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This volume contains geographical and strategic information on Arabia and was produced by the Naval Staff Intelligence Department, October 1941. It is divided into six sections: 'Policy', 'Strategy and Tactics', 'Economics' (folio 4) 'Geography and Topography' (folios 4v-10), 'Base Facilities a...
Military report on Aden Protectorate by the General Staff India, dated 1915, and printed at the Government Monotype Press, Simla. The report's chapters cover: History, including a general summary of the history the region from 529 A.D. to 1915; histories of the individual tribes ('Abdalī, 'Akra...
‘Sketch Showing Position of Ka’taba with Reference to Aden and British Territory’
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Imprint: S.D.O. No. 1174, February 1915. Distinctive Features: Relief shown by hachures and spot heights. Small sketch map produced to illustrate the position of Ka’taba [Qa’tabah] within the region with a camel track to Aden marked and distances between Dthala [Dhala] and Aden reported.
Imprint: Heliozincographed at the Survey of India Offices, Dehra Dun. Published under the direction of the Honourable Colonel F.B. Longe, R.E., A.D.C. Surveyor General of India. 1910. Transliteration by J.G. Lorimer, Esq., C.I.E., I.C.S. Outline and hill shading by Munshi Karim Bakhsh. Typing b...
Published in 1917 by the General Staff, India, this report is intended as a guide for officers serving in the field. Chapter headings are: history; geography; population; tribes; climate; Aden and Shaikh Othman; water supply; special notes for various branches; miscellaneous; personalities of ...
The volume contains extracts from the Military Proceedings of the Government of India, consisting of correspondence, reports, tables and statements relating to defences, fortifications, batteries and barracks at Aden and Perim Island. The principal correspondents are the Secretary to the Govern...
An Account of the Arab Tribes in the Vicinity of Aden
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'An Account of the Arab tribes in the Vicinity of Aden' that was originally compiled by Captain F M Hunter and C W H Sealy in 1886, added to intermittently by various officers of the Aden Residency and re-published and revised in September 1907 by Captain Arthur Henry Eyre Moose, Assistant Polit...
Map of the Arabian Coast from Makatin to Bandar Janjiri
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The map shows the coastline and littoral of the Gulf of Aden between Makatin and Bandar Janjiri [Bandar Qinqari, Oman] including Sokotra Island. The borders of various tribal boundaries are marked on the map as well as the primary towns and settlements along the coast.
Despatch by Major-General J. M. Stewart, C.B., on the Operations of the Aden Field Force. From 7th February to 31st March 1918
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Despatch by Major-General James Marshall Stewart, the General Officer Commanding, Aden Field Force, to the Chief of the General Staff, Army Headquarters, Simla. The file contains amendments to be included in a previous despatch dated 18 February 1918, in order to bring the record of operations...
Despatch by Major-General J. M. Stewart, C.B. on the operations of the Aden Field Force 1st April to 31st August 1918
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Despatch by Major-General James Marshall Stewart, the General Officer Commanding, Aden Field Force, addressed to the Chief of the General Staff, Army Headquarters, Simla. The file comprises copies of two letters containing a summary of the operations of the Aden Field Force for the period 1 Ap...