‘Affairs of Aden’ [‎16r] (29/54)

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‘Affairs of Aden’

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Ref: IOR/L/PS/5/436, ff 2-28

The record is made up of 1 item (27 folios). It was created in 31 Mar 1845. 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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Enclosures nos. 2-14 to a dispatch from the Secret Department, Bombay [Mumbai] Castle, dated 31 March 1845. The enclosures are dated 10 February-31 March 1845.

The enclosures consist of copies of correspondence relating to affairs in Aden, particularly the potential threat posed by Hussain ibn Ali Hyder, Sheriffe [Sharif] of Mocha and Hodaida [Al Hudaydah], who has brought an armed force as far as Taez [Ta'izz]. The correspondence also mentions: communications from M Hussain Fudthel [Sultan Muhsin bin Fadl al-'Abdali], Sultan of Lahedge [Lahej]; an outbreak of smallpox in Aden; and details relating to the fortifications of Aden and the garrison.

The primary correspondents are the Political Agent A mid-ranking political representative (equivalent to a Consul) from the diplomatic corps of the Government of India or one of its subordinate provincial governments, in charge of a Political Agency. , Aden, and the Government of India.

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1 item (27 folios)

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Foliation: the foliation sequence for this description (used for referencing) commences at f 2, and terminates at f 28, as it is part of a larger physical volume; 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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Reference: IOR/L/PS/5/436, ff 2-28
Title: ‘Affairs of Aden’
Pages: 2r:28v
Author: East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
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