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Coll 6/80 'South and South-Western boundaries of Saudi-Arabia' [‎64r] (127/140)

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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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In the name of God, the Compassionate, the Mer
ciful.
2nd Shauban, 1355
(October 21st 1936)
Prom His Majesty the Imam Yahya bin Muharsnad Hamid-ud-Din,
To His excellency Sir Bernard Reilly, K.C.M.G. ,C.X .E. ,O.B.E.j
Resident etc.
We extend to Your Excellency our respects.
We beg to call your icind attention to an incident
which we regret to report to Your Excellency and which has
happened during yoir absence from Aden on leave. This
incident has caused all kinds of doubt and uneasiness in all
parts of the country and a great deal of surprise and
amazement due to our ignorance of its reason.
Mr. Philby, who has chosen to reside in the Hejaz
for some years, claimed in the month of July last to be the
representative of Great Britain and thus earned for himself
the immunities and privileges accorded to political Represen
tation. He brought a group of armed men and, with them,
crossed the Yemeni Boundary in cars near hajran and came
down to the Hadhramaut where he told them (the Hadhramis)
different stories. He claimed that he would construct a
motorcar road between the Hejaz and tne Hadhramaut and that
he would erect in some places stations and buildings. V'e
have heai'd from certain people that Mr. Philby encouraged
our people to take aggressive measures against the Yemeni
Government and its territories. He entered Marib and
Jof and said different things. Mr. Philby is a British
subject and is still under British protection. His
entrance into our country with armed men without permission
violates international regulations as does his wandering
about within our country and the making of declarations
against our Government. His strange conduct has excited
our people and we are sure that Great Britain never permits

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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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