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File 3300/1916 Pt 1 'Aden News Letters:- (June 1916-Dec. 1916)' [‎479r] (337/348)

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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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fvTcuu of tiio Husnismu h^v
« mtir^ated i« *very
ction# Ui.y nr* quite unVol<* to e'iftisu ird their territo-
nagi. The tVblim UQvtmmnt hwe re-occupied mo^t of their
lost oontria* in the p^at # aai so the Huuni.-uie have becoiu#
in a *«ry utrained state*
3o*h the ^n^lioh vid the French have attempted to
attack the ’Mar** of the Caliphate in the str-Ut of the Dar
danelles. They have made combined attack© for 10 montli© but
t.uay awe returned with disappointment and ehtyjiefulnece•
Ihey fled away with disgrace ?ifter the Iocs of their eteaie-
ers and the murder of the beet of their troops. They have
left innumerable quantities of war materials etc behind them
The Bulgarians on be ins convinced of the defeat of
these two lowers, declared war against them and the hussirum
Their (Bulgarians) object was to get an opportunity Jigainst
the Servians and the Montenegrins. They have accordingly
attacked them duly supported by the Germans. They reduced
the 3ervlana to complete ruination. They (Servians} became
vestiges after having once been in existence.
The German Government occupied all the dominions
of the Belgians a*id also most of the cea-ports on the JUorth
We«t of France. They have entered into the latter*© intem.al
territories, thus the French Government is shortly expected
to fall.
The JSnglish Govermaent has become in a perplexed
state on account of the revolutions arisen in all their
colonies. They are beating about the bush. *.h*y have suffer*
ed great damages on account o f tiie suspension ox tr *de and
the sinking of their veerels.
V?jup is raging in the Guoz Canal. *^e shall shortly
give you the good tidings of the pasiege of our forces to
Bgypt.
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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)' [‎479r] (337/348), British Library: India Office Records and Private Papers, IOR/L/PS/10/610/1, in Qatar Digital Library <https://www.qdl.qa/archive/81055/vdc_100080150304.0x0000a7> [accessed 24 March 2025]

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