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File 53/1915 Pt 6 'The War: Arab Kingdom; Italian claims' [11v] (27/360)
The record is made up of 1 volume (176 folios). It was created in 1916-1917. 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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At our lirst meeting the Idrisi could not understand whose intervention
we feared. It could not be an enemy, for we surely had conti ol of the ^
Sea outlets. As for allies, were they not our friends ? ^ i^erfered h
or if we would anticipate such a contretemps— we should tell them that t ,
islands were Idrisi, seized by him from the enomy manned by him and ns
ilag hoisted, to show his occupation, and, finally, that he was undei B
Pr °Such announcement seems to me very essential. I am not aware of any
future cut-and-dried division of the several interests m the Red Sea, but it
had occurred to me that to hoist our flag and to land our troops would sarour
of British occupation and place these islands ipso facto within the categoiy
of matters to be adjusted after the war. . i ,1 i
We are already assisting the Idrisi with the sinews of war, and the onR
foe after the war against whom he asks protection is the l urk —it he lattei
is left in the’Asir province. The necessity for such protection alter peace
is concluded is very problematical, if at all possible.
The Idrisi would not sign the English copy. It was unreasonable, he
said to sign what you cannot understand. He however retained both Arabic
and English copies. I did not press him to comply. His case is a peculiar
one.
The agreement was concluded and signed, after much cross inference,
on the evening of the 22nd instant, and H.M.S. Minto was asked by
wireless telegraphy on 23rd idem to remove troops and flag, which he die
that same day. T t t r o t> i
1 would thank Commander G. Arnot, Iv.ivR., HALS. T erth, and
Lieutenant L. P. Nalder, R.N.V.R., the Political Officer of the Southern Red
Sea Patrol, for their cordial co-operation in dealing with the Idrisi. He is
the most suspicious and the most exclusive individual of his class I have
ever encountered in Arabian politics. A give-and-take policy was indicated,
as he himself was only too ready to remind me.
(Signed) H. F. Tacob, Lieutenant-Colonel,
II.M S. Perth, " First Assistant Resident, Aden.
2ith January 11)17.
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The volume comprises telegrams, despatches, correspondence, memoranda, and notes, relating to Italian claims and policy in the Arabian Peninsula in the context of British policy in the Arabian Peninsula particularly in relation to the Hejaz, Asir and the Yemen.
The discussion in the volume relates to the visit of Italian officials, soldiers and naval ships to Jeddah, Hejaz. Further discussion surrounds debate over the Italian relationship with the Idrīsī Imām of ʻAsīr and whether the Imām was engaged in intrigues with the Italians. Also discussed is the Italian proposal to recruit Arabs from ʻAsīr into the Italian colonial forces for duty in Italian Somaliland.
Documents in the volume include:
- 'Agreement with the Idrisi Saiyid regarding the Farasan Islands and Other Matters' (ff 10-13).
- 'British Interests in Arabia' (ff 88-89).
The principal correspondents in the volume include the Under Secretary of State for India; the Under-Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs; 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. , Aden; the Secretary of State for India (Austen Chamberlain); and the Grand Sharif of Mecca (Ḥusayn bin ‘Alī al-Hāshimī).
The volume includes a divider which gives the subject and part numbers, the year the subject file was opened, subject headings, and a list of correspondence references contained in that part by year. This is placed at the back of the correspondence.
- Extent and format
- 1 volume (176 folios)
- Arrangement
The subject 55 (German War) consists of 5 volumes, IOR/L/PS/10/524-527. The volumes are divided into 5 parts with parts 1 and 2 comprising one volume each, parts 3 and 4 comprising the third volume and parts 5 and 6 comprising one volume each.
The papers are arranged in approximate chronological order from the rear to the front.
- Physical characteristics
Foliation: the foliation sequence for this description commences at the inside front cover with 1, and terminates at the inside back cover with 178; 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. A previous foliation sequence, which is also circled, has been superseded and therefore crossed out.
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- File 53/1915 Pt 6 'The War: Arab Kingdom; Italian claims'
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- front, back, spine, edge, head, tail, front-i, 2r:9v, 10v:12r, 13v:76v, 77v:79v, 82r:84v, 86r:109r, 116v:122v, 124v:128v, 131v:168v, 170r:177v, back-i
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