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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’ [‎140v] (285/692)

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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There have been rumours afloat during the past few days that the troops under
Rifaat Pasha An Ottoman title used after the names of certain provincial governors, high-ranking officials and military commanders. will shortly make a forward movement and open up communication with
both El-Hujjeh and El-Hujjur. While no actual encounters between the troops at the.
latter places and the tribesmen are reported to have taken place, it is known that tl
country intervening between the Zaidyia and the two above-mentioned districts hj
infested with armed bands of rebels.
As already reported, the Ottoman transport “ Nedjat ” and the ship “ Ecaterions-
lawl,” of the Russian Volunteer fleet, disembarked at Hodeidah early in October 2 929
regulars under arms drawn from the first four army corps in Turkey for service in this
vilayet.
The above-mentioned troops under Brigadier-General Sa'id Pasha An Ottoman title used after the names of certain provincial governors, high-ranking officials and military commanders. who also arrived
from Constantinople at the same time were transported a week later in the ships
“ Harriet ” and “ Nedjat ” to Cumfuda, to be utilised to quell the rebellion in the
province of Assyr and to advance later from Abba the capital on Sabyeah, the Idrisee’s
head-quarters.
The sheikhs in the vicinity and those residing in the interior were invited to come
down and meet Said Pasha An Ottoman title used after the names of certain provincial governors, high-ranking officials and military commanders. on his arrival at Cumfuda, but refused to do so on the
ground that in the absence of substantial assurances to the contrary, they feared they
would be detained or imprisoned on coming in. The authorities then requested that
no obstacles be placed in the way of the troops during their march towards Abha. the
capital, to which the tribesmen replied that their instructions from Seyyid Mahomed-el-
Idrisee were to oppose the advance of troops, but not to molest trade caravans.
Makhail, a military outpost between Cumfuda and Abha, that had been captured
early in September, still remains in the hands of the rebels ; and the capital, though not
actually besieged, has since been cut off from communication with the coast.
When he first landed at Hodeidah, General Said Pasha An Ottoman title used after the names of certain provincial governors, high-ranking officials and military commanders. met a certain Abdurrahman
Bey llias and a khoja named Tewfik, who produced credentials from the Ministry of
the Interior, charging them to proceed to Sabyeah on a special mission to Sevvid
Mahomed-el-Idrisee.
. Abdurrahman Bey is an Arab by birth and the son of an Arab Pasha An Ottoman title used after the names of certain provincial governors, high-ranking officials and military commanders. who is a
native of Medina, where he is resident.
. The Kho j a Tewfik was a fellow student of the Idrisee’s at the Azhar University
in Cairo, and is well known to the Seyyid.
The two men above referred to have since their arrival visited the Idrisee, who
received them hospitably. They report that the Seyyid, who simply professes to be a
man of piety and learning, disclaims all connection with the recent revolt and the
present unrest in the Tehama of northern Yemen. According to them, the Seyyid even
denies that he has ever instigated the sheikhs and tribes to rise, but, on the contrary, he
avers that since his return to Yemen from Egypt about three years ago, his energies
have been diverted towards putting a stop to inter-tribal warfare in his locality and the
amicable and peaceful settlement of disputes between the Arabs and their sheikhs,
when referred to his arbitration.
I hey (the special deputies) state that Seyyid Idrisee attributes tbe present trouble
principally to the oppression exercised by Boni Pasha An Ottoman title used after the names of certain provincial governors, high-ranking officials and military commanders. in the Zaidyia district and to that
0 o er piominent Arabs in their respective spheres of influence in the Tehama belt,
as also to the maladministration of the present Governor-General of the Yemen and
the mutessarif ofHodeidah and lastly to the abuses still carried on in the cazas and
cantons in the lowlands of the Yemen by the civil administrative officials.
1 ri. r p d °^ e r . nen 10ne bdurrahman Bey llias, on conclusion of his visit to Sabyeah,
Interior 011 PlG ^ COmmUniCate the result of ‘ hi s mission to the Ministry of the
Khoja Tewfik proceeded from Sabyeah to Cumfuda and informed Said Pasha An Ottoman title used after the names of certain provincial governors, high-ranking officials and military commanders. of
18 11 h ervle y^ -p J lsee > adding that the latter expressed a wish to meet him.
ener a k_ai cls a lereupon left his force at Cumfuda, and accompanied by two
officers and the khoja proceeded m the gun-boat “ Custumuni ” to Geezan.^ The Seyyid,
7 , non /°i l0 r rS ( accordm g to th * mutessarifs account he was
• , > ^ er , • i arrae ec j 0l IJ ns ) arrived and encamped at a place about twenty
minutes walk outside the town of Geezan. Liwa Said Pasha An Ottoman title used after the names of certain provincial governors, high-ranking officials and military commanders. , with his staff, and the
khoja proceeded thither and interviewed the Pretender. The latter depicted to the
general the sad state of affairs existing in this province under the administration of the
vah, Hassan lahsm lash^ and the mutessarif of Hodeidah, Nedjib Pasha An Ottoman title used after the names of certain provincial governors, high-ranking officials and military commanders. , and com-
$*‘kh ° e oppression exercised and the abuses practised by several prominent Arab
7 th 1 e 1 l0Cal Monties in various places, in the sense already
reported by the two special deputies.

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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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