Directly following the Yalta conference of 1945, FDR traveled to Great Bitter Lake in the Suez Canal to meet with several heads of state aboard the USS Quincy, including King Abdulaziz Al-Saud of Saudi Arabia.
The King arrived arrived with a large entourage of 48 people, and brought with him many gifts for the President and his family, including:
- A steel dagger in a gold and diamond encrusted hilt and sheath
- A sword with gold, leather, and diamond sheath
- Cotton Handkerchiefs
- A silk dress with gold thread and matching underdress
- Several camel hair abas
- Several gold threaded agals
- A box of perfumes in hand painted glass bottles
- A box of musk
- A brass cloisonné box containing five pieces of ambergris
See more of this trip at: https://www.google.com/culturalinstitute/u/0/exhibit/4ALi8vqdaWVrIQ?position=16%3A0
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