ملف رقم ٦٠٠ لسنة ١٩٠٥ الجزء ٤ "المنطقة الداخلية لعدن: المعاهدات المقترحة مع سلطان البدع وسلطان العوذلي؛ وقد ظلّت المعاهدة مع البدع معلّقة" [و‎‎٢‎٦‎٣] (١٥٨/١٥٧)

Telegram to Vioeroy ; dated S Jan. IPOS
(repeated to Aden 10.1.OS).
Foreign Seore-. Aden Delimitation. Resident's telegrams
2P Deo. and 4 January. Upper Yaffai. Prime Minister and
Seay, of state for Foreign Affairs agree that it is
neoessary to secure friendship of Bheihhs, hut are
that m should oomitourselves further than is neoassary
before Commission have ascertained foots as to limits of
tribal territory. Resident should therefore attempt to
gain support of SheiHhs by offer of money payments increas
ing, if neoessary, mm of Rs. 10,000 in his te
of 38 December.Should this fail, he should propose, as he
suggests, treaty of friendship end peace with stipend.
This in view of poltoy indicated in my other telegram of
to-day ought to sufftoe. But if found absolutely neoessary
he may premise protection. He should, however, do so in
guarded terms, so as not to oom it us to maintenanoe of
aotual limits of tribal occupation if investigation by
Commission should shoio compromise to be advisable.