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'Memorandum on the Turkish claim to sovereignty over the eastern shores of the Red Sea and the whole of Arabia; and on the Egyptian claim to the whole of the western shore of the same sea, including the African coast from Suez to Cape Guardafui.' [1v] (2/70)
The record is made up of 35 folios. It was created in 10 Mar 1874. 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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TABLE OF EEFEKENCE.
1840. Embassy sent from Mehemet Ali to Imaum of Senna. Proposals to Imaum to make over
his Sovereignty " to Mehemet Ali . ..
Appearance of the French in the Red Sea
French Designs on Abyssinia. Vain attempts to gain a footing in Assab Bay and Edd .
Edd said to have been purchased by a French Company from native Ruler ..
Tadjurah. Treaty made between East India Company and native Chiefs, August 19 ..
„ Intercourse with Abyssinia through Tadjurah .
1840. Mussa. Cession of island by Sultan of Tadjurah to the English
Berbereh. Sheikh Shermakee, Chief of Somali Tribe
Berbereh. Offer of Sheikh Shermakee to grant land to the English to build fort, &c. ..
Zeyla. Its dependency on Mocha .. ^
Tadjutali. Tndepertdence of Zeyla although liable to payment of slave tribute..
,, Opinions of Captain Moresby and Lieutenant Barker. Tadjurah extends to
Assat Bay .. .. .. .. .. . • • •
Seaports, of the Yemen and Tehama given by Ibrahim Pacha to Sheriff Houssain of
Mocna. His hostility to the English
1843. Political importance of extension of Turkish power and influence over the Yemen as far
as Mocha .. .. .. .. .. .. .. • •
Mocha. Imaum of Senna the hereditary and rightful Sovereign
Rumoured French expedition to territory near Zeyla
Mocha. Treaty between Captain Moresby and Sheriff Hossain
Zeyla. Treaty between Caotain Moresby and Chief of Zeyla ..
Aubad Island ceded to the English by Chief of Zeyla
Saad-el-din Island. Captain Burton's report on
Zeyla. Description of the place. Turkish occupation in 1500
Injurious effect of Turkish establishments at Jeddah, Zebid, Mocha, and Suakin
French attempt to gain a footing at Berbereh
Yemen. Turkish claim to sovereignty over, not recognized by Great Britain ..
' African possessions of the Porte. Allusion to, in Convention of August 16, 1838
Turkish designs on Aden
Abyssinia. Sultan has no control over
Sultan's titles: Sovereign "of Arabia," "of Africa," "of Abyssinia," "of the Greeks," &c.
Viceroy of Egypt's claims to sovereignty on Arabian side of Red Sea disputed by local
Chiefs.. .. . . . . .. • • • • • •
Yemen. Opinion of
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.
. Appeal to Sultan against conduct of Sheriff Hussain at
„ Mocha did not imply recognition of Sultan's authority over other portions of
the Yemen
Hedjaz. Sultan's authority over. Mecca, Medina, Jeddah, and Yambo ..
Hedjaz and Yemen. Difference between. Independence of the Yemen never de jure
surrendered. De Hammer's map..
„ Turkish claim to sovereignty, either de jure or de facto, remains
to be proved ,,
Abyssinia. Independence .. . .. .. .. .. 21
Treaties between Aden and Sultan of Lahej, 1843, 1844, 1849
Senna. Independence of Sultan
Yemen. Queen's Advocate's opinion that there was no just pretence for ascribing to
the Yemen a Turkish character
Mocha. Turkish right to cannot be denied .. .. .. .. 21
Hedjaz. Offer said to have been made by Sultan to forego tribute from Mehemet Ali,
provided he w'duld send an army to protect the Hedjaz against mountain tribes
Yemen. Rumoured submission to the Porte ..
Account of Sheriff Houssain, and the mode in which he acquired Mocha
1847. Mocha retaken by the Imaum of Senna, and Sheriff Houssain made prisoner ..
„ " No part of the coast belongs to Sheriff Houssain by right "
„ Sheriff Houssain elevated to rank of
Pasha
An Ottoman title used after the names of certain provincial governors, high-ranking officials and military commanders.
.. .. ..
Imaum of Senna still retains title of " Sword of the Khalifat"
Arrangement between the Turks and Imaum of Senna
Chiefs of mountain Arab tribes of Arabia "have never acknowledged sovereignty"
Firman
A Persian word meaning a royal order or decree issued by a sovereign, used notably in the Ottoman Empire (sometimes written ‘phirmaund’).
of Sultan. Massowah and Suakin farmed by Mehemet i \li for one year
Porte informed that British Government would not sanction Egyptian encroachments
upon Abyssinia .
^First appointment of a British Consul at Massowah
1848. Proposal for British trade with Abyssinia through Amphylla
Amphylla never occupi ed by the Turks
1849.-- Massowah restored by (^uIta^^to\^gypp (under Pashalic of Jeddah) ..
Suakin restored by(^ultan/!o
Consul Plowden's opinion that possession of Island of Massowah did not involve any
authority over the coast claimed by Chief of Tigre
Treaty of Commerce, &c., between Great Britain and Abyssinia, November 2, 1849
Edd. Offer of ex-French Consular Agent at Massowah to make over district to
England .. .. , . .
Edd the property of Abyssinian Christians
Rumoured French designs at AmphyUa and elsewhere. Denied by French Government.
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Memorandum prepared by Edward Hertlset, Foreign Office Librarian, on 5 March 1874 (printed by the Foreign Office 10 March 1874). The document gives a historical overview (from 1517 to 1874) of claims on the Red Sea coast, with particular focus on those of the Ottoman Turks and the Egyptians. It discusses attempts by the French, Italians and Americans to gain a foothold in the region. It ends with a summary of things as they stand, with political and commercial considerations, as well as those of the slave trade.
Hertslet quotes extensively from his sources, notes on which appear in the left-hand margin.
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- 35 folios
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At the beginning (folios 1-2) there is a table of reference to facts and dates, with reference to the printed page number.
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Foliation: the sequence commences at the first folio and terminates at the last folio; 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. A second foliation sequence is also present in parallel between ff 1-34; these numbers are also written in pencil, but are not circled, and are located in the bottom right corner of the recto The front of a sheet of paper or leaf, often abbreviated to 'r'. side of each folio.
Pagination: The booklet also contains an original typed pagination sequence.
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- 1r:35v
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