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'File 379/1906 Railways: Aden; railway construction in Aden hinterland; Aden-Lahej Railway' [33r] (70/308)
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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mere bravado. We held Aden and the Chiefs in the Hinter
land were bound by Treaty to co-operate in re the safety of
the trade routes for which they received stipends : that
their interests necessitated their stirring themselves in
the natter.
5. The \bdali reminded me of the annual disburse
ments made qua "
Darbar
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Aden, and asked if the results were in any way proportionate
to the outlay made. I reminded Sir Ahmed again that he and
others were bound by Treaty to safeguard their own terri-
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tories and that the system of money doles was a matter that
concerned ourselves alone.
6 . He dwelt on the chaos that prevails on these
routes owing to the vagaries of such irresponsible tribes
men as the Subehis, and others of the Hadfan tribes such as
the Kotaibi, Ahl Abdillah, Bakri and Dthambari, all of
whom took dues as seemed to them best. As to the Kotaibi-
Alawi affair which has not progressed a step since our
evacuation in 1CC7, the Sultan said he was immediately
summoning the belligerents between whom he had concluded a
one-year truce, but he was not over-sanguine as to the
result. He asked what promises he might extend to the
Xotaibi
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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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