Aden Affairs
- Holding institution:
- British Library. India Office Records and Private Papers
- Data provider:
- Qatar National Library
- Title:
- Aden Affairs
- Date:
- 1847/1906
- Description:
- Abstract: This item comprises an abstract of contents listing copies of enclosures to a despatch from the Government of Bombay [Mumbai] Secret Department to the Secret Committee, Number 71 of 1847, dated 6 August 1847. The abstract lists enclosures dated 2 October 1846-31 July 1847, however there is a note on the abstract stating that ‘The enclosures detailed in this abstract are missing 30.10.1906’.The abstracts indicate that the enclosures related to discussion of the Governor-General’s suggestion to place the port of Aden under a Governor or Lieutenant Governor with authority for the whole of the civil and military administration of Aden, combining the roles of Political Agent and Commanding Officer, due to the recent disharmony between the two office-holders (see also IOR/L/PS/5/450, ff 473-474).Physical description: There is an abstract of contents of the despatch, numbered 1-16, on folios 401-404. The enclosures are not present.
- Language:
- English
- Type:
- Archival item
- Type (Narrower):
- Other Texts
- Type (Broader):
- Text
- Subject:
- Military administration
Administration
Political Agent - Geographic region:
- Aden
- Rights:
- رخصة حكومة مفتوحة
- Identifier:
- 81055/vdc_100118977838.0x000008_ar
81055/vdc_100118977838.0x000008_en
IOR/L/PS/5/450, ff 400-404
IOR/L/PS/5/450, ff 400-404