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Coll 6/80 'South and South-Western boundaries of Saudi-Arabia' [11r] (21/140)
The record is made up of 1 file (68 folios). It was created in 8 Oct 1936-1 Mar 1937. It was written in English. The original is part of the British Library: India Office The department of the British Government to which the Government of India reported between 1858 and 1947. The successor to the Court of Directors. Records and Private Papers Documents collected in a private capacity. .
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ivhy he had gone there in such manner he reolied that he
held a British nassoort and that he waa nrenared to oroduee
it to the frontier officials had there been any. T have
also learnt that % 'r. Phi lb,y haa exolained to the reBoonaible
authorities in the Hadhramaut the reasons for his going
there and that he was not entrusted with any mission by the
Government of K. the King and that he only v.ent into the
Hadhramaut because he had to get his cars renaired and to
obtain some articles which he needed. It aonears that
they were satisfied with his exnlanatlona and afforded him
the required assistance. Had it not been eo, it would
have been their concern, and within their nower to take the
measures they thought orooer against him.
In rny case I think the importance attached to the
journey of ’ r. "hilby rnd the irroresaion it caused or might
have caused have heen much exaggerated especially if we
take into consideration the fact that hia journey was not
m'de by order of the Government nor with their permission.
As to the armed persons said to have accompanied r. hllby,
they were merely such guides, guards and servants as escort
every one who travels in the desert to protect and assist
the traveller and to supply him with his requirements.
Consequently I hope that the explanation which I have given
will serve to remove suspicion (literally ”what has come
into the minde’ , ) and to assure of the good intentions of
the Govern-ent of H.the King.
Mth highest respects,
Yours sincerely,
feigned) ^eyeal.
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This file relates to the disputed south and south-western boundaries of Saudi Arabia. It primarily concerns an expedition to southern Saudi Arabia that was undertaken by Harry St John Bridger Philby in 1936, during which Philby was reported to have entered Yemeni and British territory. Much of the correspondence discusses Philby's visit to Shabwa [Shabwa, Yemen] (reportedly with an armed Saudi party), a visit considered by the British to be an incursion into the Aden Protectorate.
The file's principal correspondents are the following: His Majesty's Minister at Jedda (Sir Reader William Bullard); the Acting Political Resident A senior ranking political representative (equivalent to a Consul General) from the diplomatic corps of the Government of India or one of its subordinate provincial governments, in charge of a Political Residency. , Aden (Morice Challoner Lake); Harry St John Bridger Philby; the Minister for Saudi Foreign Affairs [Fayṣal bin ‘Abd al-‘Azīz Āl Sa‘ūd]; the Sultan of Shihr and Mukalla; the Imam of Yemen [Yaḥyā Muḥammad Ḥamīd al-Dīn].
In addition to correspondence the file includes Philby's own account of his visit to Shabwa, in an article published in The Times in January 1937.
The file includes a divider which gives a list of correspondence references contained in the file by year. This is placed at the back of the correspondence.
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- 1 file (68 folios)
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The papers are arranged in approximate chronological order from the rear to the front of the file.
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Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the front cover with 1, and terminates at the inside back cover with 70; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located in the top right corner of the recto The front of a sheet of paper or leaf, often abbreviated to 'r'. side of each folio.
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- 10r:11v
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- Government of Saudi Arabia
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