'Relations of the British Government with the Tribes of the Aden Hinterland'
IOR/L/PS/18/B155
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The record is made up of 1 file (3 folios). It was created in 19 Mar 1906. 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 detailing the relations of the British Government with the tribes of the Aden hinterland by Richmond Thackeray Willoughby Ritchie, 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. , Secretary to the Political and Secret Department.
It discusses the following: boundary lines, difficulties with the Turks which led to the delimitation, British responsibility resulting from the demarcation, relations with the Amir of Dthala [Aḑ Ḑāli‘] in particular, and protectorate agreements; it also gives a summary of troops stationed across the hinterland.
It makes several references to 'the attached Memorandum' which is a separate file: IOR/L/PS/18/B156 'Memorandum respecting the Aden Frontier Delimitation'.
- Extent and format
- 1 file (3 folios)
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The file consists of a single document.
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Foliation: the foliation sequence for this description commences at f 167, and terminates at f 169, 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 172-174; 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
- Type
- Archival file
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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/B155
- Former external reference(s)
- S 8
- Date(s)
- 19 Mar 1906 (CE, Gregorian)
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- TreatiesTribesBoundary disputes
- Places
- Aden Protectorate
- People & organisations
- Emir of Dhala
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- IOR/L/PS/18/B155
- Title
- 'Relations of the British Government with the Tribes of the Aden Hinterland'
- Pages
- 167r:169v
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- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
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- Open Government Licence
