File 1740/1915 Pt 1-2 'Arabia: Policy in Hadramaut, Yemen'

Title:

File 1740/1915 Pt 1-2 'Arabia: Policy in Hadramaut, Yemen'

Contributor:

Al Qu'ayṭī Sultan of Shihr and Mukalla (correspondent; subject)
Political Resident, Aden (correspondent)
Foreign Office (correspondent)
Government of India, Foreign and Political Department (correspondent)
Colonial Office (correspondent)

Date:

1915/1919

Description:

This volume contains correspondence and other papers relating to British policy in connection with the Hadramaut (also written Hadhramut and Hadhramaut).The correspondence covers internal affairs, relations with tribal leaders, activities of the Turks and the Imam of Yemen, boundary questions, the Arabs of the Dutch East Indies, questions of policy and strategy connected to the First World War and the Arab Revolt, and proposals to establish a Vice-Consulate and other facilities at Mokalla [Al Mukalla].The principal correspondents are officials at the India Office, Foreign Office, War Office, Colonial Office, and the Government of India, Foreign Department.Each part includes a divider which gives the subject and part numbers, 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.1 volume (419 folios)The papers are arranged in chronological order from the rear to the front of the volume.The subject 1740 (Arabia) consists of two volumes, IOR/L/PS/10/551-552. The volumes are divided into three parts, with parts 1 and 2 comprising one volume, and part 3 comprising the second volume.Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the inside front cover with 1, and terminates at the inside back cover with 420; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located in the top right corner of the recto side of each folio.

Language:

English
Turkish, Ottoman (1500-1928)

Type:

Archival file

Type (Narrower):

Other Texts

Type (Broader):

Text

Geographic region:

Hadhramaut

Extent:

1 volume (419 folios)

Rights:

Public Domain
Unknown
Open Government Licence
Copyright or data protection restrictions

Identifier:

81055/vdc_100000000419.0x0001be_ar
81055/vdc_100000000419.0x0001be_en
IOR/L/PS/10/551

Is part of:

British Library: India Office Records and Private Papers

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