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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...
The volume is Handbook of Hejaz. Prepared by The Arab Bureau, Cairo, 2nd edn, 26 February 1917 (Cairo: Government Press, 1917). The handbook comprises information about Hejaz under the following headings: Area; Physical Character; Population; Districts and Towns; Tribal Notes; Political; Person...
Imprint: Reproduced by the Survey of Egypt, 1st March 1917 (758Z). Distinctive Features: Outline map of Hejaz showing routes across the region with districts and approximate location of major tribes indicated. Contains a key to symbols at the bottom left-hand corner. Routes numbered for refe...
This report was prepared by the General Staff, War Office, 31 Aug 1918. It is a summary of the Hejaz revolt from outbreak in June 1916 to December 1918. Includes account of the attack on the Hejaz railway by Arab forces and T H Lawrence. Appendices on King Hussein; Ibn Saud; Ibn Rashid; the Jem...
The volume is Handbook of Yemen. Prepared by the Arab Bureau, Cairo, 1st edn, 15 January 1917 (Cairo: Government Press, 1917). The handbook contains information about Yemen under the following headings: Area; Physical Character (including Relief and Climate); Population; Districts and Towns; Ag...
Imprint: Reproduced by the Survey of Egypt, January 10th 1917 (663Z). Distinctive Features: Outline map of Yemen showing routes across the region with districts and approximate location of major tribes indicated. Contains a key to symbols at the bottom left-hand corner. Routes numbered for r...
