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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.' [‎14r] (27/70)

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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Pasha An Ottoman title used after the names of certain provincial governors, high-ranking officials and military commanders. of Egypt, and subsequently delivered into the
hands of Ibraham Pasha An Ottoman title used after the names of certain provincial governors, high-ranking officials and military commanders. , by whom it was held until
the evacuation of the Yemen by the troops of
Mehemet Ali, in 1840. Sheriff Houssein was then
appointed to rule over it, on condition of paying
tribute to the Pasha An Ottoman title used after the names of certain provincial governors, high-ranking officials and military commanders. , which tribute, it is stated, has
been regularly paid. It must therefore be admitted
that the Turkish Government possesses de fctoto
some authority over Mocha and its Sheriff, and this
authority would seem to have been acknowledged
and recognized by the appeal which Sir Stratford
Canning was directed to make to the Porte for
redress against the conduct of the Sheriff, and by the
fact of a Commissioner having in consequence been
dispatched to Mocha by the Turkish Government.
" So far therefore as relates to Mocha, I am not
prepared to say that Her Majesty's Government is in
a situation to deny the right of the Sultan's claim
to have that place considered as part of his
dominions.
"As respects Aden, I do not find that any autho
rity has been there exercised, either directly or
indirectly by the Sultan since 1663, when it passed
with the rest of the Yemen under the dominion of
the Seids. Aden therefore cannot now be justly con
sidered as being under the sovereignty of the Sultan.
"It maybe proper to observe in regard to the
portion of the coast of the Yemen, reported to
have been recently acquired by the Sheriff of
Mocha, that such acquisition cannot be deemed
valid, inasmuch as the Porte possessed no authority
whatever over the territory in question, and, conse
quently, was incapable of making the grant.
u In conclusion, it appears to me, that no part of
the Yemen, with the exception of Mocha, is rightly
to be considered as coming within the Provisions af
the Convention of 1838."
In 1847 Turkish troops were again sent to the
coast of Arabia with orders to garrison Jeddah,
Mecca, and Medina. It was rumoured that the
Porte intended to send a small body of regular
troops to the Hedjaz, and to give up the annual
tribute of 60,000 luses (300,000/.) provided Mehe
met Ali would send an Egyptian army into Arabia
to protect the Hedjaz from the incursions of the
mountain tribes; and Mr. Murray was instructed
to point out to the Porte that it would make a

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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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