Coll 6/7(1) 'The Yemen: Relations between H.M.G. and the Imam.' [180r] (370/782)
The record is made up of 1 volume (387 folios). It was created in Jan 1906-16 Jun 1932. It was written in English and French. 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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-04-
Article 2
There shell be peace and friendship between His
Britannic l.lajesty's Government and His Majesty the King of
tiic Y siudi o .Hi c H o.L t-Liu hign contracting parties nr. do r t a he s
to maintain good relations with the other and to endeavour
by all the means at its disposal to prevent its territories
being used as a case for unlawful activities directed against
peace and tranquility in the territories of the other partyT"
Draft Arti cle J5^
The settlement of the question of the southern
frontier referred to in Article 4 is deferred pending the
conclusionc. in whatever way may be agreed upon by both
parties ? of the negotiations which shall tame place between
His Britannic Majesty's Government in the United Kingdom of
Great Britain and Northern Ireland and His Majesty the King
of the Yemen before the expiry of the present Treaty y it
being understood that nothing contained in the Articles of
the present Treaty is to be taken as meaning that His Majesty
the King of the Yemen renounces his claims or that His
Britannic Majesty's Government recognise any part of his claims.
Draft Article 4«
The tribal territories of which the Chiefs and Rulers
are named at the foot of this Article or which tire bounded
by the frontier demarcated in 1905 p 1904 and 1905 shall
remain under their own rule* His Majesty the King of the
Yemen recognizes the special relations existing between those
Chiefs end Rulers and ills Britannic Majesty’s Government in
the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Irelandr>
it being understood that this recognition docs not abrogate
the provisions of Article 3« His Majesty the King of the
Yemen undertakes that he will prevent 9 by all means at his
disposal? any aggression by his forces on those territories*
and any Interference by his subjects with the affairs of the
people inhabiting the Aden side of that frontier*
In accordance with the provisions of Article 5* nothing
in the present Article is to be taken as signifying that His
Majesty the King of the Yemen has recognised the Agreement
under which the above frontier was fixed*
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THE DKUBI SHEIKH«
HAOEAMI SHEIKH.
KUFLAHI SHEIKH.
SA.'.LADI SHEIKH OF SHAI3-
LONER YAFA SULTAN.
QOTEIBI SHEIKH.
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TH.S VAEIDI SULTAN OF BALAHAP.
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Subehi
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THE SKEIKI OB' KAUEA.
THE
THU SHEIKI OF IRKA.
THE HAITI SULTAN OF 3HEKR
THE
BARHIMI SHEIKH.
AND KGKAIjLA and through
him the KATHIRI SULTANS.
THE (makri) SULTAIJ OF RISES
AYD SOKOTRA.
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This volume concerns relations between the British Government and Imam Yehia bin Muhammad Hamid Uddin [Yaḥyá Muḥammad Ḥamīd al-Dīn, Imam of Yemen]. It largely consists of correspondence between the Political Resident A senior ranking political representative (equivalent to a Consul General) from the diplomatic corps of the Government of India or one of its subordinate provincial governments, in charge of a Political Residency. at Aden (Sir George Stewart Symes, succeeded by Bernard Rawdon Reilly) and officials of the 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. , the Colonial Office and the Foreign Office. Also included are copies of correspondence between the Political Resident A senior ranking political representative (equivalent to a Consul General) from the diplomatic corps of the Government of India or one of its subordinate provincial governments, in charge of a Political Residency. and the Imam.
The correspondence includes the following subject matter:
- The Imam's wish to conclude a treaty between Yemen and Britain, and British objections to some of the Imam's terms for a proposed treaty, such as the Imam's demand for the recognition of his sovereignty over the tribes of the Aden Protectorate.
- The Imam's refusal to accept the boundaries of the Aden Protectorate, as laid down between Britain and the Ottoman Empire before the First World War.
- The possibility of sending a British official representative to visit the Imam, with the objective of establishing a 'clearer understanding of each other's policy and aims'.
- Discussion as to how the British should respond to reports that the Imam's troops have occupied Al 'Ain [Am ‘Ayn] (a group of villages in the Wadi A seasonal or intermittent watercourse, or the valley in which it flows. Beihan [Wādī Bayḩān] region, deemed by the British to be part of the Aden Protectorate), with a threat of aerial bombardment being among the considered options.
- Discussion of matters that the British may wish to raise in treaty negotiations with the Imam, including the evacuation of the Imam's troops from the districts of Audhali and Sanah [Sanāh, near Qa‘ţabah], and the Sultan of Upper Yafa's claim to Rube'aten.
Also included in the volume are the following:
- Copies of the Aden Residency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, established in the provinces and regions considered part of, or under the influence of, British India. 's Political Intelligence Summaries.
- Minutes from meetings of the Imperial Defence Committee's Standing Official Sub-Committee for questions concerning the Middle East, which discuss British relations with Yemen.
- A copy of a report by Lieutenant-Colonel Morice Challoner Lake recounting his visit to the Wadi A seasonal or intermittent watercourse, or the valley in which it flows. Beihan in March 1931.
- A copy of a translation of the Imam of Yemen's proposed terms for a treaty between Britain and Yemen, and several copies of a corresponding British counter draft treaty.
- Copies of memoranda from Air Ministry and War Office representatives.
- Five maps showing disputed territory.
The French material in the volume consists of one letter. Most of the material in this volume covers the period 1931-1932; however, the volume also includes several maps dating from an earlier period, of which the earliest is dated 1906.
The volume includes a divider which gives a list of correspondence references contained in the volume by year. This is placed at the back of the correspondence.
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- 1 volume (387 folios)
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The papers are arranged in approximate chronological order from the rear to the front of the volume.
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Foliation: the foliation sequence for this volume commences at the first folio with 1, and terminates at the last folio with 383; 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. The front and back covers, along with the two leading and two ending flyleaves have not been foliated. A previous foliation sequence, which is present between ff 253-382 and is also circled, has been superseded and therefore crossed out.
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- Coll 6/7(1) 'The Yemen: Relations between H.M.G. and the Imam.'
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