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Ext 6588/47 'Air action in Aden Protectorate: copy of Secretary of State for Colonies minute to PM, 9 May 1947: note by External Department on Bombing on North West Frontier' [14r] (27/46)
The record is made up of 1 file (21 folios). It was created in 10 May 1947-19 May 1947. 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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-Air Action In the Aden. Protectorate*. ,
^ (i ) The Ahwar—iiabban Road. Incident ,
On 17th March, the Governor of Aden reported on
,an incident ^on the Ahwar-Ii trade route in the /
Pro+ ‘tor i ^TaiTy indjana ry a caravan
proceeding to Habhan had been attached in Lower Alaqui
country /bythe Klislili section of the Mansuri tribe.
Teo.of the aggressors and two of .the travellers had been
killed, and the caravan, which was carrying gdods andf
specie to the alleged value of £10,000, had been looted.
On 17th January leaflets were dropped from the air
requiring ;all sections of the Mansur is to come to Ahwar
by the end of the month to exculpate or explain
themselves. They refused on a frivolous pretext, and
a goodwill mission of leading Arabs from the area
concerned was despatched to reasonmth them. It met
with no success. u- : si
The Governor describes this as the gravest
incident of its kind for many years, and emphasises the
need for early action in the interests-of future security
in .the Western Aden Protectorate. He has pointed out
that while it is too late in the season to undertake
ground operations, air action seems necessary should the
tribe continue obdurate. He proposes to summon the
tribal Sheikhs to a meeting at which an ultimatum,
requiring the restoration of the looted; property will he
delivered, and asks permission to threaten air action
then, ajad to employ it if the /summons or ultimatum is
not complied with.
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(ii) The use 01 ' air action hitherto .
v The practice of punitive air action against
recalcitrant tribes in the Aden Protectorate is well
established and seems to be understood by those against
whom/
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This file contains correspondence and minutes regarding conflict in the Aden Protectorate and on the North West Frontier. The minutes cover the following: an attack on Ahwar-Habban in the western part of the Aden Protectorate; air actions and future policy; the Dhala incident and recommended actions; reference to the air action attack in Bromi Khel, Pakistan, in August 1947.
The file features the following principal correspondents: the Secretary of State for India and Burma and officials of the Colonial Office.
The file includes a divider which gives the subject number, the year the subject file was opened, the subject heading, and a list of correspondence references by year. This is placed at the back of the correspondence.
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- 1 file (21 folios)
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The file's contents 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 23, 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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- Ext 6588/47 'Air action in Aden Protectorate: copy of Secretary of State for Colonies minute to PM, 9 May 1947: note by External Department on Bombing on North West Frontier'
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- front, front-i, 2r:22v, back-i, back
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