مجموعة ٦/٨٠ "الحدود الجنوبية والجنوبية الغربية للسعودية" [و‎‎٦‎٤] (١٤٠/١٢٧)

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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