Abstract: Distinctive Features:Produced to accompany the ‘Plan shewing the Old Line of Field Works across the Isthmus of Aden and the line of Permanent Works proposed for construction’ at IOR/X/3226.Sections lettered and numbered for reference which correspond to symbols present on the main plan. Measurements reported.Inscriptions:On recto of each sheet in the lower right-hand corner is an annotation:‘Signed W. JacobMajor ArtillerySigned C.W. GrantMajor Engineers’.‘On Special duty on the AdenDefences Bombay 11th September 1843’‘True Copy [faded] Lieut. J.A. CurtisExect. Engr. Aden’.On verso of each sheet is an annotation: ‘Enclosure No. 3 In Bombay Secret No. 7 1844’.Physical description: Materials:Pen and ink on paper
Abstract: Distinctive Features:Produced to accompany the ‘Plan shewing the Old Line of Field Works across the Isthmus of Aden and the line of Permanent Works proposed for construction’ at IOR/X/3226.Sections lettered and numbered for reference which correspond to symbols present on the main plan. Measurements reported.Inscriptions:On recto of each sheet in the lower right-hand corner is an annotation:‘Signed W. Jacob Major ArtillerySigned C.W. GrantMajor Engineers’.‘On Special duty on the AdenDefences Bombay 11th September 1843’.‘True Copy[faded] Lieut. J.A. CurtisExect. Engr. Aden’.On verso of each sheet is an annotation: ‘Enclosure No. 3 In Bombay Secret No. 7 1844’.Physical description: Materials:Pen and ink on paper
Abstract: Distinctive Features:Produced to accompany the ‘Plan shewing the Old Line of Field Works across the Isthmus of Aden and the line of Permanent Works proposed for construction’ at IOR/X/3226.Sections lettered and numbered for reference which correspond to symbols present on the main plan. Measurements reported.Inscriptions:On recto of each sheet in the lower right-hand corner is an annotation:‘Signed W. JacobMajor ArtillerySigned C.W. GrantMajor Engineers'.‘On Special duty on the AdenDefences Bombay 11th September 1843’.‘True Copy[faded] Lieut. J.A. CurtisExect. Engr. Aden’.On verso of each sheet is an annotation: ‘Enclosure No. 3 In Bombay Secret No. 7 1844’.Physical description: Materials:Pen and ink on paper
Abstract: The file contains an account given on the control and occupation of Yemen from June 1832 onwards. It covers the rebellion of Toorche Bilmer; the acquisition of Mocha by Mehemet Ali, Pasha of Egypt; the intentions of Mehemet Ali towards Aden, Muscat, and Baghdad; relations with the British Government and the Government of India; the proposed transfer of Aden to the British Government; communications between Colonel Patrick Campbell, British Consul General to Egypt with Boghos Bey, Egyptian Foreign Minister, and Mehemet Ali regarding troops in Yemen; and the actions of Captain Haines of the Indian navy in arranging the transfer of Aden with the Sultan of Aden.The memorandum discusses the right of sovereignty claimed by the Porte over Yemen, and the consequences this has for: the claim of duty under the Commercial Treaty of 1838; the question of reparations for 'insults and injuries' against British interests by Sheriff Mocha; and the right by which the British Government holds Aden.It is broken down into three sections:1. Turkish Claim of Sovereignty in Yemen;2. Sovereignty over Mocha;3. Sovereignty over Aden.Each section outlines the history of the area in terms of changes in sovereignty, and gives the British view on Turkish sovereignty.Includes three short letter quotes in French.Physical description: Foliation: the foliation sequence for this description commences at f 60, and terminates at f 71, 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 between ff 60-71; these numbers are also written in pencil, but are not circled. Pagination: the file also contains an original printed pagination sequence.
Abstract: The volume comprises telegrams, despatches, correspondence, memoranda, and notes relating to British political and strategic policy in the Red Sea area near Aden and actions which might promote British interests in the period up to the start of the First World War. Particularly it discusses relations with the Idrisi Saiyid [Sayyid Muḥammad bin ‘Alī al-Idrīsī] and the Shaikh of Mavia in the context of British military competition with the Ottoman Empire.The discussion in the volume includes:The Turkish advance across the frontier and invasion of the Aden ProtectorateNegotiations with the Idrisi and the Government of India's unwillingness to provide further assistance despite the Resident at Aden's appeal against this stanceThe supply of French and Italian ammunition for the IdrisiPromise of a further grant of money to the Shaikh of Mavia.Included in the volume is a copy (ff 141-143) of the 'Notes on the condition of Turkish Yemen written for the use of the Political Resident at Aden'.The principal correspondents in the volume are: the Political Resident, Aden; the Secretary to the Government of India; and the Viceroy of India.The volume includes a divider which gives the subject number, the year the subject file was opened, the subject heading, and a list of correspondence references by year. This is placed at the back of the correspondence.Physical description: Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the first folio with 1 and terminates at the last folio with 229; 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 between ff 34-229; these numbers are also written in pencil, but are not circled. The foliation sequence does not include the front and back covers, nor does it include the leading and ending flyleaves.
