Photo #: NH 44525
USS Cimarron (AO-22)
Captain John W. Murphy, ship's Commanding Officer, talks with
King Ibn Saud, of Saudi Arabia, during a Royal visit on board,
probably near Dhahran, Saudi Arabia, circa 1947. Interpreter
Mohamed Effendi is between them.
Some of the King's bodyguards are also present. At right are
Ralph B. Curren (Civil Air Attache to the U.S. Embassy at Cairo,
Egypt) and Waldo Bailey (U.S. Consul at Dhahran).
U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph.
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