "The 'Emir' whose palace the King used while here. He is the guy who orders the head + hand choppings". This shows 3 men seated in conversation over tea: Ibn Jiluwi (R), AF General (centre), and a civilian ex-pat (L). The caption refers to Al Fakhriya Palace outside Hofuf, described by Carrigan's predecessor Parker Hart as "a huge complex, almost as big as the Murabba Palace of Riyadh -- a walled city with gates, fully controlled by his police". From here the Jiluwis were "the stern and ruthless agents of the Saud family" (Stoltzfus). Carrigan was promoted from Consul to Consul General in August 1955. He was close to Ibn Jiluwi, relaying his frustrations over the Buraimi arbitration to the State Department (Telegram 30 Oct 1955). He had told Aramco "Buraimi is ours", and Hart rated his knowledge of the issue better than the King's and advisor Yussuf Yassin's. Consul Grant McClanahan (1954-57) saw Ibn Jiluwi as an "influential, experienced powerful man -- a trusted old retainer of the royal family -- well-known, respected, and feared. He did not have to refer to the Supreme Court, so to speak. My consul general, John Carrigan, dealt with him regularly, calling on him about once a week, and through an interpreter they sometimes joked and made small talk. I went with the consul general to meet the Amir one day, and when he discovered I spoke Arabic, he was very pleased. Once or twice a week, he would invite us to have dinner at the Amirate -- scheduled for one hour after sunset so they could say their sunset prayers". Another described him as "a real Arab desert sheikh of the first water".…