'File 379/1906 Railways: Aden; railway construction in Aden hinterland; Aden-Lahej Railway' [32r] (68/308)
The record is made up of 1 volume (150 folios). It was created in 20 Aug 1904-3 Apr 1922. 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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well-defined Treaty obligations both on the Turkish border
and behind on the trade-routes passing through his te'-r'-
tory. He states that our present policy will moreover
result in a complete effacement of our prestige in that
quarter and elsewhere, the effects of which would be far
reaching.
* :le ‘ ^ so on the necessity of a stronger and
more pronounced policy along the Turkish border : that the
iui^s openly derided British claims to suzerainty even in
the 3 Cantons and had declared that the British were averse
to personal intervention there in view to safeguarding the
ic.. ii- simply because their hold on the country was purely
nominal : that the liutassarif of Tais had lately told Sir
| Ahmed on^i, it was idle to refer Turkish complaints against
| Arabs on our side the oorder to the Aden
Residency
An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, established in the provinces and regions considered part of, or under the influence of, British India.
, as the
latter exercised so little authoritv (sis). The Sultan
'J^ed the construction of a railway at first only to Lnhei,
his capital, and trat this might hereafter be extended
either towards Dthala or in the direction of Haushabi terri-
tory. He Believed this Tas of primary importance.
^ told the Baltan he could discount all these idle
reports of loss of prestige, which haxs were the outcome of
mere
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The volume comprises telegrams, despatches, correspondence, and notes, relating to proposals for the construction of a steam railway between Aden and its hinterland from 1904.
The volume includes a divider which gives the subject number, year the subject file was opened, subject heading, and list of correspondence references contained in that volume by year. This is placed at the back of the correspondence.
The correspondence is followed by further discussion on extending into Aden a railway to be built from Dar-al-Amir to Nobat Dakim [Nawbatal-Dakim, Yemen; identified on map four miles north of Al'Anad but not corresponding to any actual place], on its further extension to D'thala [Aḑ Ḑāli‘, Yemen], on the permission and financial contribution sought from the Government of India, and on negotiations with local rulers and tribes. A projected line from Hodeida [Al Hudaydah, Yemen] to Sana'a is also briefly discussed in the volume.
The main correspondents are the Aden Residency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, established in the provinces and regions considered part of, or under the influence of, British India. , 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. in London, and the Government of India.
The volume also includes cuttings from Parliamentary debates on 'The Aden Hinterland', and a 'Map of the Proposed Railway from Aden to Nobat Dakim' on folio 114.
- Extent and format
- 1 volume (150 folios)
- Arrangement
The subject 379 (Railways) consists of one volume. The papers are arranged in approximate chronological order from the rear to the front of the volume.
- Physical characteristics
Foliation: the foliation sequence commences at the inside front cover with 1, and terminates at the inside back cover with 152; 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 large folded map is enclosed in a polyester sleeve, on folio 114.
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- Title
- 'File 379/1906 Railways: Aden; railway construction in Aden hinterland; Aden-Lahej Railway'
- Pages
- front, back, spine, edge, head, tail, front-i, 2r:113v, 115r:151v, back-i
- Author
- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
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