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The record is made up of 1 file (3 folios). It was created in 20 Jan 1903. 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 file consists of a memorandum on the Aden boundary delimitation prepared by Colin George Campbell for 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. , with telegram excerpts from the Secretary of State for India, 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. at Aden, and the Viceroy of India.

It includes an update on developments with regard to Upper Yaffai and its inclusion in the nine tribes, and the question of military arrangements for the escort of the British Commission's surveying operations.

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1 file (3 folios)
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The file consists of a single memorandum.

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Foliation: the foliation sequence for this description commences at f 25, and terminates at f 27, as it is part of a larger physical volume; these numbers are written in pencil, 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. An additional foliation sequence is present in parallel between ff 30-32; these numbers are also written in pencil, but are circled.

Pagination: the file also contains an original printed pagination sequence.

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English in Latin script
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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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Archive reference
IOR/L/PS/18/B140
Former external reference(s)
S 4

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20 Jan 1903 (CE, Gregorian)

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