'Italian Proceedings on the African Coast of the Red Sea.' [‎26r] (3/32)

* The northern section of the coast, from
Ras Lomar to near Marghiblah, was pur
chased from the Danakil Sheikh Abd’Allah
Chehem; the remainder to Ras Sintaur,
from Sheikh Burhan, of Raheita.
t From Foreign Office, 2nd
No. 69.
February 1881;
| From Aden j No. 1, dated 27th January
1881. J
In fi f . th ® Ba y of Assab ^om Has Sintaur, in the
south to Has Lomar, in the north,* and all the
islands in the hay; also, the coast from the latter
pomt to Has Warma (described as the southern
limit of Beilul), including the island of Labour
(Sanaboor), in addition to a piece of territory, north
olBeiiul, known as “Bahr Assoul ” and “ Lita
The deeds of sale, having been duly legalized by
the Italian Government, had been sent back to
Assah, and were actually on board the “ Fieramosca.”
On this head the Pasha An Ottoman title used after the names of certain provincial governors, high-ranking officials and military commanders. remarked, “ Je pense que si
“ £ orapeau Egyptien ne se trouvait pas hisse a
‘ Beilul, on aurait pris arbitrairement possession de
cette place qui se trouve en ce moment situe entre
“ les deux endroits vendus.”
The Sheikh Abd’Allah Chehem had placed him
self under the protection of Italy, and Sheikh
Burhan had done the same, notwithstanding that
he was in enjoyment of a pension from the Egyptian
Government, and had several times received presents
in the name of the Khedive. Sheikh Burhan refused
to visit the Pasha An Ottoman title used after the names of certain provincial governors, high-ranking officials and military commanders. when summoned (as was believed,
as the instance of Signor Sapeto, the representative
of the Hubattino Company), and was claimed by the
Captain of the “ Eieramosca ” as an Italian protege.
Ali Pasha An Ottoman title used after the names of certain provincial governors, high-ranking officials and military commanders. Hiza contested this assertion, and
formally protested against the arbitrary seizure of
territory belonging to the Egyptian Government,
and the assumption of a protectorate over its
subjects.
On the 4th January 1881, it was reported from
Home that Signor Bianchi, a Government official,
was about to be sent to Assab Bay by the Italian
Government to undertake the civil administration
of the settlement, and that he would be assisted by
Signor Giulietta, who had previously explored the
country.!
According to information given by the Italian
consul at Aden to the Hesident there, the appoint
ment was consequent on the return to Italy of
Signor Sapeto, owing to ill health, and the position
to be held by Mons. Bianchi was that of Civil
Commissioner, or, as the Cousul added, “ a sort of
“ Governor.’’J In reporting this, the Hesident
observed: “ The fact of the Italian Government
“ sending a Civil Commissioner to act as Consul, or
“ Governor, at Assab, strengthens the opinion held
“ by this Hesidency and expressed on several occa-
“ sions, that the occupation of Assab has been from
“ the very commencement an undertaking on the
“ part of the Italian Government, and that the
“ name of the Rubattino Company was put forward
“ only as a blind to cover their own designs.”
Subsequently Captain Frigerio informed the
Hesident that Signor Bianchi had been given
Consul General’s powers over both theAfrican and
Arabian littorals of the Red Sea, and that he was
only awaiting the receipt of his exequatur from
Italy; that Signor Giulietti, who had been appointed
Secretary to Signor Bianchi, would start shortly
for the interior of Abyssinia by a road that was