Author
Foreign Office (correspondent) | Imperial Government of the Ottoman Empire (correspondent)
Publication Date
1911/1911
Publication Place
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Qatar National Library
Subject
Arms traffic | more | less
Type
Book
Language
eng,fra
Digital
Yes
Manuscript
No
Pages Count
167
Physical Dimensions
1 file (167 folios)
Library
Digital Library of the Middle East
Library Asset ID
81055/vdc_100000000419.0x000056_ar | 81055/vdc_100000000419.0x000056_en | IOR/L/PS/10/193
Record ID
81055%2Fvdc_100000000419.0x000056_dlme
Library Location
British Library. India Office Records and Private Papers
Date
1911/1911
Notes
The file concerns arms traffic by sea into Yemen in the course of the rebellion there against Turkish rule.The principal correspondents are senior officials of the Foreign Office, the India Office, and the Admiralty; the Viceroy of India (Lord Hardinge); and diplomatic representatives of the Governments of the Ottoman Empire (also referred to as Turkey), France and Italy.The papers cover: diplomatic exchanges between the governments involved following a request by the Turkish Government to halt the illicit import of arms into Yemen by sea; discussion of the response of the British, French and Italian Governments to the possible seizure by the Turkish authorities of vessels (sambuks, dhows) under the protection of those Governments; the use of British, French and Italian naval vessels to patrol the area; the right of the Ottoman authorities to seize British vessels in the Red Sea; and discussions over an agreement between the four Governments to suppress arms traffic.Correspondence from the Turkish and French Governments is in French. | 1 file (167 folios) | The papers are arranged in chronological order (except where enclosures of an earlier date follow their relevant covering letter) from the rear to the front of the volume.The subject 520 (Arms Traffic in the Yemen) consists of one volume only. | Foliation: the foliation sequence commences at the inside front cover with 1 and terminates at the inside back cover with 169. A previous foliation sequence, which is also circled, has been superseded and therefore crossed out. | more | less
Parçası Olduğu
British Library: India Office Records and Private Papers