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IOR/L/PS/5/268, ff 251-259
- Record Id:
- 041-003434380
- Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
- 036-000538832
- MDARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100071256033.0x000001
- LARK:
- SLARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100084589627.0x000026
- Format:
- ISAD(G)
- Reference (shelfmark):
- IOR/L/PS/5/268, ff 251-259
- Title:
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Claims of the Sultan of Lahej to Little Aden
- Scope & Content:
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Letter and Enclosures to HM Secretary of State for India, dated 17 October 1871, concerning the claims of the Sultan of Lahej to Little Aden, part of the territory of the Akrabee [Akrabi] tribe.
The papers cover: summary of relations between Lahej, the Akrabi tribe, and the British Government; the question of the payment of compensation to the Sultan of Lahej for expenditure incurred by him in coercing the Akrabi tribe in 1850, following the murder of an English seaman; the question of the formal recognition by the Government of India of the independence of the Akrabi tribe; and the agreement of the Government of India to a proposal to give $2500 as a present to the Sultan of Lahej.
The main correspondent is the Political Resident at Aden.
The Enclosures are dated 15 August to 30 September 1871. The Enclosures also contain copies of correspondence dated 1850-51 from the Political Agent, Aden.
- Collection Area:
- India Office Records and Private Papers
- Project / Collection:
- India Office Records
Qatar Foundation Partnership Programme - Hierarchy Record Ids:
- 032-000538283
036-000538832
037-000539097
040-000539107
041-003434380 - Is part of:
- IOR/L/PS : Political and Secret Department Records
IOR/L/PS/5 : Secret Correspondence with India
IOR/L/PS/5/259-277 : Secret Letters and Enclosures from India
IOR/L/PS/5/268 : Secret Letters and Enclosures from the Government of India
IOR/L/PS/5/268, ff 251-259 : Claims of the Sultan of Lahej to Little Aden - Hierarchy:
- 032-000538283[0005]/036-000538832[0006]/037-000539097[0010]/040-000539107[0013]/041-003434380
- Container:
- View / search within Archive / Collection: IOR/L/PS
- Record Type (Level):
- Item
- Extent:
- 1 item (9 folios)
- Digitised Content:
- https://www.qdl.qa/en/archive/81055/vdc_100084589627.0x000026
- Thumbnail:
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- Languages:
- English
- Scripts:
- Latin
- Start Date:
- 1871
- End Date:
- 1871
- Date Range:
- 15 Aug 1871-17 Oct 1871
- Era:
- CE
- Access:
-
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- User Conditions:
- Former External References:
- Political No. 168 of 1871
- Arrangement:
- There is an Abstract of Contents on folio 251, numbered 1-6.
- Material Type:
- Archives and Manuscripts
- Legal Status:
- Public Record(s)