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Coll 1/29 'Aden Protectorate: legal status of subjects of the Hadhramaut; reports on Hadramis in Mecca, 1936, by the British Legation, Jeddah' [19r] (37/136)
The record is made up of 1 file (68 folios). It was created in 24 Jun 1924-13 May 1936. 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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questioned I would suggest that endeavouis be made to
obtain for persons in this class the privileges which
were enjoyed by Persian subjects in Kgypt before the %ar«
These privileges are* I believe, the subject of a note
exchanged with the Sublime Porte in view of the
contradictory clauses in various treaties, but I have
never perused this note. I believe Mr. Wadsworth, of the
American Legation, has a copy of the original note.
Disputes between Persians, questions of statut
personnel and administration of estates of Persians
were entrusted to the Persian consular authorities
whilst criminal cases were referred to the local
authorities, (b) Natives of countries that X’ormerly
were part of the Ottoman inspire as for instance
Cyprus, Palestine, Iraq etc. The Porte and Lgypt
have always maintained that the natives of such
countries are not entitled to capitulatory rights,
and the Court never exercised jurisdiction over
Cypriots before the annexation of the Island and, rlnce
the war, over alestinian© and Irakians* I cannot
say definitely whether natives of Kadramaut come under
this class owing to the fact that no part of the
country has ever been really incorporated in thv Ottoman
empire, nor has the Porte ever imposed taxes, sent
troops or officials, or exercised any form of
sovereignty although the Hadraraaut tribal chiefs
nominally recognised supremacy of the Sublime Porte
and processed to be its prot^g&s (see handbook of
Arabia, vol.I p.229 D.1128). The fact H.M* Courts
in Kgypt have always exercised jurisdiction in
probate, criminal and civil matters over British
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The file contains correspondence between the 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. , the Colonial Office, the Foreign Office, the Political Department of the Government of India, and the High Commissioner in Cairo, regarding the legal status of Hadramaut [Hadramawt] subjects; plus minutes regarding Saudi influence in the Hadramaut.
The papers dated 1924 concern the possible inclusion of the Aden Protectorate in legislation allowing residence in a Protectorate or Mandated Territory to qualify for an Imperial Certificate of Naturalisation, and includes a copy of the British Nationality and Status of Aliens Act, 1914, and draft additions (folios 59-66).
The papers dated 1931 concern the legal status of Hadramaut subjects with regards to the jurisdiction of the Consular Courts in Egypt, a question raised in response to an enquiry made by R B Yeates, a barrister in Cairo. Yeates enquires as to whether subjects of the Hadramaut enjoyed capitulatory rights in Egyptian courts. The correspondence consists of a detailed legal discussion of the various definitions of 'British Protected Persons'. In the end it is communicated to Yeates that a decision regarding the jurisdiction of Consular Courts in Egypt over Hadramaut subjects will be provided by the Secretary of State, but only in the event that such a question is addressed to him through one of the courts.
The papers dated 1936 (folios 2-8) consist of minutes made by Khan Bahadur Ihsanullah, Indian Vice-Consul at Jedda. The first minute concerns meetings in Mecca with a Hadramaut subject named Seyyid, and a separate meeting with Shaikh Ali Abdullah Ba Dagaub. They discussed attempts by Osman al Amoudi, leader of the Irshadiya movement in Java, to open schools in the Hadramaut. Al Amoudi is said to have the backing of the Saudi Government. Shaikh Ali also discussed Saudi relations with tribes in the Hadramaut. The second minute documents a meeting with Shaikh Osman el Amudi and Shaikh Ali Badgaish, where they discussed the Qaity dynasty, Saudi intentions towards Hadramaut territories, and dissatisfaction with British involvement in the Hadramaut.
The file includes a divider which gives a list of correspondence references contained in the volume by year. This is placed at the end of the correspondence (folio 1).
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- 1 file (68 folios)
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The papers are arranged in rough chronological order from the rear to the front of the file
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Foliation: the foliation sequence commences at the front cover with 1, and terminates at the inside back cover with 68; 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.
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- Title
- Coll 1/29 'Aden Protectorate: legal status of subjects of the Hadhramaut; reports on Hadramis in Mecca, 1936, by the British Legation, Jeddah'
- Pages
- front, front-i, 2r:30v, 32r:34v, 36r:42v, 44r:58v, 67r:67v, back-i, back
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- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
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