'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.' [‎30r] (59/70)

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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. , November 1870.
Mr. Stanton, No. 34;
March 26, 1866.
Mr. Stanton, No. 49;
May 2, 1867.
Mr. Stanton, No. 129 ;
December 2, 1870.
Sir H. Elliot, No. 362 ;
December 16. 1870.
knowledge of European civilization ; and that Bulbar
and Berbera would, therefore, probably become
Turkish territory, in which case the trade with Aden
would suffer, as the people would not bring goods
and live stock to Aden if they could find purchasers
on the spot, and that such a change would seriously
affect Aden.
To return now to the question of Aden and the
Yemen, and here it should be borne in mind that
the province of the Yemen extends from below
Jeddah southwards to the Straits of Babelmandeb,
and is not confined to the south-eastern corner of
Arabia below Senna, as would appear from the map
which is often used, but which was prepared in 1839
merely for the purpose of showing the situation of
the tribes in the neighbourhood of Aden with whom
the British Government have concluded Treaties of
protection.
The Memorandum drawn up by the Jate Mr.
Spring Rice, and recently printed, ended with the
events of 1841.
What passed between that date and 1865 is
alluded to passim in this Memorandum, and it will,
therefore, only be necessary to allude to the events
which have taken place since the latter date.
In March 1866 certain military operations were
undertaken by the Aden authorities against the town
of Shugra, the sea-port of the Sultan of the Faudtheli
(Fouthelee) Tribe, situated about sixty miles from
Aden. These operations were perfectly successful.
The town, as well as a large village, about two and
a-half miles in the interior, as well as a large buggaloe,
were destroyed, and the chiefs then made their
submission.
In May 1867 the Emir of the Azens broke out
in open insurrection against the Porte and re-
occupied the provinces from which he had been
forcibly expelled. The Ottoman forces retired
without being able to offer any serious opposition.
The Wahabee Sultan also assumed a threatening
aspect towards the Porte; but these disturbances were
put down by troops sent by the Viceroy of Egypt.
About November 1870 disturbances occurred in
the Hedjaz, and the Emir of the Azens again re
volted against the Sultan ; but, instead of leaving
the matter to be dealt with by the Viceroy of Egypt
(as in 1867) the Porte preferred to take the matter
in hand itself, as it distrusted the Viceroy, and a
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