File 4327/1911 Part 1 'Turco-Italian War: HMG's Proclamation of Neutrality' [190v] (52/88)
The record is made up of 1 item (43 folios). It was created in Oct 1911-Dec 1911. 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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Part 1 consists of correspondence relating to Britain's position of neutrality during the Italo-Turkish War in Libya in 1911. The papers include a royal proclamation in the London Gazette stating Britain's position (folios 207-208) and the according rules of conduct for authorities in British territories, as set out by the Foreign Secretary, Sir Edward Grey (folio 205).
Several incidents relating to these rules are covered by the papers:
- reports of Italian attempts to recruit Somali servicemen in the Aden region;
- the refusal by 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. at Aden to allow the Italian merchant vessel Vespucci to coal at the port;
- reports, later proved false, that an Italian cruiser was at Perim for repairs.
The correspondence is 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. , Foreign Office, 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. at Aden, Privy Council Office, and the Italian Embassy in London.
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- 1 item (43 folios)
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The papers are arranged in approximate chronological order from the front to the rear of the file.
The subject 4327 (Turco-Italian War) consists of one volume divided into four parts.
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- File 4327/1911 Part 1 'Turco-Italian War: HMG's Proclamation of Neutrality'
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- 165r:206v
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- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
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