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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’ [140r] (284/692)
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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N '- ^ 1.J0 Britannic Majesty's GovernTry^it.]
ASIATIC TURKEY AND ARABIA.
[December 28. j
CONFIDENTIAL.
Section 1,
[46725]
No. 1.
Mr
(No. 977.)
Marling to Sir Edward Grei/.—(Received December 28.)
Sir, Constantinople, December 20, 1909.
WITH reference to Sir G. Lowther’s despatch No.^852 of the 15th October, I have
the honour to forward herewith a despatch from Mr. Richardson, His Majesty’s vice-
consul at Camaran, reporting on the situation with regard to the Idrisee movement and
the Arab revolt in the Tehama of El Yemen.
I have, &c.
CHARLES M. MARLING.
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Inclosure in No. 1.
Vice-Consul Richardson to Mr. Marling.
(No. 23/E.)
gi r Camaran, November 29, 19(<9.
SINCE submission to your Excellency from Jeddah at the beginning of last month
of mv report on the progress of the Arab revolt in the I ehama, and since my return to
Hodeidah, the rebel tribesmen have practically shown no activity.
While there has been nothing very important to report in the way of fighting
during the past two months, it has been difficult to understand what has actually been
happening since the large force, consisting of about 7,000 regulars drawn fiom the
1st, Hnd, Illrd, and IVth Army Corps, and of nearly 4,000 recruits, has been landed
at Hodeidah to deal with the revolt in the Yemen. t
General Rifaat
Pasha
An Ottoman title used after the names of certain provincial governors, high-ranking officials and military commanders.
, who has fully 4,000 trained men under his command, and
several guns, and who established his base at Loheia at the end of September, advanced
on Zahra, some eight hours’ march from his base, and has since occupied Zaidyia, t at
is, another eight hours’ march northward, during the two months that have elapse .
He has met with no opposition whatever during his mo\ements, most o t le numerous
sheikhs inhabiting the country round about immediately coming in to announce t leir
submission. . , i x *i
The villages of other sheikhs and tribesmen that have not submitted voluntarily
have been burned by the troops. , i* t?i tj - u
Communication between Hodeidah or Loheia and the distnc s o
El-Hujjur has been entirely cut off for the past three or fout mon s, a ou £y * .
expected that the strong force under Rifaat
Pasha
An Ottoman title used after the names of certain provincial governors, high-ranking officials and military commanders.
would ha\e succee e ei
establishing the necessary communication. tvi- x ^
Much dissatisfaction prevails at the inactivity shown y 1 aa xi i x i xi
country north of Hodeidah. The vilayet at the beginning o tns non existing and
mutessarif of Hodeidah to visit Loheia to ascertain the real state of aftans ex s g
to report what Rifaat
Pasha
An Ottoman title used after the names of certain provincial governors, high-ranking officials and military commanders.
was doing. Q x T nnc ,o Pf i
Nedjib
Pasha
An Ottoman title used after the names of certain provincial governors, high-ranking officials and military commanders.
, the mutessarif, after a stay of seventeen days at Loheia, passed
through Camaran last week on his way back to Hodeida i. < ii hoard the
f inferred from a conversation that I had with his “^"^0 and
Ottoman gun-boat “Naushahr” here that Rifaat
Pasha
An Ottoman title used after the names of certain provincial governors, high-ranking officials and military commanders.
, owing to mwmpetenc^ and
want of experience, is still inert at Zaidyia, whereas the foice 1
sufficiently strong to advance on El-Hnjjiir. summoned several sheikhs
It would appear that the mutessanf, while at Loheia,^ ^“h risee of gabyeah
from the surrounding districts, from whom he learnt c ^ y , £ rom gabyeah
was undoubtedly the instigator of the present rising, am , ' f orce a t
were sent by him to assist the Wayidat tribesmen m investing the iurkish
Zahra during the months of August and Septembei as . aupinn Hadi-el-Haii, the
He (the mutessarif) succeeded, with the assistance a h Mmjtir,
chief of the Wayidat clans that inhabit the coun ry e v j to ; 0 ; n ; n the
and who has hitherto refused the repeated overtures of the Id see j
rebellion, in pushing up supplies to the garrison sta lone
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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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- front, back, spine, edge, head, tail, front-i, 2r:11v, 16r:27v, 29r:39v, 41r:87r, 89v:97v, 99r:103v, 105r:134v, 137r:156v, 157v:162v, 163v:207v, 209r:229r, 230r:276r, 277r:278v, 279v:285r, 287v:318v, 321r:336v, 337v:343v, back-i
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