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'File 379/1906 Railways: Aden; railway construction in Aden hinterland; Aden-Lahej Railway' [52r] (108/308)
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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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.
, London,
27th September 1907.
Secret,
No. 30.
To His Excellency the Right Honourable the Governor
General of India in Council.
I have considered the Secret letter of Your Excellency’s
construction in the Aden Hinterland.
2. The removal of the British garrison from Dthali, and the reversion
materially affect the question of railway extension that it will be well to
consider all previous proposals at an end and the correspondence closed.
The matter can then be re-opened on a new basis if hereafter the
Abdali Sultan should wish to construct an internal railway. In any
case no proposals for extending an Abdali railway into the Aden settle
ment or connecting it with its sea-board should be discussed with the
Sultan without previous consultation with me. Apart from this, the
construction of a line even exclusively within the Abdali territory would
also require consideration in connection with any advances to be made
by British subjects, and with questions of policy or of a military
character on which the British Government, as the protecting power,
has the right to be consulted. But it is not desirable to express any
opinion on these matters unless or until the Sultan submits a definite
scheme confined to his own territory, which can then be examined by me
on its merits.
My Lord,
Railway construction in the
Aden Hinterland.
Government, in the Foreign De
partment, dated 8th August 1907,
No. 134, on the subject of railway
of our political relations with the tribes to their former position, so
I have the honour to be,
My Lord,
Your Lordship’s most obedient humble Servant,
(Signed) John Morley.
s. 27.
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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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- '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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