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File 57/1905 ‘Arabia: - Situation in Yemen (1905-11). Arab revolt against Turks. Imam of Sanaa’s letter to the King. Fighting in Yemen 1911. Agreement between the Turks & the Imam’ [‎30r] (64/692)

The record is made up of 1 volume (342 folios). It was created in 1905-1912. It was written in English and French. 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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It is generally admitted that severe fighting has been taking place of late between
the troops under Suleiman 1 asha and the rebels besieging Abba, and that both sides
have lost heavily.
The Arabs in the Aboo Arish district and inhabiting the littoral north ot*
“^xeezan, who profess allegiance to Seyyid Mahomed Idrisee, are now displaying great
activity.
borne time ago they captured three dhows laden with stores and provisions destined
for the troops in Assyr, and made two officers and seven men accompanying those v'essels
prisoners and removed them to Sabyeah.
Failing to recover the dhow A term adopted by British officials to refer to local sailing vessels in the western Indian Ocean. r s referred to above, four Ottoman gun-boats bombarded
the ports of Birk, asm, and Shukeik causing some damage.
After several months of inattention to affairs in the province of Assyr, partly due i
to preoccupations caused by the revolt in ^ emen proper, the Ottoman Government has
at last decided to dispatch an expedition on a large scale to relieve Abha on the one
hand and to crush the growing influence in that region of the Pretender, Seyyid
Mahomed El-Idrisee, on the other.
I he Shereef of Mecca’s army, it is reported, has already been reinforced by nine or
ten battalions of infantry drawn from Aleppo and other places and a battery of quick-
firing guns, and will advance on Abha from Cumfuda.
On the k 29th ultimo General Nashat Pasha An Ottoman title used after the names of certain provincial governors, high-ranking officials and military commanders. , who recently arrived from Constanti
nople for service in the Yemen, left here for Cumfuda to command a brigade under the
Grand Shereef.
As news from Assyr is very scarce here, it is not known what progress the j
expedition has made so far, although the local authorities report that it has advanced.
On the 3rd instant General Mahomed Ali Pasha An Ottoman title used after the names of certain provincial governors, high-ranking officials and military commanders. , vali of the Yemen and commander
of the local army corps, arrived here from Sana’a en route to Geezan.
His Excellency, it would appear, will shortly march with eleven battalions and
six guns from Geezan against the Idrisee’s stronghold at Sabyeah and thereafter
operate in the direction of Abha with the object of effecting a junction with the
shereefs army.
As reported to-day in my despatch No. 31, three transports, with four battalions
of infantry, six mountain guns, and four maxims, a considerable number of transport
animals, and a big quantity of ammunition, stores, provisions, and expeditionary
equipment have already left here for Geezan, the base of Mahomed Ali’s operations.
On the 7th instant the first battalion of the 115th Regiment, 995 strong, and
the 2nd battalion of the 84th Regiment, consisting of 350 men, arrived here from
Sana’a.
Yesterday cholera was declared to have broken out amongst the men of the former
battalion that is under orders for Geezan, there being about seventy attacks and thirty-
four deaths from the disease in twenty-four hours, The latter-mentioned battalion will
remain in Hodeidah to do garrison duty, vice the 1st battalion of the 118th Regiment
already moved to Geezan.
Mahomed Ali Pasha An Ottoman title used after the names of certain provincial governors, high-ranking officials and military commanders. is still in Hodeidah awaiting the arrival of other troops from
Sana’a. He will be accompanied during his operations by a certain Shereef Ahmed El-
Maharish, of Sabyeah, whose hands, it will be remembered, Seyyid Mahomed Idrisee
caused to be cut off last year.
With truth and great respect, I have, &c.
G. A. RICHARDSON.

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The volume contains letters and other papers, mainly by British Consular officials, reporting on the political situation in Yemen between 1905 and 1911. Their correspondence contains numerous military reports about Turkish troop and transport movements, the progress of the conflict between Turkish and Arab forces, and the state of the country and inhabitants of Yemen Vilayet, particularly the capital Sana’a, the Red Sea port town of Hodeida, and Asir in Saudi Arabia. Their diplomatic reports discuss the following topics: the response to be made to the appeal by the Imam of Yemen (also referred to as the Imam of Sana’a, Sanaa or Sana) to the King Emperor (Edward VIII), asking him to intercede with the Sultan of Turkey about the oppression of Turkish officials in Yemen; the letter from Mohammed Johia Hamid-ed-Din, father of the Imam of Yemen to Mohamed Effendi-el-Hariri, Mufti of Hamoh, describing the Arab revolt in Yemen against Turkish rule; the Commission sent by the Grand Shereef of Mecca to the Imam of Yemen with the object of ending the military conflict in Yemen between Turkish troops and the Arab forces of the Imam of Yemen; the letters of friendship from the Imam of Yemen to the Sultan of Lahej (also referred to as the Abdali Sultan) and the interview between the Political Resident A senior ranking political representative (equivalent to a Consul General) from the diplomatic corps of the Government of India or one of its subordinate provincial governments, in charge of a Political Residency. for Aden with a representative of the Imam of Yemen sent to propose an alliance with the British Government; the special Turkish Commission sent to Yemen by the Sublime Porte, to negotiate a peace settlement with the Imam of Yemen and the Sheikhs of the Arab tribes; the ratification of the agreement between the Turkish Commander Izzet Pasha An Ottoman title used after the names of certain provincial governors, high-ranking officials and military commanders. and the Imam of Yemen.

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1 volume (342 folios)
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The papers are arranged in approximate chronological order from the rear to the front of the volume. The subject 57 (Yemen situation 1905-11) consists of one volume.

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Foliation: the main foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the inside front cover with 1 and terminates at the inside back cover with 344; 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 previous foliation sequence, which is also circled, has been superseded and therefore been crossed out.

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