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13. File 11/34 II 'Defence and War Subsidy'
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- Abstract: This volume contains correspondence between British officials concering military arrangements for the defence of Muscat.Specifically, the correspondence in the volume contains discussions regarding the following: Britain's provision of arms, ammunition and other military supplies to the Muscat Levy Corps; the formation of a Muscat Defence Plan; and the stance of the Sultan of Muscat and Oman towards Britain's war efforts (following the outbreak of the Second World War in September 1939). It also contains a limited amount of correspondence regarding arms purchases from France made by the Sultan.The majority of the correspondence in the volume is between the Political Agency in Muscat, the Political Residency in Bushire and the Sultan of Muscat and Oman, Said bin Taimur [Sa‘īd bin Taymūr]. Most of the correspondence with the Sultan is in Arabic accompanied by English translations.In addition to this correspondence, the volume also contains the following related documents:'Note on the possible re-organisation of the Levies' (folios 5-6)'List of arms and ammunition in possession of the Muscat Levy at Bait-al-Falaj' (folio 14)A memorandum about the Muscat Levy Corps prepared by the Muscat Political Agency (folios 28-32)'Copy of a note by the Chief of the General Staff in India on the subject of the Defence schemes prepared by the Air Officer Commanding, Iraq, for the Arab Gulf States' (folio 37)'Muscat Defence Plan. Force Available' (folios 90-100).Physical description: Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the first folio with 1 and terminates at the last folio with 162; 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 A previous foliation sequence between ff 105-162, which is also circled, has been superseded and therefore crossed out. The foliation sequence does not include the front and back covers, nor does it include the leading and ending flyleaves.
14. Affairs in Aden
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- Abstract: Enclosures nos. 2-43 to a dispatch from the Secret Department, Bombay [Mumbai] Castle, dated 29 January 1840. The enclosures are dated 23 April 1839-24 January 1840. The enclosures consist of copies of correspondence relating to affairs in Aden, including:The appointment of Lieutenant Jenkins as Assistant Political Agent and of Lieutenant Western as Executive EngineerAn attack on Aden by members of the Fouthelee [Fadhli] and Abdalee [Abdali] tribes on 11 November 1839, which was repulsed without British losses, a blockade of Shugra [Shuqrah] in retaliation, and plans for reinforcements in case of another attackPublic health issues and plans to relieve the 24th Regiment Native Infantry due to sickness in the ranksAgency expenses, including salary and allowances for the Political Agent, and stipends and pensions given to rulers in the area around Aden.The primary correspondents are: the Political Agent, Aden; the Government of India; M Houssain bin Fudthal [Sultan Muḥsin bin Faḍl al-'Abdalī], Sultan of Lahedge [Lahej]; and various officers serving at Aden.Physical description: Foliation: the foliation sequence for this description (used for referencing) commences at f 35, and terminates at f 160, 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.
15. Affairs in Aden
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- Abstract: Enclosures nos. 2-7 to a dispatch from the Secret Department, Bombay Castle, dated 1 January 1840. The enclosures are dated 21 October-16 December 1839. The enclosures consist of copies of correspondence relating to affairs in Aden, including:The potential threat posed to Aden and the rest of Yemen by Koschid Pacha [Khorshid Pasha], General of Egyptian ForcesAn attack on Aden by members of the Fouthelee [Fadhli] and Abdalee [Abdali] tribes on 11 November 1839, which was repulsed without British lossesA proposal to set up a Native Agent in Lahedge [Lahej]An attack on the Island of Kerm [Kamaran, also spelled Koum in the file] by Saed ben Mootluk [Sa’ad bin Mutlak, also spelled Said bin Mootlah].The primary correspondent is the Political Agent, Aden. Other correspondents include: the Native Agent, Mocha; the Vice Consul, Judda [Jeddah]; M Houssain bin Fudthal [Muhsin ibn al-Fadl al-Abdali], Sultan of Lahedge; Sultan Abdalla Fouthelee [Ahmad ibn Abdallah al-Fadhli]; and Koschid Pacha. The two letters from Koschid Pacha, relating to the attack on Kerm, are written in French.Physical description: Foliation: the foliation sequence for this description (used for referencing) commences at f 3, and terminates at f 29, 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.
