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File 600/1905 Pt 2 'Aden Hinterland: Future Policy' [367v] (222/226)
The record is made up of 1 item (113 folios). It was created in 11 Dec 1905-5 Oct 1906. 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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of the Yemen retaining Turba and the wells, as
also the territory bounded by a line terminating
at Sheikh Mirad). The wording of this Irad6
betrayed complete ignorance of the question,
and also stated that neither Government was to
be allowed to send troops into the Nine Cantons.
No mention was made of the delimitation of the
boundary north-east to the desert, but a promise
was given that no portion of the territory would
be ceded to a third Power.
His Majesty’s Government decided that the
stipulation as to the dispatch of troops to the
Nine Cantons was inadmissible, and Mr. Townley
was instructed to press for compliance with the
original demands, including the recognition of
the north-eastern frontier. (To Mr. Townley
No. 3, Telegraphic, of the 9th January, 1905.)
The Turkish Ambassador was also informed
that, in the opinion of His Majesty’s Government,
the Porte were acting in a most unreasonable
manner. (To Mr. Townley, No. 27, of the
18th January.)
On the 7th February Mr. Townley was
instructed to inform the Porte that His Majesty’s
Government took note of the new Irade, and of
the Porte's intention not to send troops into the
Nine Cantons, but that His Majesty’s Govern
ment would reserve to themselves their indis
putable right to send British troops there when
and wherever they pleased. On this under
standing His Majesty’s Government were ready
to demarcate the line from Mudariba to Sheikh
Murad, but should fresh difficulties be raised by
the Porte, His Majesty’s Government would be
obliged to decline all further negotiations, and
would take their own measures for defining the
line they considered it necessary to claim, and
for maintaining their rights over territory included
in it. (To Mr. Townley, No. 41.)
At Sir N. O’Conor’s suggestion, His Majesty’s
Government later consented to drop all reference
to the dispatch of troops into the Nine Cantons.
His Majesty’s ship “ Perseus ” was ordered to
Turba, in order to give her moral support to
His Majesty’s Government’s efforts to arrive at a
settlement, and on the 14th March Sir N. O’Conor
was informed by the Porte that instructions had
been sent to the authorities of the Yemen for
the delimitation of the frontier of the Subaihi
from Mudariba to Sheikh Murad, as also for the
prosecution of the delimitation of the frontier
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Part 2 of the file relates to future policy questions, in particular Britain's presence in the Dthala [al-Ḍāli‘] (sometimes written as Dthali) region.
The correspondents include:
- Major-General Ernest de Brath, 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;
- Government of India, Simla;
- Government of Bombay From c. 1668-1858, the East India Company’s administration in the city of Bombay [Mumbai] and western India. From 1858-1947, a subdivision of the British Raj. It was responsible for British relations with the Gulf and Red Sea regions. ;
- 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. , London;
- Foreign Office, London.
The correspondence discusses several matters relating to British policy in the Aden hinterland, including:
- the murder of a postal runner near Sheikh Othman;
- the deployment of a Political Officer at Dthala;
- the withdrawal of all British troops and officers from Dthala;
- arms traffic in the hinterland;
- an extension of the railway into the hinterland.
The discussion is framed by the wider imperial policy of non-interference.
Folio 369 is a map entitled 'The Tribes and New Boundary of the Aden Protectorate'.
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