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File 2415/1916 ‘Aden Protectorate:- Gift of £10,000; Gift of Guns to Sultan of Lahej.’ [‎11v] (27/578)

The record is made up of 1 volume (285 folios). It was created in 23 Oct 1914-16 Feb 1928. 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 volume comprises correspondence and other papers relating to the financial and military support Britain gave to tribes in South Arabia (present-day Yemen) during the First World War. Subjects covered include: in 1914, a declaration by the ‘Abdali Sultan of Lahej [Laḩij] of his longstanding friendship and allegiance to Britain; the sale of arms to the ‘Abdali Sultanate; the maintenance of the Sultan and his followers at Aden, after they had fled from Lahej when it was seized by Ottoman forces; a grant of £10,000 given to the Sultan of Lahej in 1919, to enable him to ‘restart his regime’; arrangements made in 1919 for the sale of two mountain (also referred to as Maxim) guns and ammunition to the ‘Abdali Sultanate; continued arrangements for the sale of arms to the ‘Abdali Sultanate, including high explosive and shrapnel shells. The volume’s principal correspondents are: the Foreign Office; the Foreign and Political Department of the Government of India; and 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.

The volume 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 volume (285 folios)
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The papers are arranged in approximate chronological order from the rear to the front of the volume.

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Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the inside front cover with 1, and terminates at the inside back cover with 287; 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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File 2415/1916 ‘Aden Protectorate:- Gift of £10,000; Gift of Guns to Sultan of Lahej.’ [‎11v] (27/578), British Library: India Office Records and Private Papers, IOR/L/PS/10/604, in Qatar Digital Library <https://www.qdl.qa/archive/81055/vdc_100079375019.0x00001c> [accessed 28 March 2024]

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