16. Affairs in Aden
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- Abstract: Enclosures nos. 3-11 to a dispatch from the Secret Department, Bombay Castle, dated 29 February 1840. The enclosures are dated 6 November 1839-28 February 1840. The enclosures consist of copies of correspondence relating to affairs in Aden, including:The perceived continued threat from the Abdalee [Abdali] and Fouthelee [Fadhli] tribes after their attack on Aden on 11 November 1839Reports of an offer made by Mahomed Alli Pasha [Muhammad Ali, Wali of Egypt] to the Imaum of Sennaa [An-Nasir, Abdallah, Imam of Yemen] to ‘drive the English from Aden’The abdication of M Housein Fudthel [Sultan Muḥsin bin Faḍl al-'Abdalī] as Sultan of Lahedge [Lahej] in favour of his son Hamed M Houssain Fudthel [Aḥmad bin Muḥsin al-'Abdalī].The primary correspondents are: the Political Agent, Aden; the Government of India; the Superintendent of the Indian Navy; the Native Agent, Mocha; the successive Sultans of Lahedge; and various officers serving at Aden.Physical description: Foliation: the foliation sequence for this description (used for referencing) commences at f 585, and terminates at f 623, 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.
17. File 537/1921 Part 1 'Persia: Oil - Defence of A.P. Oil Co's fields etc'
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- Abstract: The item contains correspondence and other papers regarding the protection of oilfields in Arabistan, Persia [the southern part of Khuzestan Province, Iran] run by the Anglo-Persian Oil Company (APOC). Topics discussed include:The withdrawal of a British military unit from Ahwaz [Ahvaz] following the end of the First World WarThe reliance for protection of the oilfields on continued friendly relations with the Sheikh [Shaikh] of Mohammerah [Khorramshahr] and the Bakhtiari [Bakhtiyari] people, and considerations that these relations could be adversely influenced by the Soviet Union or by any attempt by the Government of Persia to assert more direct control over the areaPotential creation of a ‘volunteer defence force’ made up of APOC employees, and discussions over how the Government of Persia would react to such a forcePossible availability of British troops in Iraq for protection of the oilfields in an emergency, and discussion of the technicalities of requesting and providing such assistance.The primary correspondents are: the Political Resident in the Persian Gulf; HM Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary to Persia; the Foreign Office; the India Office; the Colonial Office; the Air Ministry; the Committee of Imperial Defence; the Government of India; Air Headquarters, Iraq; the British Consul, Ahwaz; the British Consul, Baghdad; and APOC Ltd.Physical description: 1 item (161 folios)
18. The Construction of Defence Works at Aden
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- Abstract: This part of the volume consists of copies of enclosures to a despatch from the Government of Bombay Secret Department to the Secret Committee, Number 121 of 1846, dated 15 October 1846. The enclosures, numbered 3-15 and dated 2 September to 15 October 1846, relate to the construction of defence works at Aden.The matters covered mainly concern:The progress made in the construction of the principal defence works, as reported in a memorandum by the Executive Engineer at Aden, Captain James Kilner, and his assistants, dated 29 September 1846 (enclosed in No. 3)The view of the Political Agent at Aden, Captain Stafford Bettesworth Haines, that it would be more advantageous to employ Arab labourers instead of Indian labourers on the public works at AdenThe question of whether the number of convicts employed on the construction of the fortifications at Aden could be increased, and whether any vessels of the Indian Navy could be made available for the accommodation of these convicts.The enclosures consist of correspondence, the above memorandum, and two minutes of the Government of Bombay.The main correspondents are the following: the Secretary to the Government of Bombay, Arthur Malet; the Secretary, and the Under-Secretary, to the Government of India with the Governor-General; the Military Board, Bombay; the Political Agent at Aden; and the Executive Engineer at Aden.Physical description: The Construction of Defence Works at Aden
19. John Malcolm's Report on the Potential Invasion of India by Russia
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- Abstract: The item comprises one enclosure to a despatch from the Government of Bombay [Mumbai] Secret Department to the Secret Committee: Bombay Secret Letter 13 July 1830.The enclosure consists of a memorandum by Governor in Council, John Malcolm, entitled ‘Notes on the Invasion of India by Russia’, being his remarks on Sir John Macdonald’s report on the subject (who was commenting on the views of Lieutenant-Colonel Evans). The memorandum includes Malcolm’s views on the history of Russia’s interest and activity in India (which he states have not changed significantly since his submission of a memorandum on the same topic in 1800, and generally accord with those of MacDonald and Evans); and an analysis of the possibility of Russia invading India in terms of Russia’s policy, capability, possible routes, and influence over Persia [Iran]. The account was written at Dapooree [Dapuri], dated 4 July 1830.Physical description: The despatch comprises one enclosure (unnumbered).
