File 4327/1911 Part 4 'Turco-Italian War: Red Sea Blockade'
- Holding institution:
- British Library. India Office Records and Private Papers
- Data provider:
- Qatar National Library
- Title:
- File 4327/1911 Part 4 'Turco-Italian War: Red Sea Blockade'
- Date:
- 1911/1912
- Description:
- Abstract: Part four consists of correspondence relating to an Italian blockade of parts of the Red Sea coast of present-day Saudi Arabia. Several matters are covered by the correspondence:the classification of Turkish grain ships as contraband of war by the Italians;the Italian blockade of Hodeidah [Ḥudaydah] and reported intention of extending it to Jeddah and Yenbo [Yanbuʻ al-Baḥr];the Italian threat to bombard Hodeidah;the appeal for British protection from the British Indian population of the town;impediments to the embarkation of European goods;the British demand for assurances from the Italians that the blockade will not be extended and British Indian subjects will be safe.The correspondence is mostly between the Turkish Government, Turkish Embassy in London, Political Resident at Aden, British Embassies at Constantinople and Rome, and the British Consulate at Jeddah.Physical description: 1 item (70 folios)
- Language:
- English
- Type:
- Archival item
- Type (Narrower):
- Other Texts
- Type (Broader):
- Text
- Subject:
- Economic sanctions
Naval operations - Geographic region:
- Hodeidah
- Rights:
- غير معروف
- Identifier:
- 81055/vdc_100029984359.0x000001_ar
81055/vdc_100029984359.0x000001_en
IOR/L/PS/10/196/4
IOR/L/PS/10/196/4