Skip to item: of 750
Information about this record Back to top
Open in Universal viewer
Open in Mirador IIIF viewer

Coll 6/7(3) 'The Yemen: Relations between H.M.G. and the Imam.' [‎357r] (724/750)

This item is part of

The record is made up of 1 volume (371 folios). It was created in 13 Sep 1933-22 Feb 1934. 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. .

Transcription

This transcription is created automatically. It may contain errors.

Apply page layout

-4-
acceptable, because it would, nave allowed trie Acting Resident
and his adviser the Officer Oonmianding the Forces in Aden to
seize the psychological moment when it became obvious that the
friendly protestations of the Commander of Taiz were not in
fact genuine ? to take the action already considered necessary
and sanctioned by His Majesty’s Government.
As the telegram stood ? however, it meant that no matter
what occurred in the interim the Acting Resident must again
refer back for a decision as to whether action was to be taken.
The final telegram received from the Acting Resident
(No. 45) disclosed a still more unsatisfactory state of affairs
a very partial restitution had been made but only in exchange
for cash payments. He did not see how we could possibly
accept restitution of this nature. If we aid so we were
admitting the principle tnat the Zeidis could force our
unfortunate protegees to redeem for cash their own goods which
the Zeidis had stolen* and he thought it would be agreed that
that really amounted to admitting that had the Zeidis stolen
cash instead of kind we would have been prepared to do nothing.
about it. If that was indeed our policy then b.e had nothing
further to add. In holding our hand* if we proposed to hold
it in the light of the present situation* we were flouting one
of the first and fundamental principles of air control* we
were accepting evasive rep .lies and promises which were not
genuine in lieu of taking action* and this could not but have
the inevitable and normal repercussions on the oriental men
tality on both sides of the frontier.
In his view the Cabinet’s decision to take action was
being withheld from the Acting Resident and Commander-in-Chief
on the spot* who alone was fitted to judge the day uo dap

About this item

Content

This volume concerns relations between the British Government and Imam Yehia bin Muhammad Hamid Uddin [Yaḥyá Muḥammad Ḥamīd al-Dīn, Imam of Yemen]. Much of the correspondence discusses the progress of treaty negotiations between the British Government and the Imam (a treaty was eventually signed on 11 February 1934). The principal correspondents are the Secretary of State for the Colonies (Philip Cunliffe-Lister), 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. at Aden (Bernard Rawdon Reilly – also referred to as the Chief Commissioner at Aden – and, in Reilly's absence, the Acting 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. , Reginald Stuart Champion), the British Ambassador to Italy (Ronald William Graham, succeeded by Sir James Eric Drummond), His Majesty's Chargé d’Affaires at Jedda (Albert Spencer Calvert), the Imam of Yemen, and various 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, and the Foreign Office.

Matters discussed in the correspondence include:

  • Whether the Government of India should be included as a signatory of the proposed treaty.
  • Reports of Yemeni incursions (referred to as 'tax raids' – armed incursions made with a view to collecting taxes on behalf of the Imam) into the Subeihi district of the Aden Protectorate.
  • An ultimatum, issued by the British Government to the Imam, requesting the withdrawal of forces and the return of hostages, with a threat of aerial bombardment in the event of the Imam's non-compliance.
  • Concerns that any action taken by the British against the Imam might be interpreted both by Italy and by Saudi Arabia as encouraging Ibn Saud [‘Abd al-‘Azīz bin ‘Abd al-Raḥmān bin Fayṣal Āl Sa‘ūd] in his dispute with the Imam.
  • Details of the precise terms of the proposed treaty, and of 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. 's mission to San'a for the resumption of treaty negotiations with the Imam.
  • 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.
  • Arrangements for the ratification of the treaty.
  • An enquiry from the Anti-Slavery and Aborigines Protection Society, regarding whether the proposed treaty will include an article committing the Imam to taking action against slavery.

In addition to correspondence, the volume includes the following:

The French material in this volume consists of one telegram. All of the material in this volume covers the period 1933-1934, with the exception of the aforementioned map of the Aden Protectorate, which is dated 1930.

The volume includes two dividers which give a list of correspondence references contained in the volume by year. These are placed at the back of the correspondence.

Extent and format
1 volume (371 folios)
Arrangement

The papers are arranged in approximate chronological order from the rear to the front of the volume.

Physical characteristics

Foliation: the main foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the first folio with 1 and terminates at the last folio with 367; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located at 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 foliation sequence does not include the front and back covers, nor does it include the four leading and ending flyleaves.

An additional foliation sequence is present in parallel between ff 49-367; these numbers are also written in pencil and are circled, but are crossed through.

Written in
English and French in Latin script
View the complete information for this record

Use and share this item

Share this item
Cite this item in your research

Coll 6/7(3) 'The Yemen: Relations between H.M.G. and the Imam.' [‎357r] (724/750), British Library: India Office Records and Private Papers, IOR/L/PS/12/2070, in Qatar Digital Library <https://www.qdl.qa/archive/81055/vdc_100060413801.0x00007d> [accessed 29 March 2024]

Link to this item
Embed this item

Copy and paste the code below into your web page where you would like to embed the image.

<meta charset="utf-8"><a href="https://www.qdl.qa/en/archive/81055/vdc_100060413801.0x00007d">Coll 6/7(3) 'The Yemen: Relations between H.M.G. and the Imam.' [&lrm;357r] (724/750)</a>
<a href="https://www.qdl.qa/en/archive/81055/vdc_100060413801.0x00007d">
	<img src="https://iiif.qdl.qa/iiif/images/81055/vdc_100000000555.0x000260/IOR_L_PS_12_2070_0726.jp2/full/!280,240/0/default.jpg" alt="" />
</a>
IIIF details

This record has a IIIF manifest available as follows. If you have a compatible viewer you can drag the icon to load it.https://www.qdl.qa/en/iiif/81055/vdc_100000000555.0x000260/manifestOpen in Universal viewerOpen in Mirador viewerMore options for embedding images

Use and reuse
Download this image