مجموعة ٦/٨٠ "الحدود الجنوبية والجنوبية الغربية للسعودية" [و‎‎١‎٩] (١٤٠/٣٧)

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British Legation,
8th ©comber 1926.
Jedda
Your Royal Highness,
After Compliments,
I liave the honour { to a
fou/ 3 oyal Highnesu upon a
matter which I treated orally with His Excellency 3 uad Bey
Hamea and should have preferred to continue to treat orally, ^
only His Excellency has left Jedda and may not be back for some
time. The question is the journey of Mr* Philby into the Aden
. rotectorate with an armed Saudi force without notice having
been given to the rotectorate authorities beforehand.
I duly reported to my Government the assurance of the
Saudi Arab Government that they did not know rr* Philby intended
to go south of Najran, and that he had no authorisation from
them, whether express or implied, to proceed with the armed
force outside the borders of Saudi Arabia. His Majesty’s
Govern ent were very glad to receive this assurance, which
confirms the supposition which they had already for-ed on the
subject, and they now understand the extraordinary occurrence.
I am however to point out that the arrival of Mr* hilby in the
Aden Protectorate with an armed Caudi force night have caused
an incident or on the other hand might have led the tribes in
those parts to suppose that r* Philby had oome on a mission
from the £audi Arab Government, either of which results would
have been harmful to the good relations which have subsisted
for so long between the two governments* In conclusion I am
to inform Your Royal Highness that His Majesty’s rovemment
trust that suitable action will be taken in regard to the
person whose irresponsible conduct might have led to so
regrettable a consequence.
Uith highest respects,
(8gd.) R.W. Bullard.
His Royal Highness
The Amir Feysal,
Mecca.