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File 3086/1915 Pt 5 'Arabia: Red Sea – Trade during German War' [42v] (89/958)
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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f&cU>rs tutv* militated against its success. It is enforttj^B
onl# bj a snail naval patrol,co-operating situ too snors
autnori ties, where any exist; Uwrs ars aLnoct continuous
rests enlcti make navigation slow and dangerous for any
vessels 'but tm>so o f Uto ’iotllossst draught; the possession ijf j
of much of the literal lias rtaalnsd undeoiaed. wiai the re
sult that tite •stole onus of control has In many places been
thrown on to Che naval patrol; at aucit ports as nave a proper
organization in existence,the staff is open to bribery;
tiejax should call at port mdan.as being an
neither the Italian nor the Frensh ooveransnis have hltherte
exercised complete control of dhows starting from their ports
on the African shore; King itusoeln has tended gradually to
disregard such restrictions as liave claaiisd with his osn
PW immsdiats wishes and has freouently given pemission for
"'didvs to $0 to pdrts soutii of Uth. while he has taken open
exception to the regulation that all dhows trading between
naeeowa m
iofringenient of his sovereign rights.
these nr?? the chief arguments In favour of a
comprehensive scheme of control on tl»e African littoral as
Um basis of a permanent solution.
dpml% f^sm the tmpcsslbllity at present of relying $
on any assistance from the Arab rulers concerned, the orgauiia-
tldh St a naval patrol csapetsnt of itself to deal with
vife,s- vriue traffic,under the varied conditlone obtaining
ui 'this Ml asa, would necessitate an outlay in material and
personnel out of all proportion to the results deairec, 4 iile
local experience has proved' that a ciimparaUvelJ' "
organisation on laid, working with a minixmn of naval asals-
tdnie ddB 'sfirciitlsly'supsrvise all illicit^traffic, uch a
system codld always be strengthened.ai in the^erslan tiulf, I
^tii forma Cion of a secret Intelligeuce Jfirvice.aud by the
help of armed 1 "undies wonting from tiie snore supported
possibly by aircraft.
am at present going into the whole
question
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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.
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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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- 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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