مجموعة ٦/٨٠ "الحدود الجنوبية والجنوبية الغربية للسعودية" [و‎‎٥‎٤] (١٤٠/١٠٧)

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route. Apart from the fact that no one of the
Hadhramis would be able to travel by this road except
by experiencing great difficulties and incurring
heavy expenses, the Hadhramaut itself would not gain
anything by the opening of this road. We therefore
wish by means of the assistance of His Majesty’s
Government to take such precautionary measures
as may ensure the safety of the borders.
We assure you that there exists no relation
ship between our Government and the Sa’udi Government
other than the Islamic-Arab ties. bile we have
regard for this tie we do not in any way wish them
to do anything which would disturb our minds. We
welcome the visit of any mission from them at any time
they like to visit the Hadhramaut on condition that they
obtain permission from His Majesty’s Government at Aden
and ourselves. The visits of armed missions to the
Hadhramaut without previous information or permission
are not appreciated.
We should like to bring to your notice that
the Irshadiyan Community in the Hadhramaut and Java may
have some connection with the Sa’udi Government.
There are in this community many of the Ahl Kathir.
Perhaps even the Irshadiyan Community might have had
a hand in the arrival of Sheikh Abdullah Philby to
the Hadhramaut for at the very time in which Sheikh
Abdullah Philby came to the Hadhramaut, there appeared
from the Kathiri Irshaid Community a notification both
on the coast and in the Interior of the Hadhramaut
containing a clear call to the people to join the Flag
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