IOR/L/PS/10/196

The volume contains of correspondence and memoranda relating to the effects of the Italo-Turkish War of 1911-12 in the British-Indian Empire. The papers consist of letters, telegrams, handwritten drafts and notes, and printed collections of correspondence relating to a particular matter. The correspondence is mostly between the India Office, the Foreign Office, and the Government of India. Further correspondence is from various British political and military offices in India and Arabia, representatives of the Ottoman and Italian governments, and representatives of numerous Muslim groups in the region.

The four parts of the volume each relate to a different subject, as follows:

1. Britain's position of neutrality during the war;

2. Alleged Turkish activities in Central Asia;

3. Protestations by Muslim groups over Italian aggression;

4. An Italian naval blockade of Hodeidah.

The volume comprises parts 1-4 of 4. Each part includes a divider which gives the subject and part numbers, year the subject file was opened, subject heading, and list of correspondence references contained in that part by year. This is placed at the back of the correspondence.