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Coll 6/80 'South and South-Western boundaries of Saudi-Arabia' [58r] (115/140)
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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23rd Rajab 1355
(9th October 1936).
Greetings.
Prom
To
The Upper Aulaqi Sultan.
The Political Secretary.
A.C.
We write this to inform you, oh friend, that a
European with Sa’udi soldiers arrived at Shabwa some time
back. We thought that they were mere travellers but they
prolonged their stay at Shabwa. On 14th Rajab (30th
September 1936) they arrived at
Wadi
A seasonal or intermittent watercourse, or the valley in which it flows.
Hammam with the inten
tion of entering Markha but they were not allowed to do so
by the Nasiyi tribe and therefore they returned to Shabwa
which is situated on the trade route through which our
merchandise passes to Hadhramaut. We are afraid that our
subjects and caravans proceeding to Hadhramaut may be harmed.
We request Government kindly to inform us whether the
Sa^di Government have been given any authority over the
Hadhrami interior. As far as we f Aulaqis are concerned, we
do not wish them to enter our country at all because we
are already in treaty relations with the British Government
and do not wish to enter into any engagement with any
other Foreign Governments. We are maintaining our
friendly relations with the British Government. We request
the British Government to reply to us on this subject as
soon as possible
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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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- 58r:58v
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- al-`Awlaqi, `Awad ibn Sāliḥ xx al-Awlaqi, Awad ibn Salih
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