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File 600/1905 Pt 6 'Aden Hinterland: Upper Yaffai; treaties with Sultan Kahtan and other Chiefs' [75r] (145/212)
The record is made up of 1 item (104 folios). It was created in Jan 1904-Feb 1920. It was written in English and Arabic. The original is part of the British Library: India Office The department of the British Government to which the Government of India reported between 1858 and 1947. The successor to the Court of Directors. Records and Private Papers Documents collected in a private capacity. .
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TREATY WITH THE SHAIBI TRIBE OF YAFFAI-AS-SUFAL.
The British Government and Ali-hin-Mane the Sakladi Sheikh of the
Shaibi tribe, being desirous of entering into relations of peace and friendship;
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 the Sheikh
Ali-bin-Mane the Sakladi aforesaid, have agreed upon and concluded the
following Articles:—
I •
There shall be peace and friendship between the British and the Shaibi.
The subjects of the British and the tribesmen of the Shaibi shall each be free to
enter the territories of the other; they shall not be molested, but shall be treated
with respect at all times and in all places. The Sheikhs of the Shaibi shall
visit Aden when they please. They shall be treated with respect and be given
passes to carry arms.
II
In compliance with the wish of the aforesaid Ali-bin-Mane the Sakladi
Sheikh of the Shaibi, the British Government hereby undertakes to extend to
the territory of the Shaibi and its dependencies, being under the authority and
jurisdiction of the said Sheikh, the gracious favour and protection of His
Majesty the King-Emperor.
Ill
The said Sheikh Ali-bin-Mane the Sakladi hereby agrees and promises on
behalf of himself, his heirs and successors, and the whole of the Shaibi tribe 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 officer, of the attempt by any other Power
to interfere with the territory of the Shaibi and its dependencies.
IY
The said Sheikh Ali-bin-Mane the Sakladi hereby binds himself and his
heirs and successors for ever that they will not cede, sell, mortgage, lease, hire,
or give, or otherwise dispose of, the territory of the Shaibi, or any part of the
same, at any time, to any Power other than the British Government.
Y
The said Sheikh Ali-bin-Mane the Sakladi further promises on behalf of
himself, his heirs and successors, and his tribesmen, that they will keep open the
roads in the country of the Shaibi, and that they will protect all persons who
may be going in the direction of Aden for the purpose of trade, or returning
therefrom. In consideration thereof the British Government agrees to p >y to
the said Sheikh and to his successor, or successors, a monthly sum of ten (10)
dollars, the half of which is five dollars.
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Part 6 of the file relates to treaty relations with tribal sections of the Upper Yaffai [Upper Yafa].
The correspondents include:
- Political Residency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, established in the provinces and regions considered part of, or under the influence of, British India. , Aden;
- Political Officer, Dthala [al-Ḍāli‘];
- Government of Bombay From c. 1668-1858, the East India Company’s administration in the city of Bombay [Mumbai] and western India. From 1858-1947, a subdivision of the British Raj. It was responsible for British relations with the Gulf and Red Sea regions. ;
- Government of India;
- India Office The department of the British Government to which the Government of India reported between 1858 and 1947. The successor to the Court of Directors. , London;
- Foreign Office, London.
Several matters are covered by the papers, including:
- a treaty with Sultan Kahtan-bin-Omer Har-Hara [Qaḥṭān bin ‘Umar al-Harhara] of the ruling dynasty of the Yaffa'i al-Sufal tribe;
- treaties with the Muflahai [Al-Muflihi], Mausatta [Al-Mawsata], Hadthrami [Al-Hadhrami], Al-Shaibi, and Dthubi [Al-Dhubi] sections of the Yaffa'i al-Sufal tribe;
- treaties with the ruler of Behan-Al-Kasab [Bayḥān al-Qasāb] and the ruler of the Upper Aulaqi territory;
- an agreement with Shaikh Mutahir Ali [Muṭahir ‘Alī] of ‘Ardaf in Shaib to maintain boundary pillars along the borders of his territory;
- the question of who should be recognised as Sultan of the Upper Yafa, particularly after the death of Qaḥṭān bin ‘Umar in September 1913;
- payment of a regular stipend to the Sultan.
Folio 98 is a genealogical chart of the Sultans of Yaffa'i al-Sufal.
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