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File 137/1904 Pt 1 'Aden Protectorate: Turkish Aggression' [139r] (286/418)
The record is made up of 1 volume (203 folios). It was created in 1904-1914. 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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This volume contains correspondence between British officials regarding the delineation of the border between the British Protectorate of Aden and the Ottoman Vilayet [Province] of Yemen. The volume contains details concerning a number of issues and incidents related to the British-Ottoman border including the construction of boundary pillars, alleged violations of the border by Ottoman forces (notably on the Amiri and Haushabi frontiers) and Britain's relations with tribes in the region. The volume also contains correspondence about the arrangements made for Lieutenant-Colonel Harold Fenton Jacob to hold discussions with an Ottoman official in Yemen regarding the levy of tithes and fees from a number of shaikhs in Haushabi territory (within the British Protectorate of Aden). The volume contains the following cartographic material:The volume includes a divider which gives the year that the subject file was opened, the subject heading, and a list of correspondence references contained in it arranged by year. This divider is placed at the front of the volume.
- Extent and format
- 1 volume (203 folios)
- Arrangement
The papers are arranged in approximate chronological order from the rear to the front of the file.
- Physical characteristics
Foliation: the foliation sequence commences at the first folio with 1 and terminates at the last folio with 199; 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. The foliation sequence does not include the front and back covers, nor does it include the leading and ending flyleaves.
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- English in Latin script View the complete information for this record
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- Reference
- IOR/L/PS/10/14
- Title
- File 137/1904 Pt 1 'Aden Protectorate: Turkish Aggression'
- Pages
- front, back, spine, edge, head, tail, front-i, i-r:i-v, 2r:104v, 104r:150v, 153r:169r, 169r:169v, 169v:171v, 173r:201v, 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