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Coll 6/85 'Arabia. Boundaries in: Interpretation of Rome Understanding of 1927.' [18r] (35/80)
The record is made up of 1 file (38 folios). It was created in 30 Apr 1934-27 Nov 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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not •cquieec® in the indefinite occupation of the ^mir**
villages. In the autumn of 1888 the whole subject of our
relatione with the Aden tribee wee discussed, and
certain proposals were made which were referred to the
Government of India. These proposals were to the
effect that, of the nine tribes, the four nearest to
Aden (the Ab&eli, Lubaihi, krabi, and Fadhll)
concluded with the Chiefs} that Agreements should be
concluded with the haushabi and Alawi and with the
Lower Yaffai, binding them not to sell their territories,
or accept the domination of any ether Fower; that the
Ipper Taffai and the Aulsfcl should be left independent;
and that as regards the remaining tribe - the Amiri -
we should quietly desist from our present attitude
of opposition to the Turks, allowing the absorption
by them of the hamlets on the uplands, and possibly
pensioning off the Amir and his immediate successors.
should be placed under British protection by Agreements
themselves in favour of these proposals, but
(i) In 1886 the Oovermaent of India expressed
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This file relates to boundaries in the Arabian Peninsula. The file begins with a Foreign Office memorandum (and an enclosed map) dated 30 April 1934, which provides a brief recent history of disputes and agreements regarding the eastern and south-eastern boundaries of modern-day Saudi Arabia.
The remainder of the file, which dates from 1937, contains correspondence between the Foreign Office and the Colonial Office discussing the precise extent of the Aden Protectorate. Also discussed are the respective British and Italian interpretations of the Rome Understanding of 1927. The correspondence includes a second Foreign Office memorandum dated 23 August 1937 and entitled 'The Growth of the Aden Protectorate'.
The file includes a divider which gives a list of correspondence references contained in the file by year. This is placed at the back of the correspondence.
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- 1 file (38 folios)
- Arrangement
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 (used for referencing) commences at the front cover with 1, and terminates at the inside back cover with 40; 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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- IOR/L/PS/12/2158
- Title
- Coll 6/85 'Arabia. Boundaries in: Interpretation of Rome Understanding of 1927.'
- Pages
- front, front-i, 2r:37v, 39r:39v, back-i, back
- Author
- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
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- Open Government Licence