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Coll 6/85 'Arabia. Boundaries in: Interpretation of Rome Understanding of 1927.' [17r] (33/80)
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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was undwr conftidwration at hom« 9 the Keuident at Aden
had* under Inatrueticm* from India* nent a Britlfth force
to ftupport the Chief of LaheJ (in the territor/ of the
Abdali tribe) against the Turka, who were giving military
aaelstance to a rebel against the Chief. The Turkish
Government endeavoured to make a bargain that, ae they
had disclaimed any intention to interfere, the British
force should be withdrawn from LaheJ. Thle waft declined,
% ; i it was not until the Turkish troops had evacuated
hahej that the British force returned to Aden. The right
of the Porte to request the withdrawal of the British
troops was at the same time expressly denied by the
Secretary of 5. tate for India, ’’since the relations of the
f *Britleh Government with the tribes round Aden are
' Independent of Turkey, whom we do not admit to have any
■'locus standi in that region. "
(7) In the same year (1873) Her Majesty’s Ambassador
at Constantinople informed the Porte that Her Majesty*a
overnment would not tolerate the interference of the
Ottoman authorities in the territory of the nine tribes.
The Intrigues and interference of the Turkish officials
nevertheless continued in the following years, and in
1885 culminated in a more decided forward movement,
resulting in the occupation of Jalela, in the heart of
the Amiri country, and several other villages belonging
to the Amir of othali.
(8) Her Majesty*• Government protested against
this occupation, though Jalela was not mentioned, but
the Turks were in strong force at the time, and nothing
more was said than that Her Majesty's Government could
not/
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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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- IOR/L/PS/12/2158
- Title
- Coll 6/85 'Arabia. Boundaries in: Interpretation of Rome Understanding of 1927.'
- Pages
- front, front-i, 2r:37v, 39r:39v, back-i, back
- Author
- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
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