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'Volume II. MEMORANDA REGARDING OTHER EXTERNAL AFFAIRS. 1905.' [42r] (88/228)
The record is made up of 1 volume (110 folios). It was created in 1905. It was written in English. The original is part of the British Library: India Office The department of the British Government to which the Government of India reported between 1858 and 1947. The successor to the Court of Directors. Records and Private Papers Documents collected in a private capacity. .
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Memorandum of information received during
the month of October 1905. regarding
external affairs relating to Arabia.
[Note.—T his memorandum is based upon reports, the accuracy of
which it is not always possible to guarantee.]
ADEN.
1. (See paragraph 4 of the Memorandum
for September 1905.) With regard to the per
manent appointment of a Political Officer at
Dthala, the
India Office
The department of the British Government to which the Government of India reported between 1858 and 1947. The successor to the Court of Directors.
intimated on the 27th
September 1905 to the Foreign Office that Mr.
Brodrick was prepared to sanction the recom
mendation of the Government of India; and it
was suggested that the Turkish Government
should be invited to agree to an arrangement
whereby communications regarding border dis
putes between the authorities of the British
and Turkish side of the recently demarcated
frontier of the Aden Hinterland should he made
through the channel of the Political Officer at
Dthala. Dthala was not only close to that part
of the frontier where disputes were most likely
to arise, hut would appear to be conveniently
situated for communications with the Turkish
authorities at Taiz as well as at Kataba; and
as the whole length of the demarcated bound
ary was considerably under 200 miles, the
Political Officer should be able to visit any
part of it from Dthala without serious incon
venience.
(For the proceedings of the Imam, see
Turkish Arabia
A term used by the British officials to describe the territory roughly corresponding to, but not coextensive with, modern-day Iraq under the control of the Ottoman Empire.
.)
TURKISH ARABIA
A term used by the British officials to describe the territory roughly corresponding to, but not coextensive with, modern-day Iraq under the control of the Ottoman Empire.
.
2. The nature of the operations conducted
against the Arab rebels in the Yemen since
the occupation of Mefaq at the latter end of
July, is reported to have been neither import
ant nor arduous. The chief difficulty through
out the campaign has been a want of transport,
especially in the mountains. Kataba is now
held by 700 Syrians. Rauda, north of Sanaa, is
still held by the Imam, but Yerim and Damar
have been retaken by the Turks. One of the
four Zaidi tribes, Dthy Mahomed, is reported
to have placed itself at the Imam’s disposal
(vide paragraph 8 of the Memorandum for
August 1905).
3. In a memorandum, dated the 30th
August 1905, Lord Lansdowne stated that,
without an authoritative expression of opinion
from experts as to the desirability of developing
the resources of Mesopotamia, we were scarcely
in a position to encourage or discourage
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The volume contains printed monthly memoranda of information received by the Government of India 'regarding external affairs other than those relating to the North-West Frontier Region of British India bordering Afghanistan. , Afghanistan, and Persia' for the months of January to March 1905 inclusive (folios 4-17); memoranda of information received 'regarding external affairs relating to Arabia' for the months of April to December 1905 inclusive (folios 18-54); and memoranda of information received 'regarding external affairs relating to the North-East Frontier, Burma, Siam, and China', for the months of April to December 1905 inclusive (folios 55-108). A note accompanying each memorandum states that they are 'based upon reports, the accuracy of which it is not always possible to guarantee'.
The combined 'other external affairs' reports (folios 4-17) relate to Arabia (Aden), Turkish Arabia A term used by the British officials to describe the territory roughly corresponding to, but not coextensive with, modern-day Iraq under the control of the Ottoman Empire. , the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. , China, Tibet, and Bhutan; the Arabia memoranda (folios 18-54) relate to Aden, Turkish Arabia A term used by the British officials to describe the territory roughly corresponding to, but not coextensive with, modern-day Iraq under the control of the Ottoman Empire. , and the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. ; and the North-East Frontier etc. memoranda (folios 55-108) relate to Tibet, Bhutan, China, Siam [Thailand], Nepal, Burma, and Assam.
Memoranda covering the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. include intelligence reports concerning Maskat [Muscat], Koweit [Kuwait], Nejd [Najd], Bahrein [Bahrain], Katif [Al-Qatif], El Katr/Katar [Qatar], the Arab Coast, Musandim [Musandam], and the Pirate Coast.
The memoranda relating to Arabia include references to the following subjects: political intelligence, tribal affairs, relations with the Ottoman Government, frontier settlement, pearl fisheries, quarantine, and slavery.
The memoranda regarding affairs on and beyond the North-East Frontier of India cover a similar broad range of political and economic intelligence.
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- 1 volume (110 folios)
- Arrangement
The memoranda are arranged in chronological order within in each grouping from the front to the back of the volume.
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Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the inside front cover with 1 and terminates at the inside back cover with 112; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located in the top right corner of the recto The front of a sheet of paper or leaf, often abbreviated to 'r'. side of each folio.
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- Mss Eur F112/450
- Title
- 'Volume II. MEMORANDA REGARDING OTHER EXTERNAL AFFAIRS. 1905.'
- Pages
- front, back, spine, edge, head, tail, front-i, 2r:111v, back-i
- Author
- Curzon, George Nathaniel, 1st Marquess Curzon of Kedleston
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