The Position of Mutawakilite Kingdom of Yemen on the British Occupation of Kamaran Island (1918 – 1962)

Abstract

The research problem centers on the accusation that the Mutawakkilite Kingdom of Yemen ceded Kamran Island to the British colonizer. This study seeks to explore several questions: What was strategic and military significance of Kamran Island? What arguments did the colonizer use to justify its prolonged presence on the island? Did the Yemeni government truly relinquish part of its territorial waters in the red sea? the main question guiding the study is: what policy did the Yemen government pursue during the reign of imam Yahya (1918-1948) and later under his son imam Ahmad (1948-1962) to reclaim Kamran Island from the British occupier? The importance of the study lies in unveiling Yemen's policy regarding the recovery of Kamran Island through scholarly works and manuscripts. To achieve its objectives, the research employs the descriptive-analytical historical method in analyzing and presenting historical events. The study is structured into three main sections: the first examines the geographical characteristics of Kamran Island: the second discusses the island under imam yahya: and the third investigates the situation of Kamran during the reign of imam Ahmad.The study concludes with several key findings and recommendations, most notably that the Mutawakkilitte Kingdom of

and territorial waters by all possible means.

Moreover, the history of Yemeni islands, as well as Yemen's modern and contemporary history, remains in need of further study through both Yemeni and foreign documents that have not yet been published. it is therefore imperative for the courage researchers and historians to investigate this crucial period in Yemen's history.