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Enclosure 10 to S. No* (1).
El Haj Abdulla Philby : activities in the Hadheamaut.
It is reported by Sheikh Omer Baobeid, a well-known merchant in
Aden, who arrived from his country (Shibam) last week, that El Haj
Abdulla Philhy stayed many days at Shibam and told the people there
that the object of his visit was to open a motor road from Nejran to the
Hadhramaut and to encourage the trade in Ford cars, as he is a Ford
Agent in Hejaz.
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He praised highly Ibn Saud, Abdul Aziz, and advised the Aqils and
Sheikhs to proceed to Hejaz and to conclude a treaty with Abdul Aziz, as
the latter is willing to accept this and will do his best to please them in
everything.
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In the Hadhramaut most of the people were astonished to hear this
and replied that their country was under British protection. He told
them it was wrong to say that, as the Hadhramaut is an independent country
and they had a lot to gain by concluding a treaty with Ibn Saud. He also
said that from Nejran to the border of the Hadhramaut all the tribes agreed
to be under Saudi protection. He tried to convince the Hadhramant
people of the generosity of Ibn Saud and advised them to take this chance
and to accompany him back to Hejaz.
He spoke ill of the British Government’s policy and indicted the British
for their cruelty towards the Arabs of Palestine. He used his radio daily
whilst there and allowed anyone who wished to hear it. His radio apparatus
sqid to be of a verv costly type and can work from one battery for a thou-
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It is said that last year some of the Aqils of the Hadhramaut visited Ibn
Saud and returned to their country praising the Sultan’s generosity.
Three of the head Sheikhs of the well-known Hadhramaut tribe of Saar,
accompanied Philby to Hejaz to visit the Saudi Sultan.
Philhy had with him three Ford cars (two lorries and a four-seater).
He came to the Hadhramaut with the small car and one lorry; the second
lorry was kept at Shubwa.
He was very modest and generous and the Hadhramaut people liked
him very much.
Enclosure 11 to S. No. (1).
T etter prom His Highness the Sultan of Shihe and Mukalla, to the
Acting Resident.
After our arrival at Mukalla we interviewed Sheikh ’Abdullah Philby
everal occasions. We gathered from his conversations with us that
P n ? • hlv praises the Sa’udi Government in a way which signifies a spirit
• J propaganda in their favour.
Ti was clear from information received from the persons with whom he
i ^ interviews both at Mukalla and Hadhramaut, that he had spread pro-
had favour 0 f the Sa’udi Government. He also told many persons
paganaa ^ Q ove r nme nt are prepared to render assistance to the Hadh-
that , people ask for it. He also explained that the tribesmen living
raxnaut ii f vp all en t e red into an agreement with the Sa’udi Govern-
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beyond ^ no one dar e to interfere with any traveller while on his
ment ana tx ^ ^ Mecca. While this does not coincide with the true facts
way from ivi „ himself was not able to pass through the borders
(because ^ / bevond A1 ’Abr except by means of an escort from
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of t he tribesme l^of tbs nature creates anxiety in the minds of the
them) yet p tl ? s § necessitates the taking of precautionary measures.
peopl , nnpmns of a road for motor traffic between the Hadhra*
Similarly th p m escribe(i b y Sheikh ’Abdullah Philby calls
-nnut and Najran iu, . ^ x-in/-. winch mi^ht be
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xaaut ^ also on account ot tne resmrs wmon xiiigiiu ue
broughrabout by the opening of such a route. Apart from the fact that no
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