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Coll 6/20 'Red Sea: Reports of proceedings of H.M. Ships.' [‎163r] (325/493)

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The record is made up of 1 file (245 folios). It was created in 2 Feb 1931-30 Nov 1945. 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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CONFIDENTIAL.
No.7A/12.
H.M.S. HASTINGS,) s / n
at Port Suciarj ' ‘
7th January, 19
1
Sir,
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KAMARAN . 4. HASTINGS sailed from Kamaran on 10th
December end carried out a patrol at dawn off the
YEMEN coast near the Straits of BAB-EL-MANDEB followed
by a patrol off the African coast, thence across the
GULF OF TAJURA and along the western extremity of
British Somaliland. No dhows were met. At this time
of the year, due to weather conditions dhow A term adopted by British officials to refer to local sailing vessels in the western Indian Ocean. traffic
practically ceases in the Southern end of the Red Sea
except for coastal trade inside the reefs. Trade in
dates from the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. , which is considerable, has
only just commenced and cargoes are conveyed in larger
dhows than are usually encountered in this locality.
ADEN. 5. Arrived at ADEN on 12th December preparatory
to embarking the Mission proceeding to SANA via
HODEIDA with the object of negotiating a treaty with
the IMA^of the YEMEN.
6. The Resident embarked at 0825 on 15th December
and was saluted by the shore battery on leaving
Prince of Wales Pier and again on arrival on board when
his personal flag was broken at the fore.
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HODEIDA . 7. Bad weather was experienced after passing
PERIM and the passengers, without exception, were glad
to reach HODEIDA. A national salute was fired on
arrival and returned immediately hy the shore battery,
whose gun drill wa,s a distinct improvement on the last
visit. (November 1932). The ship^was met by a
deputation headed by the Governor of ZEDIYA who came
The Secretary of the Admiralty.
(Copies to Comm^eg- ^^l^^DITERRANE AN

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This file consists of copies of extracts from (approximately) monthly reports of the proceedings of His Majesty's ships in the Red Sea and the Gulf of Aden during the years 1931-1945, which have been forwarded by the Admiralty to the Under-Secretary of State, 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. .

Most of the extracts are attributed to the Senior Officer of the Red Sea Sloops, the Commander-in-Chief of Mediterranean Station, or commanding officers of particular British ships. Prominently featured ships include the following: HMS Lupin , HMS Penzance , HMS Londonderry , and HMS Weston .

The extracts vary in their range of subject matter. Some of the extracts are largely concerned with local affairs along the Yemeni coast; others report on matters relating to the region as a whole, such as Saudi-Yemeni relations.

Matters discussed in the extracts include the following:

  • The slave trade.
  • The transportation of a British medical mission to Yemen in December 1931, headed by a female doctor named P W R Petrie, for the purpose of treating the Imam of Yemen's [Yaḥyá Muḥammad Ḥamīd al-Dīn's] granddaughter.
  • The passage of pilgrims through Kamaran.
  • A visit by the Chief Commissioner of Aden [Bernard Rawdon Reilly] to Abd el Kuri [Abd al Kuri] and Socotra, on board HMS Penzance , in 1933.
  • The presence of Saudi forces in Asir.
  • Relations between Ibn Saud [‘Abd al-‘Azīz bin ‘Abd al-Raḥmān bin Fayṣal Āl Sa‘ūd] and the Imam of Yemen.
  • The Saudi-Yemeni conflict of 1934, including details of the evacuation of Yemeni troops from Hodeida [Al Ḩudaydah] and the subsequent entry of Saudi troops.
  • Italian naval posts in the Red Sea.
  • Yemeni concerns that Italy, following on from events in Abyssinia, might also become aggressive towards Yemen.
  • The importance of Kamaran as a Red Sea trading port.
  • Details of a special arms patrol carried out by HMS Weston in the Gulf of Akaba [Aqaba] in 1938.

The correspondence concludes with a copy of an intelligence report of the Red Sea area, dated 17 October 1945 and produced by the Naval Intelligence Centre, Levant A geographical area corresponding to the region around the eastern Mediterranean Sea. and East Mediterranean.

In addition to report extracts, the file includes a small sketch map of the Aden Protectorate and the surrounding area.

The file includes two dividers which give a list of correspondence references contained in the file by year. These are placed at the back of the correspondence.

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1 file (245 folios)
Arrangement

The papers are arranged in approximate chronological order from the rear to the front of the file.

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Foliation: the foliation sequence for this description commences at the inside front cover with 1, and terminates at the last folio with 246; 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. An external leather cover wraps around the documents, the front inside of which has been foliated as folio 1. An additional foliation sequence is present in parallel between ff 2-245; these numbers are also written in pencil but are not circled.

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