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Telegram P., dated the 24th (received 26th)^December 1918,
Prom—His Majesty’s Secretary of State for Indih. London,
To His Excellency the Viceroy (Foreign ^Political Department), Delhi.
(Addressed Baghdad.) ^
His Majesty’s Government accept the view that message proposed in my
• Serial No. 66 . telegram,* dated the 13th December,
Baghdsid to Ibn Sand. With as little deky a^possibirplise arrln^aelo?™
This refers to the telegrams from the High Commissioner, Egypt Cairo,
+ t C/ 8 .S„ N 6 8 ro - f™/ i* 94 >+ 1 and 19 °9.J dated the 17th and
19th December, respectively.
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Mo. 26723-127—44, dated Baghdad, the £7th November 1918.
From— Brevet Lieutenant-Colonel A. T. Wilson, C.M G C T P 1 n ^ n
Officiating Civil Commissioner, Baghdad, ’ "
To-The Hon’blb Sir Hamilton Grant, K.C.I.E., C.S.I., Foreign Secretary to the
Government of India in the Foreign and Political Department, Delhi.
I have the honour to enclose, for the information of the Government of
§ Placed at end of Proceeding. India, 100 Copies of a reportS by
. , a v ,j i a • -i ®t. J. Philby, C.I.E., I.C.S., on his
M ission to Abdul Aziz ibn Abdul Rahman ibn Saud, Ruler of Najd.
2 . It is not too much to say that no previous British Mission in Central
Arabia has yielded such valuable results, both political and geographical.
3. ^ Politically, the results are at first sight of a negative nature, compared
to the violent movements which have been excited elsewhere in Arabia ; the
fact, however, that we have first hand information from a competent source,
of the real feelings of the Ruler of Najd and his people during this crisis of
their affairs is of the greatest permanent value.
4. Geographically, the positive results gained are of the greatest value ;
a large area has been traversed for the first time by a European under
conditions which enabled him to take notes and make enquiries with full
acquaintance of the work of previous travellers.
5. Mr. Philby is now on his way to Egypt at my request to confer with
the High Commissioner, preparatory to proceeding on leave which he has so
well-earned and I am glad to have the opportunity of placing on record my
appreciation of the ability and devotion to duty which he has displayed in the
conduct of this Mission.
6 . I have sent a copy of this letter with 100 copies of the report to the
Secretary of State for India and High Commissioner, Cairo.
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