Abstract: The volume comprises telegrams, despatches, correspondence, memoranda, and notes relating to the blockade of trade in the Red Sea during the First World War.The discussion in the volume relates to:Export of grain to Eritrea: removal of limit on Sudanese exportsRestriction on navigators of Italian sambuks between Aden and SomalilandRed Sea blockade: trade in oil with Jeizan (Idrisi fort)Export of hides from HejazColonel Wilson instructed to support French request for exemption from prohibitionRed Sea blockade: further representations from the Italian GovernmentItalian allegations as to contraband traffic with JiboutiThe blockade: Italian complaints of restrictions on dhow trafficCorrespondence with Italian Consul at AdenStatus of the Hejaz: question of declaring it to be territory in friendly occupation under Trading with Enemy (Occupied Territory) Proclamation 1915Resumption of trade with the HejazGovernment of India concur in proposed authorisationRepresentation of Messrs Whitworth of Manchester, regarding the restriction of exports from Aden to the Red SeaThe southern patrol: inadequate supervision over French and Italian dhows. The Foreign Office address the French Government but prefer not to raise question with Italy. The Resident at Aden suggests representatives to French and Italian governments.Trade with Jibuti and the question of whether restrictions should be imposed at Aden.The volume includes a divider which gives the subject number, the year the subject file was opened, the subject heading, and a list of correspondence references contained in that part by year. This is placed at the back of the correspondence.Physical description: Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the inside front cover with 1, and terminates at the inside back cover with 477; 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.
Abstract: This volume contains two parts: IOR/L/PS/10/560/1 and IOR/L/PS/10/560/2.IOR/L/PS/10/560/1 discusses Red Sea policy during the period 1915-16 and issues such as negotiations with the Imam of Yemen and the Idrisi Saiyid [Sayyid Muḥammad bin ‘Alī al-Idrīsī], as well the effect of the British blockade on the Haj [Hajj]. It also discusses co-ordination of policy.IOR/L/PS/10/560/2 discusses issues concerning the occupation of the following Red Sea islands: the Kamaran islands and the Farsan Islands.Each part includes a divider which gives the subject and part numbers, the year the subject file was opened, the subject heading, and a list of correspondence references contained in that part by year. This place at the back of the correspondence.Physical description: Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the first folio with 1 and terminates at the last folio with 405; 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 between ff 173-405; these numbers are also written in pencil, but are not circled. The foliation sequence does not include the front and back covers, nor does it include the leading and ending flyleaves.
Abstract: The volume contains two parts: IOR/L/PS/10/562/1 and IOR/L/PS/10/562/2.IOR/L/PS/10/562/1 consists of correspondence relating to the political and military situation on the Red Sea littoral in the period 1915-18. The correspondence discusses the Treaty with the Idrisi Saiyid, reported overtures of the Zeranik shaikhs to Italy and British policy in the Yemen, specifically the proposal to raise an Arab Levy Corps at Aden.IOR/L/PS/10/562/2 concerns a possible Italian occupation of the Farsan Islands [Farasan Islands] and a supplementary treaty with the Idrisi Saiyid [Sayyid Muḥammad bin ‘Alī al-Idrīsī] in connection with the Farsan Islands.Each part includes a divider which gives the subject and part numbers, the year the subject file was opened, the subject heading, and a list of correspondence references contained in that part by year. This is placed in the back of the correspondence.Physical description: Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the inside front cover with 1, and terminates at the inside back cover with 313; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located in the top right corner of the recto side of each folio. A previous foliation sequence between ff 76-113, which is also circled, has been superseded and therefore crossed out.
Abstract: This volume contains correspondence between British officials regarding the delineation of the border between the British Protectorate of Aden and the Ottoman Vilayet [Province] of Yemen. The volume contains details concerning a number of issues and incidents related to the British-Ottoman border including the construction of boundary pillars, alleged violations of the border by Ottoman forces (notably on the Amiri and Haushabi frontiers) and Britain's relations with tribes in the region. The volume also contains correspondence about the arrangements made for Lieutenant-Colonel Harold Fenton Jacob to hold discussions with an Ottoman official in Yemen regarding the levy of tithes and fees from a number of shaikhs in Haushabi territory (within the British Protectorate of Aden). The volume contains the following cartographic material:The volume includes a divider which gives the year that the subject file was opened, the subject heading, and a list of correspondence references contained in it arranged by year. This divider is placed at the front of the volume.Physical description: Foliation: the foliation sequence commences at the first folio with 1 and terminates at the last folio with 199; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located in the top right corner of the recto side of each folio. The foliation sequence does not include the front and back covers, nor does it include the leading and ending flyleaves.
