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| Standard Oil of California was awarded an oil concession by the Saudi government. Ibn Sa‘ud made the grant despite opposition from conservative religious quarters. His primary concern at this time and over the next 20 years was internal security. Yet he had difficulty raising sufficient funds to police his kingdom, a predicament that led him to seek commercial and diplomatic subsidies. | 1 |
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| Treaty of friendship between Transjordan and Saudi Arabia. The agreement ended years of hostility and tension between the two states. | 2 |
| The Encyclopedia of World History, Sixth edition. Peter N. Stearns, general editor. Copyright © 2001 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Maps by Mary Reilly, copyright © 2001 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved. | |
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