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'Volume II. MEMORANDA REGARDING OTHER EXTERNAL AFFAIRS. 1905.' [‎34v] (73/228)

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The record is made up of 1 volume (110 folios). It was created in 1905. 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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the protection need not necessarily^ be with-
held. On the other hand, such British
protection should he limited to events occur
ring after the grant of the British passpor ,
and the grantee should not be. allowed, y
obtaining recognition as a British protected
person, to escape the consequences or nis
actions while he was content to hold the
position of an Ottoman subject. It is tor the
British local officials to decide whether, m such
cases as that of Omar Barar, the fact that the
applicant, for his own purposes, abstained tor
so many years from seeking the protection of
the British Oousulate at Hodeida and allowed
himself to be regarded as an Ottoman subject,
and that he applies for British protection only
now, when he has fallen out with the Turkish
officials, should be considered to disentitle him
to British protection or, at least, to justify
some delay on our part in acceding to his
application for it.
The Government of Bombay From c. 1668-1858, the East India Company’s administration in the city of Bombay [Mumbai] and western India. From 1858-1947, a subdivision of the British Raj. It was responsible for British relations with the Gulf and Red Sea regions. have been
instructed accordingly.
4. The Government of Bombay From c. 1668-1858, the East India Company’s administration in the city of Bombay [Mumbai] and western India. From 1858-1947, a subdivision of the British Raj. It was responsible for British relations with the Gulf and Red Sea regions. report that,
on the night of the 12th April 1905, a Greek
merchant, named Stephani Bali, who came
to Dthala owing to the unsettled state of
the country beyond Kataba, was murdered by
a gang of some 12 men, who decamped leaving
his servant bound and gagged. The motive
of the murder was, apparently, loot. The delay
in reporting the murder was due to the hope
of the Political Officer at Dthala that he
might secure some clue to the murderers. No
clue has, however, yet been found.
5. On receipt of a report from the Gov
ernment of Bombay that the quarters at pre
sent occupied by the Assistant Resident in
the Port at Perim had been condemned, the
Government of India have decided to purchase,
at a cost of Rs. 40,000, the house of Mr. Turner,
late Manager of the Perim Coal Co., as bein^
on the site on the Island most suitable for the
Assistant Resident’s requirements.
rr i ^° r i ^ e . P roceec ti n o s of the Imam, see
Turkish Arabia A term used by the British officials to describe the territory roughly corresponding to, but not coextensive with, modern-day Iraq under the control of the Ottoman Empire. .)
TURKISH ARABIA A term used by the British officials to describe the territory roughly corresponding to, but not coextensive with, modern-day Iraq under the control of the Ottoman Empire. .
6. The Secretary of State for India
recently intimated that His Majesty’s Govern-
ment were prepared to take the question of
supporting Sir W. Willcocks’ project in regard
to irrigation in Mesopotamia into consider
ation, and asked the Government of India fnr
an expression of their opinion on the whole
subject, but with special reference to a schema
mentioned to the Sultan by Sir N O’fw,
and also to the question of Indian cttSbution’
if any, towards the cost. Further, in the event
o His Majesty’s _ Government thinking it
desirable, he enquired whether thp rv b ^
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The volume contains printed monthly memoranda of information received by the Government of India 'regarding external affairs other than those relating to the North-West Frontier Region of British India bordering Afghanistan. , Afghanistan, and Persia' for the months of January to March 1905 inclusive (folios 4-17); memoranda of information received 'regarding external affairs relating to Arabia' for the months of April to December 1905 inclusive (folios 18-54); and memoranda of information received 'regarding external affairs relating to the North-East Frontier, Burma, Siam, and China', for the months of April to December 1905 inclusive (folios 55-108). A note accompanying each memorandum states that they are 'based upon reports, the accuracy of which it is not always possible to guarantee'.

The combined 'other external affairs' reports (folios 4-17) relate to Arabia (Aden), Turkish Arabia A term used by the British officials to describe the territory roughly corresponding to, but not coextensive with, modern-day Iraq under the control of the Ottoman Empire. , the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. , China, Tibet, and Bhutan; the Arabia memoranda (folios 18-54) relate to Aden, Turkish Arabia A term used by the British officials to describe the territory roughly corresponding to, but not coextensive with, modern-day Iraq under the control of the Ottoman Empire. , and the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. ; and the North-East Frontier etc. memoranda (folios 55-108) relate to Tibet, Bhutan, China, Siam [Thailand], Nepal, Burma, and Assam.

Memoranda covering the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. include intelligence reports concerning Maskat [Muscat], Koweit [Kuwait], Nejd [Najd], Bahrein [Bahrain], Katif [Al-Qatif], El Katr/Katar [Qatar], the Arab Coast, Musandim [Musandam], and the Pirate Coast.

The memoranda relating to Arabia include references to the following subjects: political intelligence, tribal affairs, relations with the Ottoman Government, frontier settlement, pearl fisheries, quarantine, and slavery.

The memoranda regarding affairs on and beyond the North-East Frontier of India cover a similar broad range of political and economic intelligence.

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1 volume (110 folios)
Arrangement

The memoranda are arranged in chronological order within in each grouping from the front to the back of the volume.

Physical characteristics

Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the inside front cover with 1 and terminates at the inside back cover with 112; 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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