Caption on reverse: "King of Saudi Arabia entertains U.S. General. Major General Ralph Royce (right), commander of the U.S. Army forces in the Middle East, sits next to Shaikh Yusuf Yasin, Saudi Arabian Deputy Foreign Minister, at a banquet given in the American general's honor by King Ibn Saud of Saudi Arabia at the royal palace …

Caption on reverse: "U.S. commanders meet in Middle East. Lieut. Gen. Brehon B. Somervell (left), commander of U.S. army service forces, is welcomed by Maj. Gen. Ralph Royce, commander of U.S. army forces in the Middle East, upon General Somervell's arrival in Egypt on an inspection tour of U.S. supply bases."