'Memorandum on Sheikh Said'

Title:

'Memorandum on Sheikh Said'

Contributor:

Political Resident, Aden (correspondent)
India Office, Assistant Secretary to the Political and Secret Department, (correspondent)
Assistant Resident, Perim (correspondent)

Date:

1893/1893

Description:

The memorandum was created based on the re-awakened interest on the part of the French for Sheikh Said [Shēk Seyd], and is a collection of information held in the Political and Secret Department of the India Office relating to the territory. It Includes a summary of: the acquisition of Sheikh Said by a French company; Turkish claims to sovereignty; the importance of Sheikh Said's location in terms of Perim [Jazīrat Mayyūn]; the extent of French occupation; and the erection of a Turkish fort at Torbeah.The file contains two extracts in French.1 file (3 folios)Foliation: the foliation sequence for this description commences at f 55, and terminates at f 57, 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 side of each folio. An additional foliation sequence is present in parallel between ff 55-57; these numbers are also written in pencil, but are not circled.

Language:

English
French

Type:

Archival file

Type (Narrower):

Other Texts

Type (Broader):

Text

Subject:

Sovereignty
International relations

Geographic region:

Sheikh Said

Extent:

1 file (3 folios)

Rights:

Unknown
Open Government Licence
Copyright or data protection restrictions

Identifier:

81055/vdc_100000000833.0x0000b9_ar
81055/vdc_100000000833.0x0000b9_en
IOR/L/PS/18/B60

Is part of:

British Library: India Office Records and Private Papers

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