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Coll 6/80 'South and South-Western boundaries of Saudi-Arabia' [48r] (95/140)
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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on existing maps) is well inside the Protectorate "both
tribally and geographically, while Al f Abr (which is
on the main route from Najran to the Hadhramaut) is
also well within the violet line and is in the territory
of the Ahl Sei’ar (Sir Bernard Reilly’s Secret telegram
No:20 of 19th March 1936 and Mr* Ingrams* report -
Chapters I and XIX)*
I have no reason to doubt the truth of the
statements made to me which were given by responsible
and reliable persons*
5* Mr. Philby also spread abroad that Ibn Sa’ud
’’intended to make a road for motor traffic from Mecca
to the Hadhramaut”, as already reported* I have not
the opportunity in this despatch to comment on the
advantages of such a road being constructed. But were
such a scheme to be considered it would be a matter for
His Majesty’s Government to discuss with the Sa’udi
Government, and for Mr* Philby to proclaim that Ibn
Sa’ud ’’intends” to make the road, as if the country
immediately to the West of the Hadhramaut was Sa’udi
territory and not part of the Aden Protectorate, is
gross impertinence*
6* I do not think that much attention was paid
to Mr* Philby’s Sa’udi propaganda by those who really
count in the Hadhramaut and Qu’aiti territory and possibly
the visit of the Air Officer Commanding and myself with
five aircraft immediately after Mr* Philby’s visit
counteracted to a certain extent its effects. But
there is always a faction in most comnunities who are
anti-Government and an easy prey for foreign intriguers
and the Hadhramaut is no exception, added to which there
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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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- IOR/L/PS/12/2153
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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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