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'File 379/1906 Railways: Aden; railway construction in Aden hinterland; Aden-Lahej Railway' [99v] (203/308)
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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which the Sultan desires. For a purely local line in the Sultan’s territories
Government is not particularly interested in the terms demanded, but if the line
is to enter a British port it is perhaps desirable that the grant of the permission
to do so should be used to secure such modification of the conditions as to police,
the disposal of civil disputes and matters affecting the safety of any public
using the line as may seem to the Government of India to be necessary.
The second suggestion is one which His Excellency the Governor in
( ouncil considers it most undesirable at present to discuss. It is very possible
'^ ur .^ s wou ^ n °t regard with favour any proposal to make a line in
u u- j eD ^ nfcer ^ an ^* but; it is not necessary to consult them as to what is done
behind the boundary recently demarcated. Nevertheless a proposal to take the
hne even as far as Musemir in the direction suggested need not at present be
considered.
T The third question of the possibility of an extension towards D # thala or
Jebel-Jehaj reallj turns upon the intention of the Government of India in the
matter of the establishment of a sanitarium for the Aden Garrison in that
neighbourhood. --
18 f ^ rcons 1 ide 1 ration Aether ifthe line is to enter Aden and even-
eontrou/thfi tl ; e terr ! torie 3 whether Abdali or Haushabi under the
. , 1 f . the Sl ? ltan of Bahej into those of other Chiefs it would not be
desirable to negotiate with the Chiefs for the right of passage of a British
hne entirely under British control and then to negotiate with promo ers
for its construction and working. The objections to °such a course arT the
possible delay and the assumption of a certain responsibility outside Aden, the
I Have the honour to be,
Sir,.
Your most obedient servant,
S. W. EDGERLEY,
Chief Secretary to Government.
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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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- Open Government Licence