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File 3498/1912 ‘Aden News Letters’ [8r] (26/598)
The record is made up of 1 volume (295 folios). It was created in 3 Aug 1912-3 Jun 1916. 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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SECRET.
18th Weekly Letter.
Dated Aden
Residency
An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, established in the provinces and regions considered part of, or under the influence of, British India.
, the 6 th May
From—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.
, Aden,
To—L. Robertson, Esq., Secretary to the
Government of Bombay
From c. 1668-1858, the East India Company’s administration in the city of Bombay [Mumbai] and western India. From 1858-1947, a subdivision of the British Raj. It was responsible for British relations with the Gulf and Red Sea regions.
, Political Department.
PleaseseeparagraphGof my Weekly Letter dated 15th Aprill916. I proceeded
to Makalla on the 23rd idem, and gave Sir Ghalib the Insignia of K C I E in
a public
Darbar
A public or private audience held by a high-ranking British colonial representative (e.g. Viceroy, Governor-General, or member of the British royal family).
returning to Aden on 27th April. A report on this subject and
Ku aiti’s affairs with regard to Hadramaut is being submitted to Government
officially.
2. Sharif Abdul Rahman bin Ttusem Alawi of Saba (Manb) in an undated letter
says that his country is quiet, rain plentiful and crops excellent. He asks for ten
shells “ which can blow up strong houses,” on the score that his enemies the Ahl al
Jauf are at enmity with him and he would quell them.
This man is pro-imam and pro-Turk and flies a Turkish flag. He is a Zeidi
by religious persuasion. It is not proposed to interfere in tribal disputes.
3. Shaikh Saleh bin Mohsin Askar, our news-
writer
The lowest of the four classes into which East India Company civil servants were divided. A Writer’s duties originally consisted mostly of copying documents and book-keeping.
in Upper Yafa, writes
that the Zeidis have beenin Jubanand Ha’wa and that they have given $5,000 and
2,000 pailies of jowari to former and $2,000 and 1,000 pailiesto latter. The Zeidis
have worked through the medium of the notoriously anti-British Shaikh Bin al
Muhsin al Na wi who went to the Zeidis at Rada.
No. C.-452, dated Aden
Residency
An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, established in the provinces and regions considered part of, or under the influence of, British India.
, the 13th May 1916.
Endorsed 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.
, Aden.
Copy forwarded, with compliments, to the Deputy Secretary to the Govern,
ment of India in the Foreign and Political Department, Simla.
| deceived on 4 JULl916witli
INDIA FOREIGN SECRETARY’S
Letter. No. 4 ) &
Dated 2 JUN1916
✓
G, M. Press, Simla.—No. C 126 F.D.—26-5-16—16—B.A.
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The volume contains the Aden weekly newsletters for the years 1912 to 1916, which are also referred to as the Aden or Residency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, established in the provinces and regions considered part of, or under the influence of, British India. weekly political intelligence summaries or diaries and were compiled by the British 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. 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 The department of the British Government to which the Government of India reported between 1858 and 1947. The successor to the Court of Directors. 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.
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- 1 volume (295 folios)
- Arrangement
The papers are arranged in approximate chronological order from the rear to the front of the volume. The subject 3498 (Aden newsletters) consists of one volume.
- Physical characteristics
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 The front of a sheet of paper or leaf, often abbreviated to 'r'. 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.
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- File 3498/1912 ‘Aden News Letters’
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- front, back, spine, edge, head, tail, front-i, i-r:ii-v, 1r:245v, 247r:291v, iii-r:iv-v, back-i
- Author
- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
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