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PZ 1654/31 'Mr Philby's conversion to Islam' [33r] (17/58)
The record is made up of 1 file (14 folios). It was created in 3 Aug 1930-18 Mar 1931. 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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of the present. He repudiates the slanders to which Mr.
Philhy ! s profession of faith and the King*s acceptance have
given rise.
3. The
writer
The lowest of the four classes into which East India Company civil servants were divided. A Writer’s duties originally consisted mostly of copying documents and book-keeping.
wishes that the scandal-mongers had
stopped at general slander but they do not. They suggest
that the King, who founded his dominions by the sword and
also secured his independence by the grace of God and his own
good planning and power, has shewn submission to the British
by making Mr.Philby a British adviser, so that he should be
under British guidance. ”0h God Almighty, what a lie.’ ;i
cries the author. The hero of battles fought for dignity
and honour could not sink so low. llr.Philby, a true friend
before and after and now a brother in Islam, is too great to
be accused so falsely and the King is a faithful Arab.
4. This article has a certain significance. Mr. Philby
has undoubtedly increased his position with the King,
if not necessarily in other native circles, by his adoption
of Islam. He has much freer access to Ibn Sa*ud now that he
can go to Mecca and other places in the interior, than he had
before. The King, a talkative man by nature, certainly
speaks much to him of his affairs and, I believe, admits him
to the vaguely constituted councils which he constantly
holds. There must be many people who hold by the good old
idea that a British official never changes his spots and that
Kr.Philby can only be acting as some sort of a British agent.
The accuracy of the
writer
The lowest of the four classes into which East India Company civil servants were divided. A Writer’s duties originally consisted mostly of copying documents and book-keeping.
f s references to Ivr.Philby’s past
career would appear to indicate that he has himself had a
good deal to do with the apologia in the Umm-al-Qura.
5. I am sending a copy of this despatch to His Majesty’s
High Commissioners in Iraq and Trans-Jordan.
I have, etc.,
(Signed) Andrew Ryan
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The file contains correspondence regarding the conversion to Islam of Harry St John Bridger Philby, former Colonial Office intelligence officer and advisor to Ibn Saud, King of Nejd and Hejaz. The primary correspondents are: British Legation, Jeddah; Foreign Office; 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. ; Government of India.
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- 1 file (14 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 for this description (used for referencing) commences at f 28, and terminates at f 53, as it is part of a larger physical volume; 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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- PZ 1654/31 'Mr Philby's conversion to Islam'
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- front, back, spine, edge, head, tail, 28r:36v, 38r:38v, 41r:50v
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- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
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