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Coll 6/69 'Affairs in the Yemen.' [‎35r] (69/78)

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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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15* An thie TT^rnorandiiTn is already too long* I will
conclude it with an expression of hope that the man v/ill
live long and in the interim be ably treated by his sole
medical adviser, Captain Dubbiosi.
TTiE IMAM* S HEALTH «
Imamus private physician until about a fortnight ago, whose
two year contract has expired end who left Aden for hgypt on
September 11th last,
£. He saye that the Imam suffers from chronic kidney
changed the treatment which Pubblosi had prescribed as a trial
and says the Imam expressed nervousness at the latter* s
medicines# The mam passed a stone recently and my informant
j tells ne that this was owing to Dubbiosi’s inadequate
treatment as his medicines were such as to encourage the
formation of stones# Doctor Hafiz says that the Imam is in a
poor physical condition and that he will have to be very
careful if he is to live long#
gentlemen have returned from the Yemen sadly disgruntled, but
they should be good informants even if they do exaggerate.
(a) that Qadhi Abdullah Al Amri is the dominating
personality in the Yemen today and is
virtually a dictator,
(b) most of the Covemor^ sub-Governors and officials
are at ;rari*c beck and call as he appoints
and disndseeB them,
I spoke to the Egyptian doctor Hafiz Amin, the
trouble and gout. In the last six weeks he (Hafiz Amin)
I should state at the outset that these two
(o)

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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)
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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 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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