Affairs in Aden [‎370v] (2/36)

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This part of the volume consists of enclosures to a despatch from 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. Secret Department to the Secret Committee Pre-1784, the Committee responsible for protecting East India Company shipping. Post-1784, its main role was to transmit communications between the Board of Control and the Company's Indian governments on matters requiring secrecy. , Number 114 of 1842, dated 15 October 1842. The enclosures are dated 26 September to 15 October 1842, and consist of copies of correspondence relating to affairs in Aden and the surrounding area, including Mocha.

The correspondence is mainly between the following: 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. at Aden (Captain Stafford Bettesworth Haines); 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. [Mumbai]; and the Secretary to the Government of India with the Governor General (Thomas Herbert Maddock). There is also a letter from Haines to the Secretary to the Secret Committee Pre-1784, the Committee responsible for protecting East India Company shipping. Post-1784, its main role was to transmit communications between the Board of Control and the Company's Indian governments on matters requiring secrecy. .

The correspondence discusses British relations with local rulers, including Sultan M’Houssain Fudthel of Lahidge [Muḥsin bin Faḍl al-‘Abdalī, Sultan of Lahej], whom Haines reports had issued an order prohibiting supplies of grass being sent to the town of Aden. The correspondence also concerns the restoration of the stipend formerly received by the Foudthelee Chief [the Fadhli Sultan, Aḥmad bin Abdullāh al-Faḍlī] from the British Government.

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1 item (18 folios)

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There is an abstract of contents of the despatch, numbered 1-8, on folios 370-372. These numbers are repeated for reference on the last verso The back of a sheet of paper or leaf, often abbreviated to 'v'. of each enclosure.

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