20. Defence: Journal
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- Abstract: Journal of the voyage of the East India Company ship Defencefrom England to Bombay [Mumbai] and back, November 1738-September 1740 (Captain Thomas Coates). The outward journey included a visit to Mocha, April-July 1739, and the return journey included a visit to St Helena, January-July 1740.The journal consists of daily entries of information on navigation, winds, weather, and general observations.The journal includes the following sketches:‘The Island of Trindada’ [Trindade and Martin Vaz] (f 15)The ‘Ship Defenceat Anchor in Table Bay’ (f 19)Unlabelled drawings of coastlines, probably including Comoros, Madagascar and Mozambique (f 25)Unlabelled drawings of the coastlines of Somalia and Yemen (ff 31-33)‘The Island Digo Ruis’ [Rodrigues, Mauritius] (f 56).Physical description: Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the front cover with 1, and terminates at the inside back cover with 88; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located in the top right corner of the recto side of each folio.
21. Letter (Secret No. 27) from Austen Chamberlain to Charles Hardinge, Governor General of India in Council, with enclosures
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- Abstract: The memorandum consists of a copy of a letter from Austen Chamberlain to the Governor General of India and its enclosures. The purpose of the letter being to forward recent discussion — within the British Government — concerning the defence of the oil fields and pipelines of the Anglo-Persian Oil Company in Persia.The enclosures (folios 69-71) consist of various communications between the India Office and the following Government departments: the Admiralty, the War Office, and the Foreign Office. Annexed to enclosure no. 5 is a copy of the 'Report of Departmental Committee on the Defence of the Persian Oil-fields, &c' (see folios 69v-71). This report briefly outlines the arrangements between the British and both the Bakhtiari Khans and the Shaikh of Mohammerah for the protection of the oil fields. It also outlines the measures to be taken to increase their immediate defence, and further measures to be taken in the event of war threatening them.Physical description: Foliation: the foliation sequence commences at f 68, 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 bottom right corner of the recto side of each folio. Pagination: the item also contains an original printed pagination sequence.
22. Aden Affairs
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- Abstract: This item comprises copies of enclosures to a despatch from the Government of Bombay Secret Department to the Secret Committee, Number 101 of 1846, dated 27 August 1846. The enclosures are dated 30 July-27 August 1846.The papers chiefly relate to reports of an impending attack on Aden by a force led by ‘a fanatic named Sayud Ismail [Sayyid Ismā‘īl, also spelled Syud in this item] who having made his way from Mecca to this vicinity by slow marches, accompanied by a number of Dervises [dervishes] and other religious Zealots, has loudly proclaimed his determination to dislodge the “Feringhees” [foreigners] from the “strong hold” of the Moslem’ (f 146), and notably cover and include the following:A report by Stafford Bettesworth Haines, Political Agent at Aden, to the Government in Bombay, of intelligence received regarding the progress of Sayud Ismail and his followers towards Aden between 1-15 August, including: Sayd Ismail’s apparent meetings with the local ‘chiefs’ gathering additional followers from various tribes; the support of a son of Sultan M Houssain of Lahidge [Sultan Muḥsin bin Faḍl al-‘Abdalī, Sultan of Lahej] in the ‘Holy cause’; the influence of Sayud Ismail and his reputation for possessing ‘superhuman’ (f 147) powers of conquest, causing 1200-1400 inhabitants of Aden to leave the town in anticipation of the defeat of the EnglishCopies of Haines’s instructions to Lieutenant-Colonel H R Milner, Commanding the troops at Aden, and Lieutenant-Colonel W C Barker, Senior Naval Officer, regarding arrangements to repel any act of aggression, including: prevention of arms entering Aden via the defensive wall; assessment of the military force and ammunition at Aden; searching of all boats entering Aden harbour; and surveillance of the numbers entering daily through the town gates (ff 149-151)Minute of the Governor and President in Council, Bombay, concurred in by members in Council, regarding measures to be taken in response to the information received about a potential attack on AdenInstructions issued by the Chief Secretary to the Government, Bombay, to the Military Board, the Superintendent of the Indian Navy and the Deputy Quartermaster-General of the Army, Bombay, regarding: arrangements to supply to Aden any deficiencies of military stores and salt by the ship Seminarisor another vessel; a return of all troops and armaments at Aden (f 166); information regarding which vessels can be immediately sent or be got ready to sail to Aden, including those proceeding for the Persian Gulf; termination of the pensions (or stipends) of any ‘chiefs’ who may have joined Sayud Ismail; and agreement that no force need be despatched at this stage to Aden.Physical description: 1 item (31 folios)
