IOR/L/PS/10/551/1

This part contains correspondence and other papers relating to British policy in the Hadramaut (also written Hadhramaut and Hadhramut) region of Yemen. The papers cover: the recruitment of Arabs from Aden and its hinterland by the Italian Government for employment in Africa; the status of Arabs from the region; relations with tribal leaders; present and future policy in connection to the First World War and the Arab Revolt; internal affairs; the activities of the Ottoman Turks and the Imam of Yemen; the supply of arms and funds to Sultan Ghalib bin Awad Al Qu'aiti [Ghālib bin Awad Al Qu'ayṭī] of Shehr and Mokalla [Al Mukalla]; the investiture of Sultan Ghalib with the honour of Knight Commander of the Indian Empire; boundary questions; proposals to establish a post and telegraphic office at Mokalla; the movements and background of Hadhramautis in Singapore and the Dutch East Indies, and the question of British influence in Southeast Asia in general.

The principal correspondents are officials at the India Office, Foreign Office, Colonial Office, War Office, Political Residency in Aden, and the Government of India (Foreign Department). Further correspondence, included as enclosures, comes from: Sultan Ghalib Al Qu'aiti; the Government of Bombay; the Consul-General in Batavia; the General Officer Commanding the Troops, Straits Settlements, Singapore; Treasury; and High Commissioner for the Malay States.

Notable within the file are photographic copies of intercepted letters from the Turkish Consul General in Batavia to the Ottoman Ministry of Foreign Affairs regarding pro-British individuals in the Dutch East Indies and Singapore (folios 232-240).