Proposals of the Government of India respecting relations with the tribes in the vicinity of Aden and on the south coast of Arabia. F L Bertie, 2 Oct 1886, Foreign Office, 25 Oct 1886
This is a confidential memorandum, printed for the use of the Foreign Office on 30 October 1901, and authored by Robert Venables Vernon Harcourt, dated 29 Oct 1901. The memorandum primarily focuses on the position of Koweit [Kuwait] in regards to Turkey (Ottoman Empire) from 1871 onwards. In the ...
This file is a memorandum concerning Koweit [Kuwait] written by Foreign Office official, R V Harcourt [Robert Venables Vernon Harcourt]. The memorandum is divided up as follows: General Narrative - Turkish Activity - Understandings with Turkey and Germany; Koweit Boundary; Political Agent; Kow...
Memorandum on the Use of the French Flag by Subjects of the Sultan of Maskat
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This file is a memorandum concerning the use of the French flag by dhows belonging to subjects of the Sultan of Maskat [Muscat]. The memorandum is divided up as follows: Abstract of correspondence 1891-92; 1894-96; 1897-99; 1900; 1901; Summary; Extent to which French jurisdiction has been clai...
Note by Sir William Lee-Warner on the Aden Demarcation
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The file consists of a note concerning the Aden demarcation by William Lee-Warner, India Office, Secretary to the Political and Secret Department. It discusses the following: the difficulties which have arisen in carrying out the demarcation on the Amiri frontier, the history of past agreements...
Aden Delimitation: The History of the Question and the Present Situation as Regards the Territories of the Amir of Dthali
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The file consists of correspondence between William Lee-Warner, India Office, Secretary to the Political and Secret Department, and Pelham James Maitland, Resident at Aden, concerning Aden delimitation and accusations of Turkish encroachments, dated 28-29 July 1902. An additional note by Maitland...