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Coll 6/7(2) 'The Yemen: Relations between H.M.G. and the Yemen.' [82v] (175/732)
The record is made up of 1 volume (362 folios). It was created in 16 Jun 1932-21 Sep 1933. 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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411 The Imam of
they are not ours to give away to the
Imam if we wished to do so. The position
has been explained, I think, to the Imam
time after time in order to meet him as
far as posisble, and the Resident has
informed him that if a treaty were con
cluded His Majesty’s Government would
be prepared to bear in mind any views
which the Imam wished to put forward
on the future status, of these islands in
the event of that matter coming up for
reconsideration. The Imam has now been
informed that these concessions do con
stitute the last word of His Majesty’s
Government, and up till now no reply
has been received.
In summary the position is this: We
have laid down three pre-conditions to
the signing of the treaty. The first is
the evacuation of all Protectorate terri
tory ; the second is the release of all
Protectorate tribesmen ; and the third is
the removal of restrictions on trade
between the Yemen and the Aden Protec
torate. I understand that the Imam has
agreed to the first two conditions, but
that up till now no satisfactory answer
has been received with regard to the last,
and recently the Resident has reminded
the Imam of that particular question. It
is therefore quite clear that this question
—I mean the recovery of Audali territory
—has been definitely linked up with
settlement by negotiation through the
conclusion of a treaty. I naturally
sincerely hope that these negotiations
will reach a successful conclusion, but I
must say that if they fail, or if we do
I not receive a satisfactory reply within a
reasonable period, clearly the whole posi
tion will have to be reconsidered afresh.
I dare say the noble Lord would like me
to say what we would do in those circum-
istances, but I think the House will see
that I am not in a position to say any
thing definite on that point. All I can
say is that if the conclusion of these
negotiations is delayed beyond a reason
able time the whole matter will have to
be reconsidered afresh. I hope the noble
Lord will be satisfied with the informa
tion I have been able to give him.
Lord LAMINGTON: My Lords, I
thank the noble Earl for his answer,
which really hinges upon what is a reason
able time. The main part of his answer
referring to the negotiations is almost the
same as I have heard for the last three
or four years ; in fact, it seems word for
The Earl of Plymouth.
the Yemen
412
word the same about the hope that
thing is going to be accomplished
in the references to the attitude of h.
Imam, his pretensions to the whole Uz
Protectorate, hereditary rights and so on
I therefore say that that part of th
answer is unsatisfactory. But the nobl
Earl spoke definitely of a reasonable %
and I trust that the Colonial Office wj]i
take notice of that, or otherwise I shall
have to press the matter again,^ Ti, e
Government must take some aT'yn B
redeem the position of these unfortunate
people and also to redeem our credit ajj
honour in the Aden Protectorate. 14
not know whether the noble Earl will 1
lay Papers. I cannot see any objection I
to that course. The subject is a plain I
one, there is no possibility of indiscretion
and I think it is highly desirable that the
country should know definitely what has
been taking place between ourselves anil
the Imam. If the noble Earl could give
an undertaking to furnish Papers I wi|
withdraw my Motion, but if not I should
like to divide the House.
The Earl of PLYMOUTH: My Lords,
1 did not know that the noble Lord had
made a specific point of laying Papers,
I have not really had time to go into
that matter properly, and it is therefore
impossible for me to give an undertaking
here and now that Papers should belaid
But I will inquire whether there is m
objection to laying them.
Lord LAMINGTON : My Lords, I hope
the noble Earl will do that and press it.
There cannot be any objection and it is
highly desirable that the public should he
aware of what has taken place. There
could not be difficulties with foreign
Powers, or anything of that sort, and
therefore I think the Colonial Office could
produce the Papers. If the noble Eari
will give an undertaking to place the
matter strongly before the Colonial Office
I will withdraw.
The Earl of PLYMOUTH: My Lords,
I will make inquiries to see if what the
noble Lord suggests is possible, but I
cannot give any undertaking.
Lord LAMINGTON: I should have
thought the noble Earl might make it
possible. I ask leave to withdraw.
Motion for Papers, by leave, withdrawn.
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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 documents (from a British perspective) the progress of treaty negotiations between Britain and Yemen. Much of the correspondence discusses the terms of the proposed treaty between Britain and Yemen, including a contested third article from a draft treaty proposed by the Imam, which relates both to the southern frontier of Yemen and to the Imam's claim to a number of unspecified islands situated in the Red Sea (referred to as 'the Islands of Yemen' in the Imam's draft treaty).
Other items of discussion related to the proposed treaty include:
- Whether India should be a separate signatory of the proposed treaty.
- Whether the Imam is likely to consent to the establishment of special tribunals for the practice of a privileged code of law for foreign nationals in Yemen.
- The British precondition that, prior to the treaty being signed, the Imam must remove all restrictions on overland trade between Yemen and the Aden Protectorate, as well as surrender the territories and subjects of those chiefs who are in treaty relations with the British.
- The possibility of the appointment of a permanent British representative at San'a.
The volume's main correspondents are the following: 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 Commander-in-Chief (later referred to as the Chief Commissioner) at Aden (Bernard Rawdon Reilly and his Acting Resident, Reginald Stuart Champion), the Imam of Yemen, the Secretary of State for the Colonies (Philip Cunliffe-Lister), 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, the Foreign Office, and the War Office respectively.
In addition to correspondence, the volume also includes the following:
- Copies of minutes from meetings of the Imperial Defence Committee's Standing Official Sub-Committee for questions concerning the Middle East, which discuss the proposed treaty with Yemen.
- A copy of a report of an eighteen-day British medical mission (comprised of two doctors, two nurses, and Lieutenant-Colonel Morice Challoner Lake) to Taiz [Ta‘izz] in late 1931 and early 1932, which was undertaken for the purpose of treating the daughter-in-law of Seyyid 'Ali of Taiz, son-in-law of the Imam.
- A copy of a report of Lake's subsequent visit to San'a in January 1932, which recounts in detail his conversations with the Imam.
- Copies of both a draft treaty and a 'retabulated' draft treaty, drafted by the British in response to the Imam's initial draft treaty.
- Copies of political intelligence summaries from 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. .
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 (362 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 description commences at the first folio with 1, and terminates at the last folio with 358; 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. An additional foliation sequence is present in parallel between ff 315-358; these numbers are also written in pencil, but are not circled.
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