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PZ 5179/36 'Aden: proposed memorial to Captain S. B. Haines, R.I.N.' [‎32v] (64/110)

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The record is made up of 1 file (53 folios). It was created in 20 Jul 1936-2 Jan 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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The file comprises telegrams, despatches, correspondence, memoranda, and notes, relating to the erection of a proposed memorial in Aden to Captain Stafford Bettesworth Haines, in the run-up to the hundredth anniversary of the British occupation of Aden.

The discussion in the volume contains printed copies of reports on the circumstances of Aden's capture and subsequent administration by the British, and the later trial of Haines on charges of inadequate accounting.

The principal correspondents include Stafford Bettesworth Haines; the Deputy Secretary to the Government of India in the Foreign and Political Department; the Chief Commissioner, Aden.

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1 file (53 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 55; 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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PZ 5179/36 'Aden: proposed memorial to Captain S. B. Haines, R.I.N.' [‎32v] (64/110), British Library: India Office Records and Private Papers, IOR/L/PS/12/206, in Qatar Digital Library <https://www.qdl.qa/archive/81055/vdc_100054933502.0x000041> [accessed 5 August 2026]

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