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Coll 6/69 'Affairs in the Yemen.' [24v] (48/78)
The record is made up of 1 file (37 folios). It was created in 28 Aug 1935-14 Oct 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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tribesmen and the Ze'di element which at the moment is the
backbone of the administration. If this animosity were
allowed full play, civil disturbances would result which
might cause complete disintegration of the Yemen.
2. For the moment the prestige rather than the
personality of the Imam is sufficient to keep these
discordant elements quiescent, but it is clear that his
death worAd be followed by a period of unrest which would
provide a favourable opportunity for intervention on the
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This file mainly consists of copies of received Colonial Office correspondence relating to political and domestic affairs in the Yemen.
Of particular note are copies of two memoranda, forwarded to the Secretary of State for the Colonies by the Governor of Aden (Bernard Rawdon Reilly) and written by Captain Basil William Seager, Frontier Officer for the Aden Protectorate, which are dated 14 September 1935 and 30 July 1937 respectively. Matters discussed include Italian interests in the Yemen and the status and health of the Imam [Yaḥyā Muḥammad Ḥamīd al-Dīn]. The memoranda also include profiles of political figures and rivals to succeed the Imam.
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 (folio 1).
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- 1 file (37 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 (used for referencing) commences at the front cover with 1, and terminates at the inside back cover with 39; 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/12/2142
- Title
- Coll 6/69 'Affairs in the Yemen.'
- Pages
- front, front-i, 2r:38v, back-i, back
- Author
- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
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- Open Government Licence