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File 3086/1915 Pt 5 'Arabia: Red Sea – Trade during German War' [‎31r] (66/958)

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The record is made up of 1 volume (475 folios). It was created in May 5 1915-18 Sept 1919. 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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of the Red Uea patrol we obtained per.<<lssion -
I supaose from Cairo • lor a certain number ol dhows,
in addition to Cowasjee Dinshaw's steamer, to make a
trip to Aden. now anoarently Cowaajee Jinshaw,
whose charges are exorbitant and whose available
carrying capacity is quite insullicient, and who is in
any case taking the bread out of the dhow A term adopted by British officials to refer to local sailing vessels in the western Indian Ocean. owner's
mouths, is to have a monopoly of trade between
Aslr and Aden again. Trade from Asir to places other
than Aden is not to be allowed.
(4) All along the Asir and Yemen coasts a remarkably
large population, considering what a barren country
lies irnnediately inland, get tnelr living by the sea.
They have nearly all been in great difficulties during
the war and have been looking forward to better times?
Behind them come the merchants, honeiya an i Kunfida have
been deserted for a year or two, and their inhabitants
who have been fugitives elsewhere, have been looking
forward to getting back, rebuilding their houses,
starting their trade again etc. At all ports south
of noheiya trade has been at a standstill. The
merchants also therefore, with rare exceptions, have
had reason to look forward anxiously to the resumption
of normal conditions. Kven the Agricultural popula
tion of the coastal plain are indirectly dependent on
the trade by sea, since, apart from their close
relations with the seaoorts, their camels, which are
their chief wealth, derive their value from the demand
created by the caravan traffic between the mountains
axid tne sea ports.
(5) The total suppression of the legitimate means of
livelihood of scores, perhaps hundreds, ol thousands
of inoffensive people, for an Indefinite period after
the conclusion of peace would be a high-handed attitude
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Content

The volume comprises telegrams, despatches, correspondence, memoranda, and notes relating to the blockade of trade in the Red Sea during the First World War.

The discussion in the volume relates to:

  • Export of grain to Eritrea: removal of limit on Sudanese exports
  • Restriction on navigators of Italian sambuks between Aden and Somaliland
  • Red Sea blockade: trade in oil with Jeizan (Idrisi fort)
  • Export of hides from Hejaz
  • Colonel Wilson instructed to support French request for exemption from prohibition
  • Red Sea blockade: further representations from the Italian Government
  • Italian allegations as to contraband traffic with Jibouti
  • The blockade: Italian complaints of restrictions on dhow A term adopted by British officials to refer to local sailing vessels in the western Indian Ocean. traffic
  • Correspondence with Italian Consul at Aden
  • Status of the Hejaz: question of declaring it to be territory in friendly occupation under Trading with Enemy (Occupied Territory) Proclamation 1915
  • Resumption of trade with the Hejaz
  • Government of India concur in proposed authorisation
  • Representation of Messrs Whitworth of Manchester, regarding the restriction of exports from Aden to the Red Sea
  • The southern patrol: inadequate supervision over French and Italian dhows. The Foreign Office address the French Government but prefer not to raise question with Italy. The Resident at Aden suggests representatives to French and Italian governments.
  • Trade with Jibuti and the question of whether restrictions should be imposed 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 contained in that part by year. This is placed at the back of the correspondence.

Extent and format
1 volume (475 folios)
Arrangement

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

The subject 3086 (German War: Arabia/Arabia: Red Sea Islands/Arabia: Arms for Sayyid Idrissi) consists of six volumes, IOR/L/PS/10/558-563. The volumes are divided into nine parts, with part 1 comprising the first volume, part 2 comprising the second volume, parts 3-4 comprising the third volume, part 5 comprising the fourth volume, parts 6-7 comprising the fifth volume, and parts 8-9 comprising the sixth 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 477; 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. An additional foliation sequence is present in parallel; these numbers are also written in pencil, but are not circled.

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