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Coll 1/28 'Aden Protectorate, Lahej; conspiracy against the Sultan of Lahej and question of recognition of his eldest son as his successor' [34r] (67/74)
The record is made up of 1 file (37 folios). It was created in 24 Apr 1933-10 Aug 1937. 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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Aden, 1st March 1931
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"‘v Political Intelligence Summary No*320 for the week ending
k 8 th X February 1933*
I 4 ADSW PROTECTOR ATE*
2262,' Lieutenant-Colonel B*R.REILLY, CIE*, 0 BE 4 , accompanied by
Captain HiV^ROSE, Personal Assistant, and Flying-Officer J*R.WEMYSS, •
left ADM in "PENZANCE" (Ccanmander FARQUHAR, D*S.CO on 28th
February, for a tour of SOCOTRA, $ISHN, MUKALLA, AL HADHRAMAUT, BXR
*^1 and BALIHAF.
2263* (Reference paragraph 1906), Lieutenant-Colonel BOSCAWM
arrived in ADM on 19th February aid left for AL HADHRAMALT on 25th
February*
2264* (Reference paragraph 2255). LORD LAMINGTON left ADEN for
PORT SUDAN on 18th February, en route to KHARTOUM aid the UNITED
KINGDOM.
2265. Sultan •AIDRUS BIN MUHSIN AL *AFIFI, Chief of the LONER YAF»A
(BENI QASID) tribe, paid his annual official visit to ADEN from 14th
to 21st February* During his visit, he v/as given a flight over his
own Capital*
2266* (Reference paragraph 2260)* (1) Sultan FADHL continues to make
progress, but vail lose the sight of one eye*
(2) The Resident, in forwarding to His Highness the Sultan of
LAHEJ, a copy of a protest against the election by the opposition
and in addressing His Highness on the unconstitutional action taken
by him in having his son elected Heir Apparent, asked His Highness for
his considered comments*
The main points in Hts Highness's reply to the Resident's
letter may be summarised as follows
(a) Danger of tribal fighting end family disputes tn the
death of a Sultan, if no Heir Apparent is elected.
(b) Necessity for the Sultan of LAHEJ, as Protectorate
"arbitrator", to have an orderly realm*
(c) Increasing multiplicity of members of the different
family branches, thereby making disputes mere likely and the security
of the succession to one particular branch more advisable*
(d) Request for the Resident's favourable consideration of
the election.
( 8 ) Under instructions from the Resident, the Acting
Political Secretary visited His Highnesw to ensure that the arrested
persons would be given a fair trial and that no extreme penalty would
be imposed on them v/ithout first consulting the R e sident* His Highness
readily gave this assurance but pointed out the necessity ©f taking
adequate steps to put an end to the opposition's disloyalty to him
once and for all* The Acting Political Secretary made known to His
Highness the Resident's recognition of this necessity ahd of the fact
that it might mean deportation of a lengthy term of imprisonment for
the chief conspirators*
(4) Sultan AHMED MUNASSAR has been acquitted of any
complicity in the recent outrage against Sultan FADHL, and his branch
of the family, with the exception of of FADHL BIN 'ABDULQAWI, has
expressed its loyalty to the Sultan*
(5) The er± crime is universally condemned and it appears
that His Highness has the tribes and notables almost unanimously on his
side, the opposition party now being confined to the descendants ef
the late SIR AHMED FADHL, and some mambers of the ’ABDULLA HUHSIN FADHL
branch*
m JTHE _YEMEN.
22o7* JEAN KOUDRACHOFF, a Russian, and his wife, arrived at HODBIDA
on 9th February, to act as Manager of the HODEIDA branch of the Russian
Trad mg ^Company vice N«SI!pG:N proceeding on leave. MRS* KOUDRACHOFF is
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The file contains papers relating to the attempted assassination of Sultan Fadhl bin Abdul Karim, in response to his being named heir apparent to the Sultanate of Lahej by his father, Sultan 'Abd al Karim II ibn Al Fadhl Al 'Abdali.
The file consists of copies of Political Intelligence Summaries submitted to the Colonial Office by the Protectorate Secretary, and correspondence between the Aden Chief Commissioner, the Secretary of State for the Colonies, and the Secretary of 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. Political Department (John Charles Walton).
The correspondence concerns: the assassination attempt; the petition against the election of Sultan Fadhl bin Abdul Karim; the break from the standard procedure of electing a successor following the death of the incumbent Sultan; discussion of the appropriate response to be issued from the Resident; the punishment of the conspirators, and their eventual deportation to the Seychelles. The Aden Chief Commissioner had initially proposed deportation to Zanzibar or Palestine, but this was overruled by the Secretary of State for the Colonies, 'owing to risk of intrigues'.
At folios 24-27 is a communication from the Resident regarding the custom of tribal succession in the Aden Protectorate, providing a brief summary of successions in the early twentieth century.
The file includes a divider which gives a list of the correspondence contained within the file by year. This is placed at the end of the correspondence (folio 2).
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- 1 file (37 folios)
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The papers are arranged in rough chronological order from the rear to the front of the file
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Foliation: the foliation sequence commences at the front cover with 1, and terminates at the inside back cover with 37; 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. A previous foliation sequence, which is also circled, has been superseded and therefore crossed out.
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- front, front-i, 2r:2v, 4r:36v, back-i, back
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