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File 3086/1915 Pt 5 'Arabia: Red Sea – Trade during German War' [34r] (72/958)
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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(34542)
16th kty, my.
Hefereace C’atnln Clayton*a note on Mocknde.
As alvlaer to ■»!» on this tract 1 would remark
that I have time and again coionented on th« very
meagre results attending the blockade and the serious
political results ol the same in Arabia. At the same
time, knowing the facts of the case, I laust strongly
object to Captain Clayton's Indictment of Colwasji
hnshaw (vide his 3rd para.). This fine holds the
imimilt up to date h'i.emae we * vo It to them when
dhows (never to be trusted) were discontinued. The
steamers have been a great boon to idri ;i personally
though naturally not to his dho.v- ownera- nor to uhow-
owners all down the Arabian littoral; nor again, to the
population along this coastal area and within, who have
had, for years now, to pay exorbitant orices for the
necessaries of life. I nave again and again urged,
while at Aden as first Assistant Resident, and again
here in Cairo, that the blockade was a waste of mips
and u personnel, for although the R.N. patrol was
sufficiently vigilant, under great difficulties, to
restrict *11 but a .ninlnu i of supplier entering
Arabian ports save through the reco piiaed inlet of
Cl , yet, the goods enterin ' here were snuggled away
down the coast, ami behind the cover of the reefs,
by dhows, and also by iand-carav ms. Goods, then, have
been going by stealth to places where they were
prohibited by the Naval patrols from the sea-side. The
net result was Arab exasperation at the delay, trouble,
and expense they were put to by this roundabout form of i
traffic. It was in the main to Arabs that
dhow
A term adopted by British officials to refer to local sailing vessels in the western Indian Ocean.
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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.
- Physical characteristics
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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- File 3086/1915 Pt 5 'Arabia: Red Sea – Trade during German War'
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- front, back, spine, edge, head, tail, front-i, 2r:28v, 30r:63v, 66r:66v, 69r:100v, 101v:324v, 326r:326v, 329r:345v, 348r:348v, 351r:384v, 386r:476v, back-i
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