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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.' [22v] (44/70)
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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a day distant from Massowah. On their arrival the
members of the expedition pitched their tents on
the beach, and at first lived with the Agent of Ijaib
Iberis, Governor of the Mainland. But after a few
days (on the 29th) a party of ten persons started on No. 622.
an expedition, first to the Ruler of Tigr6, for the
purpose of recognizing him as the independent King Beke, p. 25.
of Tigre and Samien, and then of proceeding to
Gondar for the purpose of conveying certain
"orders" to King; Theodore from the French
Emperor. Among the presents from France to the
Ruler of Tigre was a large seal, bearing the inscrip
tion "King of Tigre and Samien," in Amharic
characters. But owing to the distracted state of the
country, and the war between King Theodore and
the rebel Chief of Tigre, Captain RoussePs mission No. 643.
was unable to carry out its intentions; and on the
31st December the French vessel returned to No ' 627 •
Massowah.
But on the 4th January, 1860, an Arab boat
arrived at Massowah, from Jeddah, with fifty-five
cases of arms, twenty-one were from the Emperor
of the French, to the Ruler of Tigre, and the
remainder were taken to the French Consular
residence at Moncooloo on the mainland ; it being
generally believed that the Naib of Arkeeko was
acting in concert with the French.
On the 16th of that month, Brigadier-General
Coghlan, accompanied by the Reverend Mr. Badger,
left Aden on a trip up the Red Sea.
They visited Perim, Massowah, the ruins of
Adoolis, Zulla, in Annesley Bay, and Disseh.
At Massowah, General Coghlan found the Turks
very suspicious of the French proceedings, not only No. 627.
on the mainland and in the neighbourhood, but
even on the island itself, a
firman
A Persian word meaning a royal order or decree issued by a sovereign, used notably in the Ottoman Empire (sometimes written ‘phirmaund’).
having been
obtained from the Porte conceding to the French a
portion of the northern side of the island whereon
to erect a projected church.
After making a careful examination of Annesley
Bay, General Coghlan came to the conclusion that
neither Adoolis (which has no separate defensible
harbour) nor Zulla were likely to be fixed upon
by the French for a naval station, or for their
principal settlement in that quarter.
But no sooner had he seen Disseh (or Island of
Orme) and made a cursory survey of the place,
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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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