File 600/1905 Pt 6 'Aden Hinterland: Upper Yaffai; treaties with Sultan Kahtan and other Chiefs' [‎79r] (153/212)

TREATY WITH SHARIF AHMAD-AM-MOHSIN OF BEHAN-AL-KASAB.
The British Government and Sharif Ahmad-am-Mohsin of Behan-al-Kasab
being desirous of maintaining and strengthening the relations of peace and
friendship existing between them ;
The British Government have named and appointed Major-General
Pelham James Maitland, C.B., Political Resident A senior ranking political representative (equivalent to a Consul General) from the diplomatic corps of the Government of India or one of its subordinate provincial governments, in charge of a Political Residency. at Aden, to conclude a treaty
for this purpose.
The said Major-General Pelham James Maitland, C.B., and Sharif Ahmad-
am-Mohsin aforesaid have agreed upon and concluded the following Articles :—
I
In compliance with the wish of the aforesaid Sharif Ahmad-am-Mohsin, the
British Government hereby undertakes to extend to the territory of Behan-al-
Kasab and its dependencies, being under the authority and jurisdiction of the
said Sharif, the gracious favour and protection of His Majesty the King-
Emperor.
II
The said Sharif Ahmad-am-Mohsin hereby agrees, on behalf of himself, his
heirs and successors, and of the people of Behan-al-Kasab under his jurisdiction,
to refrain from entering into any correspondence, agreement, or treaty, with
any foreign nation or Power ; and further promises to give immediate notice to
the Resident at Aden, or other British otficer, of the attempt by any Power to
interfere with the territory of Behan-al-Kasab or its dependencies.
III
The said Sharif Ahmad-am-Mohsin of Behan-al-Kasab hereby binds
himself, his heirs and successors, for ever, that they will not cede, sell, mortgage,
lease, hire, or give, or otherwise dispose of, the territory of Behan-al-Kasab, or
its dependencies under his jurisdiction, or any part of the same, at any time, to
any Power other than the British Government.
The above treaty shall have effect from this date, in witness thereof the
undersigned have affixed their signatures or seals at Aden this twenty-ninth
day of December one thousand nine hundred and three.
P. J. Maitland, Major-General,
Political Resident A senior ranking political representative (equivalent to a Consul General) from the diplomatic corps of the Government of India or one of its subordinate provincial governments, in charge of a Political Residency. at Aden.
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