Abstract: This volume contains correspondence regarding the British Protectorate of Aden and its border with the Ottoman Vilayet of Yemen. The correspondence discusses Britain's relations with tribes in the region, and the activities of Ottoman officials including reports of incursions made into British territory by their forces and their attempts to attract tribes to the Ottoman cause. In addition to correspondence between British officials in Aden and India, the volume contains translations of correspondence exchanged between tribal leaders in Yemen as well as letters exchanged between these leaders and British officials in Aden. The volume also contains a detailed description of the frontier between the Sandjak [Sanjak] of Taiz and the Cantons of Amiri, Haushabi, and Subehi. Some of these documents are in French. The volume includes a divider which gives the year that the subject file was opened, the subject heading, and a list of correspondence references contained in it arranged by year. This divider is placed at the front of the volume.Physical description: Foliation: the foliation sequence commences at the first folio with 1 and terminates at the last folio with 285; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located in the top right corner of the recto side of each folio. The foliation sequence does not include the front and back covers, nor does it include the leading and ending flyleaves.
Abstract: The volume, which bears the alternative title ‘Turco-Italian War: Italian action in the Red Sea’ on its first page (f 3), contains correspondence relating to the blockade by the Italian navy of ports on the Red Sea, including Hodeida [Al-Ḥudaydah], from 25 January 1912. This action was part of the broader Italo-Turkish War of 1911/1912.The seizures specifically dealt with in the volume include:SS
Tuna, seized by the Italian destroyer
Artigliereon 26 January 1912;the SS
Woodcock,seized by the Italian warship
Calabriaon 2 February 1912, and again by the Italian warship
Elba, on 27 March 1912;numerous native dhows and sambuks, including the
Fath-el-Khair,the
Atiat-el-Ramanand the
Muft-el-Khair.Correspondents in the file include: the British Ambassador to Rome (James Rennell Rodd); the Italian Foreign Minister (Antonio di San Guiliano); the Secretary to the Government of Bombay (Charles Augustus Kincaid); representatives of the merchants Cowasjee [also spelt Cowasji] Dinshaw & Brothers of Aden, owners of the vessel SS
Woodcock; Foreign Office officials (primarily Sir Eyre Alexander Barby Wichart Crowe); India Office officials (Thomas William Holderness; Arthur Hirtzel).Papers include:British Government correspondence relating to the state of affairs in Yemen and Hejaz, namely Italian support for Sayyid Muhammad ibn Ali Al-Idrisi, and Turkish action against Ali Al-Idrisi;copies of resolutions and correspondence from representatives of the All-India Muslim League and Anjuman-i-Islam, raising concerns that the Italian blockade of Jeddah would prevent Muslims travelling to Mecca on Hajj;correspondence between British Indian traders and vessel owners operating on the Yemen coast, and Government representatives at Aden, relating to blockade actions, including the boarding of vessels by Italian naval officers, and confiscation of goods;correspondence between British officials and British and Italian Government officials (with some letters in Italian), relating to the seizure of vessels, confiscation of goods by the Italian naval officials, the subsequent referral of seizures to the Italian Prize Court [Commissione Delle Prede], and the settlement of individual cases.The file contains copies (in Italian, in addition to English translations) of the Commissione Delle Prede’s orders and regulations (f 17, ff 99-100, f 139, ff 145-146, ff 186-187), and a translation of the Commission’s hearing over the case of SS
Tuna(spelt
Thuna) (ff 69-70).Physical description: Foliation: the main foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the inside front cover with 1, and terminates at the inside back cover with 315; 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 between ff 3-313; these numbers are also written in pencil, but are not circled.
Abstract: The volume contains the Aden weekly newsletters for the years 1912 to 1916, which are also referred to as the Aden or Residency weekly political intelligence summaries or diaries and were compiled by the British Political Resident at Aden. They contain a record of current local events, news and information and were regularly submitted by the Aden Resident to the Secretary to the Government of India in the Foreign Department at Delhi, who then circulated them to the India Office and Foreign Office in London. The newsletters contain information about Turkish troop movements in Yemen; the changing relations and frequent outbreaks of hostilities between the numerous Yemeni tribal chiefs and in particular, the state of their allegiance to either the occupying Ottoman Turks or the British Government, identifying them accordingly as either Turkish or British stipendiary shaikhs. Included in the Resident’s reports are the sources of his information: shaikhs, officials, merchants, traders and travellers visiting or writing to him at Aden, as well as news received from the British Assistant Resident stationed on Perim Island.Physical description: Foliation: the foliation sequence commences at the first folio with 1 and terminates at the last folio with 291; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located in the top right corner of the recto side of each folio. The foliation sequence does not include the front and back covers, nor does it include the four leading and end flyleaves.