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The record is made up of 1 file (3 folios). It was created in 1918?. 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 from the Political Intelligence Department of the Foreign Office concerning British commitments to the Idrisi Saiyid and Amir of Sabia [Saiyid Muhammad-bin-Ali-al-Idrīsi]. It contains quotes from correspondence 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. at Aden, 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. , the Viceroy of India, and the Government of India.

It covers: the Anglo-Turkish Conventions of 1913 and 1914; His Majesty's Government's attitude towards the Idrisi; the establishment of relations with the Idrisi; and the terms of a treaty with the Idrisi for co-operation against the Turks in return for independence. A copy of the treaty of 30 April 1915 is included in an appendix, with a summary of the main points in the memorandum. A further section is included headed 'Relation of Commitments to the Idrisi to British Desiderata' regarding the extension of the British Trucial System to the whole of the Arabian Peninsula, and the maintenance and improvement of their position at Aden.

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1 file (3 folios)
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Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) for this description commences at f 112, and terminates at f 114, as it is part of a larger physical volume; 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. An additional foliation sequence is present in parallel between ff 112-114; these numbers are also written in pencil, but are not 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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IOR/L/PS/18/B293
Former British Library reference
Special No. 4. [884]

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1918? (CE, Gregorian)

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