File 21/1911 Pt 1-3 'ADEN:- RECRUITMENT OF ARABS'

Content

The volume concerns the recruitment by foreign governments and British companies of native Arabs in the Protectorate of Aden for military service and commercial employment abroad. The volume is in three parts:

• folios 104-238: IOR/L/PS/10/190/1 'File 21/1911 Pt 1 Aden Protectorate:- Italian & French recruitment of Arabs.';
• folios 21-103: IOR/L/PS/10/190/2 'File 21/1911 Pt 2 Aden Protectorate:- Recruitment of coolies A term used to describe labourers from a number of Asian countries, now considered derogatory. for employment in British East Africa.';
• folios 3-20: IOR/L/PS/190/3 'File 21/1911 Pt 3 Aden:- Recruitment of Arabs.'.

Each part includes a divider, which gives the subject and part numbers, the year the subject file was opened, the subject heading, and list of correspondence references contained in that part by year. This is placed at the back of the correspondence.

Extent and format

1 file (239 folios)

It is grouped into

File 21/1911 Pt 1 'Aden Protectorate:- Italian & French recruitment of Arabs.'

270 images

Ref: IOR/L/PS/10/190/1

File 21/1911 Pt 2 'Aden Protectorate:- Recruitment of coolies for employment in British East Africa.'

166 images

Ref: IOR/L/PS/10/190/2

File 21/1911 Pt 3 'Aden:- Recruitment of Arabs.'

36 images

Ref: IOR/L/PS/10/190/3

Arrangement

The papers are arranged in approximate chronological order from the rear to the front of the volume.

The subject 21 (Aden: Recruitment of Arabs) consists of one volume.

Physical characteristics

Foliation: The foliation sequence commences at the inside front cover with 1 and terminates at the inside back cover with 241; 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.

Written in

English in Latin script

Type

Archival file

Access & Reference

Original held at

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.

Access conditions

Unrestricted

Archive reference

IOR/L/PS/10/190

Former external reference(s)

P 21/1911 Pts 1-3

History of this record

Date(s)

1905-1917 (CE, Gregorian)

Subjects

Recruitment

Places

Aden Protectorate

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