File 600/1905 Pt 6 'Aden Hinterland: Upper Yaffai; treaties with Sultan Kahtan and other Chiefs' [‎76r] (147/212)

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No. 380, dated Bombay Castle, tbe 18th January 1904.
From— TheHoN^BLE Mr. S. W. Edgerley, C.I.E., Secretary to the Government of
Bombay, Political Department,
To—The Secretary to the Government of India in the Foreign Department.
With reference to Foreign Department telegram No. 2529 E.-A., dated the
23rd October 1903, I am directed to forward, for the consideration of the
Oovernment of India, copy of a letter from the 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. , Aden,
No. 323, dated the 18th December 1903, on the subject of a treaty negotiated
with Sheikh Mohsin-bin-Farid, the Upper Aulaki Chief of Yeshbum.
2 . I am to append the treaty in triplicate, and to recommend it for
ratification by the Government of India.
No. 323, dated Aden, the 18th December 1903.
From—M ajor-General P. J. 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 The Secretary to the 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. , Political Department.
I have the honour to state that on the 8th instant I concluded a treaty
with Sheikh Mohsin-bin-Farid, the Upper Aulaki Chief of Yeshbum (ordinarily
spoken of as the “ Upper Aulaki Sheikh ”).
The terms of tbe treaty are practically identical with that concluded in
October last with Sultan Kahtan of the Upper Yalfai (not yet ratified) and
with other Upper Yalfai treaties. The Chief accepted the 2nd Article, grant-
in 0, the gracious favour and protection of His Majesty, with the exception o
the particular word “himaya” (protection), which is understood to imply
subjection. It will be remembered that the Nakibs of the Mausatta Yatlai
would not*agree to this Article at all, and that it was omitted in their treaty.
On the present occasion the difficulty has been got over by the substitution
of the word “mudafa” for “himaya’ , . Both words mean protection, but
« muc iafa ” does not necessarily carry with it a sense of the inferiority or
dependency of the person or people protected.
The stipend granted to the Chief of Yeshbum is sixty dollars per mensem.
As Government are aware, the Sheikh is a person of considerable consequence,
havin 0, real power over bis half of the Upper Aulaki (the Ahl Maan), and we
could hardly have refused, in the present circumstances, to give more, it he
had held out for it.
The treaty is submitted herewith for ratification, if approved.
Foreign Office Press—No. 433—13-2-04—54.