1. IOR/L/PS/18/B8
- Reference (shelfmark):
- IOR/L/PS/18/B8
- Title:
- Memorandum on the Turkish claim to sovereignty over the eastern shores of the Red Sea and the whole of Arabia; and on the Egyptian claim to the whole of the western shore of the same sea, including the African coast from Suez to Cape Guardafui.
- Scope & Content:
- Memorandum prepared by Edward Hertlset, Foreign Office Librarian, on 5 March 1874 (printed by the Foreign Office 10 March 1874). The document gives a historical overview (from 1517 to 1874) of claims on the Red Sea coast, with particular focus on those of the Ottoman Turks and the Egyptians. It ...
- Collection Area:
- India Office Records and Private Papers
- Languages:
- English and French
- Date Range:
- 10 Mar 1874
- Extent:
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35 folios
