TRAVELLER IN ARABIA.-—Kim Philby, the British Secret Service agent who actually worked for the Russians, is well known to the present generation; few know much about his father, St John Philby, whose name was a household word in an earlier generation. St John Philby, who began life in the Indian Civil Service, became one of the greatest travellers and explorers in Arabia. In “Philby of Arabia” (Faber and Faber), reviewed on this page, Elizabeth Monroe tells the story of this strange man of extremes, who spent much of his career at odds with the British Government over promises to the Arabs whose causes he espoused.
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Press, Volume CXIV, Issue 33514, 20 April 1974, Page 10
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105TRAVELLER IN ARABIA.-—Kim Philby, the British Secret Service agent who actually worked for the Russians, is well known to the present generation; few know much about his father, St John Philby, whose name was a household word in an earlier generation. St John Philby, who began life in the Indian Civil Service, became one of the greatest travellers and explorers in Arabia. In “Philby of Arabia” (Faber and Faber), reviewed on this page, Elizabeth Monroe tells the story of this strange man of extremes, who spent much of his career at odds with the British Government over promises to the Arabs whose causes he espoused. Press, Volume CXIV, Issue 33514, 20 April 1974, Page 10
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