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Coll 6/80 'South and South-Western boundaries of Saudi-Arabia' [12v] (24/140)
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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various points in the Najran area (this area is
undoubtedly part of Saudi Arabia).
It appears, however, that I'r. Philby spent a
good deal of time in the Shabwa district (which is
considerably south of the furthest line claimed by Ibn
Saud and is clearly in Protectorate territory) and in the
Hadramaut. It was reported by a respectable Aden merchant
that L'r. Philby, while m the hadramaut, spoke ill of
the British Government, and suggested that the Hadramaut
had a lot to gain by concluding a treaty with Ibn
Saud (flag B).
Subsequently a letter v/as received by the Resident
from the King of the Yemen (flag C) complaining that hr.
Philby, "a British subject and still under British
protection", had entered Yemeni territory with an armed
party.
In a letter from the Colonial Office to the
foreign Office of the 19th November (flag D) the case against
Mr. Philby’s activities was summarised, and representations
at Jedda were suggested.
The matter was taken up orally by h.M. Minister
at Jedda with the Ministry for foreign Affairs, and it was
understood from them that Mr. Philby had no authorisation
from the Saudi Arabian Government, express or implied, to
go outside the borders of Saudi Arabia.
It is quite possible that Mr. Philby did indeed
have no instructions to go outside Saudi Arabia or indulge
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in Saudi propaganda, but that he was led away on the one
hand by his zeal for exploration, and on the other by his
enthusiasm for Ibn Saud. But the whole incident has
naturally/
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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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- Coll 6/80 'South and South-Western boundaries of Saudi-Arabia'
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- front, front-i, 2r:9v, 12r:13v, 18r:41v, 43r:43v, 46r:52v, 56r:57v, 59r:59v, 62r:63v, 66r:69v, back-i, back
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