Affairs in Aden [‎29r] (53/54)

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Enclosures nos. 2-7 to a dispatch from the Secret Department, Bombay Castle, dated 1 January 1840. The enclosures are dated 21 October-16 December 1839. The enclosures consist of copies of correspondence relating to affairs in Aden, including:

• The potential threat posed to Aden and the rest of Yemen by Koschid Pacha [Khorshid Pasha An Ottoman title used after the names of certain provincial governors, high-ranking officials and military commanders. ], General of Egyptian Forces
• An attack on Aden by members of the Fouthelee [Fadhli] and Abdalee [Abdali] tribes on 11 November 1839, which was repulsed without British losses
• A proposal to set up a Native Agent Non-British agents affiliated with the British Government. in Lahedge [Lahej]
• An attack on the Island of Kerm [Kamaran, also spelled Koum in the file] by Saed ben Mootluk [Sa’ad bin Mutlak, also spelled Said bin Mootlah].

The primary correspondent is the Political Agent A mid-ranking political representative (equivalent to a Consul) from the diplomatic corps of the Government of India or one of its subordinate provincial governments, in charge of a Political Agency. , Aden. Other correspondents include: the Native Agent Non-British agents affiliated with the British Government. , Mocha; the Vice Consul, Judda [Jeddah]; M Houssain bin Fudthal [Muhsin ibn al-Fadl al-Abdali], Sultan of Lahedge; Sultan Abdalla Fouthelee [Ahmad ibn Abdallah al-Fadhli]; and Koschid Pacha. The two letters from Koschid Pacha, relating to the attack on Kerm, are written in French.

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1 item (27 folios)

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Foliation: the foliation sequence for this description (used for referencing) commences at f 3, and terminates at f 29, as it is part of a larger physical volume; 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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English and French in Latin script

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