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PZ 1654/31 'Mr Philby's conversion to Islam' [37r] (25/58)
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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mRACT FROM THE "PIORKSH" DATED THE 20TH SSPTi'HBEa, 1930,
2036
i^hilby a ahabi#
A Mecca newspaper reports that Mr« 1U 8t J# Philby#
the British traveller and
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.
on Arabia, recently
announced that he had became a Mohanmedan, has be cone a
naaber of the Wahabi sect, and ha© adopted the name of
Abdullah,
The Wahabis are the strictest and most puritanical
Mohammedans, to whom smoking and drinking arc ©ins, Ibn
8a f ud, the King of the He;)as, of whom Mr# Philby is a
great friend, is the leading Wahabi figure#
Mr# Philby, who was in charge of the British political
mission to Central Arabia in 1917-1918, and who now
lives at Jeddah, in the Red 8ea, intends, it is stated, to
write a public explanation of why he left Christianity#
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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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- IOR/L/PS/12/15
- Title
- PZ 1654/31 'Mr Philby's conversion to Islam'
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- 37r:37v
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- The Pioneer (xx Pioneer Mail)
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- Public Domain