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File 3300/1916 Pt 1 'Aden News Letters:- (June 1916-Dec. 1916)' [456r] (291/348)
The record is made up of 1 item (173 folios). It was created in 26 Jun 1916-19 Jan 1917. 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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From,
Sheilch 'foiisin bin Farid,
The Upper Aulaki.
To,
Lieut-Colonel H. F # Jacob,
First Assistant Resident, Aden.
A.C.
We inform you, oh friend, tnat a party of
Zaidis went to Rada. They have with them war materials
such as guns and ammunition. They have sent letters
to the address of Sultan Saleh bin Abdulla and our
selves asking us therein to either go with our forces
to Lahej in order to assist Saeed
Pasha
An Ottoman title used after the names of certain provincial governors, high-ranking officials and military commanders.
or to come to
them. They stated in their letter that they want to
go to the Hadramaut territory in order to occupy the
whole country of the Shafais.
Please note,Sheikh Atik bin Ahmed came to us
.and told us of their (Turks) corruption and oppres
sion etc. Ke (Sheikh Atik) has already warned the
people on the Northern direction to safeguard their
country and stop the evil doers from coming to it.
Sheikh Atik is proceeding to hadramaut. We
have entered into pact with him to help the people
of Hadramaut because we have learnt that letters
have been sent to Hadramaut. The Sheikh went to them
(Hadramaut people) to give them a warning against
the plots of the corrupt people (Turks). We shall
hereafter send a messenger to you with a letter ex
plaining matters etc.
I*ay you be preserved.
Dated Jomad Aknar 1334 — April 191b.
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This part contains copies of Weekly Letters 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. (and Acting 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, to the Secretary to Government, Special Department, Bombay, and enclosed correspondence, forwarded 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 to the Secretary of State for India, for information. These Weekly Letters are numbered from 23, dated 10 June 1916, to 51, dated 30 December 1916; however some numbers of the Weekly Letters are not included in the file. The file also includes 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. Minute Paper covering sheets, and printed copies of previous Weekly Letters, which were sent 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. as enclosures in letters from the Foreign Secretary to the Government of India.
The Weekly Letters mostly concern relations between the following: Imam Yahya [Yahya Muhammad Hamid al-Din, who took the regnal name al-Mutawakkil ala Allah]; the Idrisi of Asir; various other rulers and tribes in the Yemen; the United Kingdom; and Turkey [the Ottoman Empire].
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- File 3300/1916 Pt 1 'Aden News Letters:- (June 1916-Dec. 1916)'
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- 394v:395r, 400r:401v, 432r:433v, 456r:459r, 461r:461v
- Author
- Shaikh Mohsin bin Farid
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- Title
- File 3300/1916 Pt 1 'Aden News Letters:- (June 1916-Dec. 1916)'
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- 399r:400v, 453r:456v
- Author
- Al Mehdar, Khan Bahadur Sayed Husen bin Hamid
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