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Aden Delimitation: The History of the Question and the Present Situation as Regards the Territories of the Amir of Dthali [‎17r] (3/14)

The record is made up of 1 file (7 folios). It was created in Jul 1902. 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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is since demarcation was agreed to, the
regular troops at Mafari and at Sarirj the
f villages. The former was occupied soon
ommission, that is in February 1902, and
have established posts of Arab levies at
a cordon across the southern end of the
plateau.* The line runs in a general
east and west direction, between Dthali
ide of this line is treated by the Turks as
3 exception of Jaleli, are within the line
ire so far prepared to adopt, [t is obvious
should be evacuated. In my opinion, the
also be withdrawn from Jaleli, and from
i and tracts adjacent to it, before the
atier is commenced.
its on the part of the Amiris. The Amirs
sufficient occupation in ende ivouring to
clutches of the Turks, and have certainly
their limits in any way which can be
h territory.
i that the wave of Turkish aggression
hen again receded. Villages have paid
sion, but have returned to the Amir when
j regard to the peculiar views held by the
in Southern Arabia, I think it is possible
is own villages may be regarded by them
re should have been encroachment, in the
Amiris on the Turks, appears to me to he
of personal explanation,
ahal/s statements and opinions have been
wn. Colonel Wahab is His Majesty’s
to forward his letters and telegrams,
marks of my own, usually expressive of
)t altogether agreeing with his views, I
: remark. For instance, Colonel Wahab,
of villages in his report of 1892 does not
the present day, and while placing the
ine marked in his tracing, on the “ Aden
that the information was fairly correct at
her words, his view is that the Amir has
his is not impossible, but I do not take,
I believe, and I think Colonel Aloud
ated in 1892 was practically the product
dll to the Amir, and that it should, if
ibte forwarded to the Government of
•her 1901. This paper was a compilation
the office 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. . It was
larcation had been suggested by Lord
Curzon)t in connection with the question
raised by the Government of India of
e Chiefs of Bedar, Bahau, and the Upper
The Amiri countrv was brought in to
ormation regarding the tracts adjacent
'urks were pressing. Whatever is said
py is clearly stated to be taken from
>. We had then no other sources of
in
I said that the slice of country to 7 the east nf Tohai t i t-
to represent the permanent result nf TWv; i St 0 . a ' )al Jalla l appeared
late now to think of restoring t„ H,e A and that it was too
predecessor. If the aetnal fac'^ad b en Ir Lc'owi ^ ^ fr0m his
1892, and if the boundary line tl,en,f L t1lU re I l0rt of
approximately correct, I ,hould still hold that opinion' y “ lab heen
boun&Ty'might *nh S l)e^ 1 a^u^l^w]iere ! '\V l f t 1 /’T", t0 SUS ‘ ) “ I the
proposed the 8 deputation of 1 then
confirmed in all important particulars by the W ^ ch h#s , bven
altered our views as to the relative positions oAh^ T, C V • C ° mp etely
Dthali plateau, and I do not olLri, uX,.l„a g rks Amms. on the
letter of 20th November should hn^/been passed oveA rel, ° rt aml my
li appears ft) me that the difference in tho via wc i-ini/i t i - /■• i >•
hope is that the behaviour of the Turks havinrheen wlft hA His
JW.'&SSi."" *—•“m
P- J. Maitland, Brigadier-General,
29th July 1902. Resident at Aden.
Political^
73/01.
73/01.

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The file consists of correspondence between William Lee-Warner, 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. , Secretary to the Political and Secret Department, and Pelham James Maitland, Resident at Aden, concerning Aden delimitation and accusations of Turkish encroachments, dated 28-29 July 1902. An additional note by Maitland gives his own views on the boundary question, provides a history of the question, and covers the present situation as regards the territories of the Amir of Dthali [Aḑ Ḑāli‘].

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Foliation: the foliation sequence for this description commences at f 16, and terminates at f 22, as it is part of a larger physical volume; these numbers are written in pencil, 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. An additional foliation sequence is present in parallel between ff 21-27; these numbers are also written in pencil, but are circled.

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