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File 137/1904 Pt 2 'Aden Protectorate: Turkish Aggression' [‎59v] (127/582)

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The record is made up of 1 volume (289 folios). It was created in 1905-1914. It was written in English and French. 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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This volume contains correspondence regarding the British Protectorate of Aden and its border with the Ottoman Vilayet of Yemen. The correspondence discusses Britain's relations with tribes in the region, and the activities of Ottoman officials including reports of incursions made into British territory by their forces and their attempts to attract tribes to the Ottoman cause. In addition to correspondence between British officials in Aden and India, the volume contains translations of correspondence exchanged between tribal leaders in Yemen as well as letters exchanged between these leaders and British officials in Aden. The volume also contains a detailed description of the frontier between the Sandjak [Sanjak] of Taiz and the Cantons of Amiri, Haushabi, and Subehi. Some of these documents are in French. The volume includes a divider which gives the year that the subject file was opened, the subject heading, and a list of correspondence references contained in it arranged by year. This divider is placed at the front of the volume.

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1 volume (289 folios)
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The papers are arranged in approximate chronological order from the rear to the front of the file.

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Foliation: the foliation sequence commences at the first folio with 1 and terminates at the last folio with 285; 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 leading and ending flyleaves.

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English and French in Latin script
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File 137/1904 Pt 2 'Aden Protectorate: Turkish Aggression' [‎59v] (127/582), British Library: India Office Records and Private Papers, IOR/L/PS/10/15, in Qatar Digital Library <https://www.qdl.qa/archive/81055/vdc_100031943761.0x000080> [accessed 24 March 2025]

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