Coll 6/69 'Affairs in the Yemen.'

Title:

Coll 6/69 'Affairs in the Yemen.'

Date:

1935/1937

Description:

Abstract: This file mainly consists of copies of received Colonial Office correspondence relating to political and domestic affairs in the Yemen.Of particular note are copies of two memoranda, forwarded to the Secretary of State for the Colonies by the Governor of Aden (Bernard Rawdon Reilly) and written by Captain Basil William Seager, Frontier Officer for the Aden Protectorate, which are dated 14 September 1935 and 30 July 1937 respectively. Matters discussed include Italian interests in the Yemen and the status and health of the Imam [Yaḥyā Muḥammad Ḥamīd al-Dīn]. The memoranda also include profiles of political figures and rivals to succeed the Imam.The file includes a divider which gives a list of correspondence references contained in the file by year. This is placed at the back of the correspondence (folio 1).Physical description: Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the front cover with 1, and terminates at the inside back cover with 39; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located in the top right corner of the recto side of each folio.

Language:

English

Type:

Archival file

Type (Narrower):

Other Texts

Type (Broader):

Text

Subject:

Rulers
Kings and rulers--Succession
Imam of Yemen

Geographic region:

Yemen

Rights:

رخصة حكومة مفتوحة

Identifier:

81055/vdc_100000000555.0x0002a8_ar
81055/vdc_100000000555.0x0002a8_en
IOR/L/PS/12/2142
IOR/L/PS/12/2142

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