£320
Unusual pair of Syrian civil decorations, to include: Order of Civil Merit of the Syrian Arab Republic, 1953 Syrian Arab Republic Order of Civil Merit Grand Cross Medal, in original case. Together with citations and correspondence, in original tube. Provenance: The dagger presented to 'Mr Sobhi El-Ejel', Consul General for the Syrian Arab Republic and Dean of Consular Corps in India. Mr El-Ejel was a Syrian National who, having originally been a freedom fighter in Syria achieved high status with the independence of the country, becoming Consul for Syria in Bombay before the Embassy was established in New Delhi Served in other countries and returned to Bombay as Consul General, awarded various orders of merit across the Middle East, having a singular devotion 'To Work for the Consolidation of Close Relations between India and the Arab World'. Married a Welsh Lady from Carmarthenshire. (B.P. 21% + VAT)
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