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Coll 6/85 'Arabia. Boundaries in: Interpretation of Rome Understanding of 1927.' [‎16r] (31/80)

The record is made up of 1 file (38 folios). It was created in 30 Apr 1934-27 Nov 1937. 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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chief® during this same period art contained in Michigan,
Volume XI of 1933.
(3) It ia to be observed tnat on April 2nd, 1S69, the
Ptnlfiaula of Jebel ihaan, or Little Aden, eat purchased
for the sum of / 30,000 the stipend of /AO per month
paid to the hhmlKh of the Afcrabees.
(4) ^hen in 1873 the TurJct, who had evacuated the
Yemen in 1&33, reoccupied that province, there were nine
tribes in the Hinterland of Aden with whom Her Majesty's
Government had direct relatione, and whom they considered
to be more or less under their protection. These tribes
were the 4bdali, the ^adhli, the Akrabi, and the Lubaihi,
which were the nearest to Aden; the Hauahabi, the Alawi,
the Amiri (i.e., the subjects of the Amir of 1 thali), the
faffai, and the Aulaki. These two last-named tribes
were divided into two sections, the vpper and Lower Yaffai
and the Upper and Lower Aulaki.
(5) The Turkish Government contended that the
ult&n*s sovereignty extended over those tribes in virtue
of the former occupation of Yemen. &e, on the other
hand, always maintained that they were independent. In
addition to the Turkish claim of sovereignty, there have,
ever since 1873, been constant disputes in regard to the
frontiers between these tribes and the territory under the
direct administration of the Turkish authorities. Both
subjects have from time to time given rise to discussions,
sometimes of an acute nature, with the Porte.
(b) In 1873 it wss proposed that the nine tribes
above named should be ta*en under British protection.
The proposal was not sanctioned; but while the question
was/

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This file relates to boundaries in the Arabian Peninsula. The file begins with a Foreign Office memorandum (and an enclosed map) dated 30 April 1934, which provides a brief recent history of disputes and agreements regarding the eastern and south-eastern boundaries of modern-day Saudi Arabia.

The remainder of the file, which dates from 1937, contains correspondence between the Foreign Office and the Colonial Office discussing the precise extent of the Aden Protectorate. Also discussed are the respective British and Italian interpretations of the Rome Understanding of 1927. The correspondence includes a second Foreign Office memorandum dated 23 August 1937 and entitled 'The Growth of the Aden Protectorate'.

The file includes a divider which gives a list of correspondence references contained in the file by year. This is placed at the back of the correspondence.

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1 file (38 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 (used for referencing) commences at the front cover with 1, and terminates at the inside back cover with 40; 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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