'Memorandum by Lieutenant-General J. W. Schneider, C.B.'

Title:

'Memorandum by Lieutenant-General J. W. Schneider, C.B.'

Date:

1886/1886

Description:

Abstract: The file consists of a memorandum from Sir John William Schneider, Politcal Resident at Aden, on British interests in Socotra.It includes opinions on Lieutenant-Colonel Kitchener's misapprehensions with regards to British influence at Socotra [Suquṭrā]; discusses the treaty or agreement concluded in 1876 which bound the Sultan Ali Bin Abdulla El-Alfreer and his successors, and the necessity of acquiring certain rights over the island and its dependencies. It also notes the need for the construction and maintenance of a lighthouse at Cape Gardafui or Fas Hufoon; and raises the question of fortifying the island of Perim [Jazīrat Mayyūn] against attacks from the tribes on the African and Arabian coasts, and to protect the lighthouse.Physical description: Foliation: the foliation sequence for this description commences at f 74, and terminates at f 74, 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 side of each folio. An additional foliation sequence is present in parallel; these numbers are also written in pencil, but are not circled.

Language:

English

Type:

Archival file

Type (Narrower):

Other Texts

Type (Broader):

Text

Subject:

Treaties
Lighthouses
Sultan of Socotra

Geographic region:

Socotra

Rights:

رخصة حكومة مفتوحة

Identifier:

81055/vdc_100000000833.0x00008e_ar
81055/vdc_100000000833.0x00008e_en
IOR/L/PS/18/B42
IOR/L/PS/18/B42

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