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File 3463/1913 ‘Aden Frontier Proposed ratification of the 1905 boundary settlement’ [‎90v] (185/268)

The record is made up of 1 volume (130 folios). It was created in 1913-1914. 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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No.
Name.
Description.
LX II
Jabal Nabat ..
(A high point about 1 kilom.
north-east of the Nakil Rafad,
between the Sha’b and the
Yirait Valleys.)
From Jabal Nabat the line descends to the ruined house of
Harsha in such a way as to leave the Ilabil ’U-ha entirely
on the Subehi (British) side; thence it runs direct to a
point on the western bank of the Wadi A seasonal or intermittent watercourse, or the valley in which it flows. Ma’din, in a line
with the mosque Rubat-ibn-Alwan, in the village o; Moia\
From this point it runs almost direct !o the summit of
Mudawwara, a small, round hill between the mouth of the
Wadi A seasonal or intermittent watercourse, or the valley in which it flows. Mola’ and Taskia (148); thence to the summit of
J. Hawwar, and thence passing by the points known as
Ras Eihdan, A1 Kurb (Makraba), Ras Hejat-al-Hamra,
Nijd Masjid, Ras Suleb. Nuzehi, it crosses the Wadi A seasonal or intermittent watercourse, or the valley in which it flows.
Ma’hak at the irrigation bund known as ’Abar-al-Kohia to
Wali ’Uthnan.
N.B.—The Subehi will retain the right, according to
ancient tribal custom, to follow up the source of the springs
known as Ghail Mola’ as far up the Wadi A seasonal or intermittent watercourse, or the valley in which it flows. as Humara
Makhzuj.
LXIII
Wali ’Uthman
(A white-domed wali, or tomb,
about 200 metres south of the
Wadi A seasonal or intermittent watercourse, or the valley in which it flows. Ma’bak, on the border j
between the Jurabi (Subehi)
and the Humedy tribes. The
building itself is on the
Turkish side of the border.)
The boundary passes just east of the Wali ’Uthman and
follows the crest of the spur up to Hejat Nub (142), and
thence follows the crest between the Wadis Ma’bak and
Shawar up to Ras Iraf, the boundary between the Juledi
fSubehi) and the Zureki tribes.
LXIV
Ras Iraf . . .. . J
(The highest point of a hat. ^
wooded range, about 1,500
metres north of Nijd Danuba.)
From Ras Laf the boundary follows the southern edge of the
Iraf range for about 2,500 metres, when it descends a spur
to a point on the left bank of the Wadi A seasonal or intermittent watercourse, or the valley in which it flows. Adin, north of
Nobat Rashid, whence it follows the left bank of the Wadi A seasonal or intermittent watercourse, or the valley in which it flows.
to a point called Busuli, leaving the cultivation to the
Zureki. from here it turns west and runs to the north of
the village of Khibana and up to the Barh-al-Futika;
thence to the rock known as Abd, on the Wadi A seasonal or intermittent watercourse, or the valley in which it flows. Kihnau;
thence to the Wadi A seasonal or intermittent watercourse, or the valley in which it flows. -am-Hanjara, the bed of which it follows
up to Ras ’Akrabi. From here it descends to the junction
of the Sha’b Duwema with the Wadi A seasonal or intermittent watercourse, or the valley in which it flows. 'Ubil, beyond which
it ascends to Ras Hejat-am-Rumf and follows the crest of
the ridge, passing the point called Karkahil up to the
Barh-am-Ashara.

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The volume contains 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. correspondence with the Foreign Office, mainly about the latter’s proposal to seek ratification of the Aden boundary settlement of 1905, as part of British counter-concessions to be tabled at the Anglo-Turkish Commercial Convention negotiations in London, 1913-1914. Included in this correspondence are observations made by the Viceroy of India, representing the views of the Government of India on the Aden frontier question; and discussions with the War Office, London, and the Ordnance Survey Office, Southampton, about the reproduction of the Aden boundary protocols and maps in connection with the ratification process. The volume includes two, mainly French versions of the Aden Boundary Protocols of 1903, 1904 and 1905, jointly signed by Colonel R A Wahab and Colonel Moustapha Remzi Bey, the respective British and Ottoman boundary commissioners, together with two War Office maps dated 1906 and 1914, showing the Aden Protectorate boundary line and on the earlier map, tribal names and boundaries. There are also printed copies in French of a draft version (signed and dated 13 February 1914) and final version (signed and dated 9 March 1914) of the Anglo-Ottoman convention on the Aden frontier, in which both governments agreed to exchange instruments of ratification in London within three months.

The volume also contains less extensive correspondence about the commercial proposal (in French) dated 31 July 1913, drafted by Ibrahim Hakki Pasha An Ottoman title used after the names of certain provincial governors, high-ranking officials and military commanders. , the chief Ottoman negotiator in London. This correspondence includes detailed observations made by the British Chargé d’Affaires at Constantinople [Istanbul] and the Board of Trade in London, about the further trade concessions in Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. countries sought by the Imperial Ottoman Government.

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1 volume (130 folios)
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The papers are arranged in approximate chronological order from the rear to the front of the volume. The subject 3463 (Aden Frontier – proposed ratification of the 1905 boundary settlement) consists of one volume.

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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 132; 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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