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Coll 6/20 'Red Sea: Reports of proceedings of H.M. Ships.' [191r] (381/493)
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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ENCLOSURK Ho,2 fO l, PENSANCE , S H REPORT OP PROCEEDINGS FOR MONTH
OP MARCH 9 1933.
NARRATIVE OF A VISIT TO THE
WADI
A seasonal or intermittent watercourse, or the valley in which it flows.
HADRAMAUT.
AUTHORITIES «-
I*D,1128 - Handbook of Arabia, Vol.I, pages 217 to 236
^HABRAMAUT” by D. van der Meuleun and H. van Wissmanj
published by E.G. Brill, Ltd., Leyde , 1932.
This book is absolutely reliable, van Wisemans
map is the only real one available, and all users
agree in its reliability and reasonable accuracy.
"CHICAGO DPR WUST" by Hans Helfritz (1032); reported
be most inaccurate, as it was compiled by a man
who knew little or no Arabic and kept no notes.
Only useful for its magnificent photographs#
Lieutenant-Colonel The Hon. M. BOSCAWEH, , who has made
two trips (1929; 1932) in the Hadramaut and was
met there on his third trip.
Squadron Leader R.A.M. Rickards, E.A.P., who has flown
over more of the territory than anyone else, and
has also walked over a very considerable area
including travelling from Shibam to Nosaib, which
has only once before been done, by Colonel
Boscawen in 1932.
Personal observation for accompanying photographs and
narrative of the visit.
MOTE s~ Where pages are indicated, e.g. (page 236), the Hand
book of Arabia, Vol.I, is always referred to.
As constant reference will be made to the SEYYIDS
during this narrative, a word of explanation is inserted here.
2. (Page 221). The SEYYIBS claim descent from the
Prophet and hence have an odour of sanctity denied to the
ordinary mortal. The original ancestor of the HADRAMAUT
SEYYIDS came from Basra many centuries ago, and his tomb can
be seen not very far east of Seyim on the south side of the
Wadi
A seasonal or intermittent watercourse, or the valley in which it flows.
Hadramaut. Every Beyyid comes to pray here once a year,
and on his return fro® a journey will visit this tomb before
he goes to his home.
3. Many of the Hadramaut Seyyids have gone abroad to
Java and the Federated Malay States and amassed riches and
then returned to their native country. Where the Sultan or
local ruler is weak, they have virtually assumed control, but
only in indirect fashion. They never assume a gubernatorial
position, but carry the weight due to their wealth and
benefactions. They have, until recently at any rate,
occupied a privileged position, and in some ways have almost
become a caste. Thiaiis contrary to Mahomet’s precepts, and
a sfcjiool of thought is now arising which questions the* 5 right
to the prefix and the respect due to the name of SEYYID;
(which claim is totally unsupported by the Koran, and is only
hallowed by age long custom).
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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)
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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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- front, front-i, 2r:46v, 48r:136v, 141r:149v, 151r:177v, 179r:182v, 184r:246v, back
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