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Settlement of Aden, 1838-1937; and Protectorate Affairs, 1878-1892

Catalogue reference: IOR/R/20/A

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This record is about the Settlement of Aden, 1838-1937; and Protectorate Affairs, 1878-1892 dating from 1838-1937.

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IOR/R/20/A
Title
Settlement of Aden, 1838-1937; and Protectorate Affairs, 1878-1892
Date
1838-1937
Description

These include records created by the Political Agency, 1839-54, the Political Residency, 1854-1932, the Chief Commissionership, 1932-37, and their dependent offices and agencies. The series are listed chronologically within the two areas of the Settlement of Aden and the Aden Protectorate. There are five sub-series:. Records of the Settlement of Aden are sub-divided into Residency records (R/20/A/1-4366),. Departmental records (R/20/A/4367-4404) and. Agency records (R/20/A/4405-4519). Record series listed under the Aden Protectorate heading (R/20/A/4520-4942) include those series relating to foreign affairs with countries in Arabia and Africa. Miscellaneous records (R/20/A/4943-5043). Some series continue into the post-1937 period.

Related material

IOR/Z/R/20/1; Z/R/20/2-21

Held by
British Library: Asian and African Studies
Legal status
Public Record(s)
Language
English
Physical description
c 5063 files / volumes
Access conditions

Unrestricted

Record URL
https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/f36722f8-1c8d-4985-9cbb-43aeddcc081e/

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Records of the British Administration in Aden, 1839-1967

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Settlement of Aden, 1838-1937; and Protectorate Affairs, 1878-1892