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File 21/1911 Pt 1 'Aden Protectorate:- Italian & French recruitment of Arabs.' [168v] (130/270)
The record is made up of 1 item. It was created in 22 Mar 1905-13 Feb 1917. It was written in English and French. 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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5. It is obviously of great importance that
Government should possess the powers thus
claimed for it. But I think it desirable that Your
Excellency in Council should now consider how far
the actions taken and the language used in the
matters referred to are consistent with our Treaty
rights or with recognised practice in the Aden
Protectorate, and if not, whether any amendment
of treaties and practice is called for. It would
be inconvenient if any Foreign Power should
challenge the restrictions put on the movements of
their Consuls or the enterprise of their subjects,
and if it should then be found that claims had been
asserted which could not be maintained. If, for
instance, it is necessary that foreigners should not
enter .tribal territory or prospect within it, it must
be considered whether existing treaties are suffi
cient to empower the Resident to refuse permission,
or whether the Chiefs concerned should not, after
discussion with the Resident, take the responsi
bility.
6 . I shall be glad to be informed of your views.
I have the honour to be,
My Lord,
\ our Lordship s most obedient humble Servant,
(Signed) Crewe.
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The papers concern the recruitment by the governments of Italy and France of natives of the British protectorate of Aden for military and colonial policing purposes.
The main correspondents are 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. , Aden; the Viceroy of India; and senior officials of the Foreign Office, 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. , and the Government of India.
The papers cover: the recruitment by Italy of Arabs (referred to as 'Ascaris') for service as soldiers in Italian Somaliland (also referred to as the Benadir Coast), a proposal to which the British authorities had no objection, March 1905 - April 1908 (folios 210-238); the British decision to refuse permission for further recruitment by the Italians, because a state of war existed between Italy and Turkey and the recruitment was an infringement of British neutrality under the terms of the Foreign Enlistment Act 1870, September-October 1911 (folios 188-208); the reasons for the detention 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. , Aden of ammunition stores destined for the Governor of Benadir, November 1911 (folios 174-187); opposition from the Government of India to further recruitment by the Italians in the Aden Protectorate for service in the military or police in their African colonies, because of the effect on the Aden labour market, 1914 (folios 147-168); a French request to recruit substitutes for Arab labourers (' coolies A term used to describe labourers from a number of Asian countries, now considered derogatory. ') in Madagascar, December 1914 (folios 135-142); permission granted to the Italians to recruit 500 Arabs from the Hadramaut [Hadramawt], January - June 1915 (folios 111-134); and the granting of permission to the French to recruit colonial troops in Aden, 1917 (folios 105-110).
The papers include one letter in French from the French Ambassador to the United Kingdom.
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- File 21/1911 Pt 1 'Aden Protectorate:- Italian & French recruitment of Arabs.'
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- 104r:141v, 142v:206v, 207v, 208v:217v, 218v:227v, 228v:238v
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