23. Aden Affairs
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- Abstract: This item comprises copies of enclosures to a despatch from the Government of Bombay Secret Department to the Secret Committee, Number 106 of 1846, dated 15 September 1846. The enclosures are dated 17 August-15 September 1846.The papers chiefly cover the military and logistical response to a potential attack on or near Aden by the followers of ‘the fanatic’ Syud Ismaiel [Sayyid Ismā‘īl, also spelled Syed and Sayud, and Ismail, in this item].The principal correspondents are: Captain Stafford Bettesworth Haines, Political Agent, Aden; the Government of Bombay; the Military Board, Bombay; and the Secretary to the Government of India. Also included are numerous minutes of the Governor and President and the members in Council, Bombay, and enclosures to despatches.The papers notably cover and include the following:The movements of Syud Ismaiel and the repulsion of two attacks, on 17 and 26 August, by his supporters on the outposts and near the field works of Aden, including translated copies of two letters, and a short note in both Arabic and English, received by Haines from Sayud Ismail with Haines’s replies (ff 298-299, 308-311)The measures undertaken for the conveyance of military stores and food supplies to Aden, including the Military Board’s correspondence with the Commissariat General and the Superintendent of the Indian Navy, and details of items conveyed to Aden on the vessel Queen(ff 340-343, 350)A discussion of the possible options for augmenting the military force at Aden during the relief of the regiments currently there, including a proposal by the Commander in Chief of the Army, Poona [Pune] (ff 330-331)A discussion of, and responses to, Haines’s suggestions to the Government of Bombay which include: an advance, by an augmented Aden force, into the interior to destroy the properties of ‘those chiefs who have tauntingly annoyed us’; a blockade on the ports of the ‘Fouthili [Faḍlī] and Agrabi [‘Akrabī] chiefs’ during the trading season by the addition of a small armed iron steamer to the Red Sea Squadron; and a bugalow laden with hay to be towed on the next steamer to Aden (ff 305-306).The last two enclosures, the Bombay Timessummary of Intelligence and The Overland Bombay Courier, are noted as ‘Missing 29.10.1906’.Physical description: 1 item (78 folios)
24. Aden Affairs: The Recent Attempted Attack on Aden
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- Abstract: This item comprises copies of enclosures to a despatch from the Government of Bombay Secret Department to the Secret Committee, Number 114 of 1846, dated 1 October 1846. The enclosures are dated 8 September-26 September 1846.The item relates to the recent attempted attack on Aden on 1 September 1846 by ‘a body of Arabs under the Fanatic Syud Ismael [Sayyid Ismā‘īl, also spelled Sayud in this item]’ (f 495).The principal correspondents are: Captain Stafford Bettesworth Haines, Political Agent, Aden; and the Secretary to the Government, Bombay.The papers notably include the following:Reports by Haines concerning: the planned attack and the cause of the quarrel between Syud Ismael and his followers which resulted in the dispersal of the force; the subsequent opening up of communications and trade with the interior; intelligence regarding Syud Ismael’s ensuing communications with various ‘chiefs’; Haines’s suggestion for a punitive blockade of the ports of those ‘chiefs’ in order to effect the suppression of the date trade and supply of fish; and Haines’s expectation that elements of the local population will be ‘again troublesome’ after the ‘Eyed’ [Eid al-Fitr] (ff 498-501)A report by the Senior Naval Officer at Aden, forwarded to the Governor and President in Council, Bombay, by Captain Sir Richard Oliver, Superintendent of the Indian Navy, detailing the actions of the vessels of war at Aden that repelled the two attacks in August on the field works there (ff 510-512)Reports forwarded to the Military Department, Bombay, by the Adjutant-General of the Army, Poona [Pune], praising the conduct of the troops composing the Aden garrison during the recent attacks on Aden, including copies of correspondence between Haines and Lieutenant-Colonel H R Milner, Commanding the troops at Aden, and reports by Captain C Taylor, 47th Regiment of Native Infantry, Commanding the Turkish Wall (ff 515-523).The last two enclosures, the Bombay Timesoverland summary and the Bombay Overland Courier, are noted as ‘Missing 29.10.1906’.Physical description: 1 item (32 folios)
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