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Coll 6/85 'Arabia. Boundaries in: Interpretation of Rome Understanding of 1927.' [‎28r] (55/80)

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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(56) The extent of the Hadrarmut und 1 te relatione
with Hie (/ejeetyr’e Cove^?»«nt form the subject of a
iMNaorenA«i!9 of Uth Hove iber, 19Si. (Atmex »j
(39) ?roa tnie jaettsorandom it will be »e* n that
the terra f> protectorate of Aden" ie one which has been very
looaely ueed. ,t that tlm {IM2} there had been no forwal
eatabliehmnt of euch a protectorate or any official
declaration or notification.
Major brevetW < Tri.bca J,n_the^Vjc In 1 tyi of Aden) atatee that
the sso ne within which British Influence is ^re ironed lately
felt itiay be said to be oowpriaed within a ae?nl*oirele
having a radiua of 80 miles, with the Peninsular of /den
for i^e centre. Beyond, t is to the eastward Great Britain
is# he says# looked on as a fcind of paramount l*ower 9 which,
while recognising independence in regard to internal
government, yet is ready to prevent alienation of territory
to foreign nations, or lnter->tribal disputes which are
car ied on to the detriment of public peace or ooarsereial
interests. He points out that by 1880 the nuraber of trlbea
regarded as under British protection were nine in nurtoer
(presumably those ^ost frequently described as ’’the Protectorate
but that since then it has been found advisable to extend
British intercourse with Xtm trlbea in certain directions,
so that by 1908 the nuraber of tribes in direct treaty
relations amounted to fifteen. The list he gives shows
that the fifteen tribes consisted of the nine tribes of the
*J retectoratc* together with the six covered by the
Hadraissttt.
(40> a .tudjr of th. 1833 wtition of AltohLon
the fact that in addition to the fifteen tribes mentioned
in the previous paragraph we also have engagements with the
Audhali and the beihan. It may thus be said that the so-called
‘Protectorate of Aden’* covers the following tribes and
confederations/

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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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