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Project / Collection Qatar Foundation Partnership Programme Name Chief Commissioner, Aden, 1932-1937

1. IOR/L/PS/12/203

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/12/203
Title:
PZ 4329/36 Arabia: proposed execution at Hodeida, Yemen, of a Letter of Request issued by a court in India
Scope & Content:
The file consists of correspondence concerning the proposed execution at Hodeida, Yemen, of a Letter of Request issued by a court in Surat, India. It discusses the procedure for serving the summons to the King of Yemen, Imam Yahya bin Muhammad bin Hamid Ud Din [Ḥamīd al-Dīn, Yaḥyā Muḥammad], and...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1 Apr 1936-29 Jun 1936
Extent:
1 file (5 folios)

2. IOR/L/PS/12/206

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/12/206
Title:
PZ 5179/36 'Aden: proposed memorial to Captain S. B. Haines, R.I.N.'
Scope & Content:
The file comprises telegrams, despatches, correspondence, memoranda, and notes, relating to the erection of a proposed memorial in Aden to Captain Stafford Bettesworth Haines, in the run-up to the hundredth anniversary of the British occupation of Aden. The discussion in the volume contains pri...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
20 Jul 1936-2 Jan 1937
Extent:
1 file (53 folios)

3. IOR/L/PS/12/208

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/12/208
Title:
PZ 5189/36 'Aden. Armed Police Force. Creation of Post of Jamadar'
Scope & Content:
The file concerns the creation of the post of Jamadar (junior officer) within the Aden Armed Police Force, and includes the proposal for the post and its sanction. It consists of two memoranda and a telegram by: the Commandant of Police, Aden; the Chief Commissioner, Aden; and the Government o...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
7 May 1936-26 Jun 1936
Extent:
1 file (5 folios)

4. IOR/L/PS/12/1443

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/12/1443
Title:
Coll 1/1 'The Resident, Aden: appointment of a successor to Sir G S Symes'
Scope & Content:
The file contains correspondence between various Government departments regarding: the appointment of a successor to Sir Stewart Symes as Resident, Aden; the nomination and appointment of Sir Bernard Rawson Reilly; extension of Reilly's contract as Chief Commissioner; and overpayment of emolumen...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
27 Jan 1931-19 Dec 1944
Extent:
1 file (106 folios)

5. IOR/L/PS/12/1444

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/12/1444
Title:
Coll 1/2 'Administrative policy: arrangements for achievement of Imperial purposes at Aden; transfer of administration to Government of India (from Government of Bombay)'
Scope & Content:
Papers regarding the transfer of the civil administration of Aden from the Government of Bombay to the Government of India, and the institution of Aden as a Chief Commissionership. The following subjects are discussed: the position of Aden in regard to Britain's imperial purposes; the history of...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English and Gujarati
Date Range:
11 Mar 1931-23 Nov 1932
Extent:
1 volume (436 folios)

6. IOR/L/PS/12/1450

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/12/1450
Title:
Coll 1/12 'Policy in the Protectorate: treaty with the Upper Yafai Chiefs, and other Chiefs in the Protectorate'
Scope & Content:
The file contains papers regarding proposals to alter the basis of treaty relationships with tribes in the Aden Protectorate, comprising annotated treaty drafts, plus correspondence between the Foreign Office, the Colonial Office, the India Office Political Department, the Aden Resident (later C...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
14 Feb 1929-1 Aug 1939
Extent:
1 file (188 folios)

7. IOR/L/PS/12/1451

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/12/1451
Title:
Coll 1/13 'Resident and Chief Commissioner: Salutes and Table of Precedence'
Scope & Content:
The file contains correspondence between the Aden Resident (later Chief Commissioner, then Governor), the Government of India Foreign and Political Department, the Admiralty, and the India Office Political Department, regarding: the position of the Resident (and later Governor) of Aden in the T...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
20 May 1932-23 Jul 1947
Extent:
1 file (73 folios)

8. IOR/L/PS/12/1452

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/12/1452
Title:
Coll 1/15 'Arab-Jewish riots: Suggested increase in Police and Defence Forces; question of compensation for loss of and damage to property'
Scope & Content:
The file contains papers regarding the Arab-Jewish disturbances which took place in the Aden Settlement on the 23-25 May 1932. The disturbances occurred following the alleged defilement of a mosque. The file contains reports and internal memos, plus correspondence between: the Aden Resident; th...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
24 May 1932-13 Dec 1947
Extent:
1 file (351 folios)

9. IOR/L/PS/12/1453

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/12/1453
Title:
Coll 1/17 'Aden Defence Scheme: authority by whom regulations governing food control, censorship, etc, should be issued'
Scope & Content:
The file contains correspondence and notes regarding the development of the draft Aden Defence Scheme, and the authority under which the Resident (later Chief Commissioner) of Aden was able to exercise emergency powers, for example relating to censorship, arrest, and control of economic security...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
15 Jun 1932-18 Jan 1936
Extent:
1 file (120 folios)

10. IOR/L/PS/12/1455

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/12/1455
Title:
Coll 1/19 'Aden Residency furniture: replacements and removals, etc; motorcar'
Scope & Content:
The file contains notes and correspondence regarding the order and supply of a new refrigerator and motor car for the Aden Residency, and a proposal by the Aden Chief Commissioner (Sir Bernard Reilly) that additional accommodation be provided in the Residency Office at Steamer Point to house the...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
10 Aug 1932-13 Jun 1936
Extent:
1 file (148 folios)