The record is made up of 1 item (26 folios). It was created in 4 Dec 1854-2 Jan 1855. 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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The item is comprised of manuscript copies of secret letters and despatches concerning British relations with Arab tribes in the hinterland of Aden and discussion of contingencies in the event of armed intervention by the British. Topics discussed include:
- The adoption of a policy of retaliation by British forces for offences against British forces
- The use of HCS Elphinstone to deploy troops
- The plan of attack formulated by the Political Resident A senior ranking political representative (equivalent to a Consul General) from the diplomatic corps of the Government of India or one of its subordinate provincial governments, in charge of a Political Residency. at Aden in conjunction with George Percy Badger, Chaplain at Aden
- Relations with the Sultan of Lahej, the Fadlis and the Abdali.
The principal correspondents are Lieutenant-Colonel W M Coghlan, Political Resident A senior ranking political representative (equivalent to a Consul General) from the diplomatic corps of the Government of India or one of its subordinate provincial governments, in charge of a Political Residency. at Aden and H L Anderson, Secretary to Government, Bombay [Mumbai].
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Aden Affairs [15v] (8/52), British Library: India Office Records and Private Papers, IOR/L/PS/5/483, ff 12-37, in Qatar Digital Library <https://www.qdl.qa/archive/81055/vdc_100094523244.0x000028> [accessed 19 September 2024]
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- IOR/L/PS/5/483, ff 12-37
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- Aden Affairs
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- 12r:37v
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- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
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- Open Government Licence