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File 600/1905 Pt 6 'Aden Hinterland: Upper Yaffai; treaties with Sultan Kahtan and other Chiefs' [81r] (157/212)
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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(Confidential.)
No. 671 E.-A.
Feom
The UNDER-SECRETAKY to the
GOVERNMENT op INDIA
in the Foreign Department^
To
The Hon’ble Mr. S. W. EDGERLEY, c.i.e.,
I am directed to reply to your letters Nos. 251 M., 379, 380, and 865,
dated, respectively, the 15th October 1903, and 18th January and 3rd February
1904, forwarding a treaty, in duplicate, with the Hadthrami section of the
Upper Yatfai, and also treaties, in triplicate, with the Shaibi clan of the Upper
Yaffai, the Upper Aulaki Chief of Yeshbum, and the Chief of Behan-al-Kasab.
2. The treaties have been ratified by the Viceroy and Governor-General
in Council, the first mentioned on the 31st December 1903, the second and
third on the 5th February 1904, and the last on the- 24th February 1904. One
counterpart of the treaty with the Hadthrami section, which was received in
duplicate, is returned for delivery to the Sheikh. The second will be deposited
in the archives of the Foreign Department of the Government of India. A
printed copy of the treaty is forwarded for the records of the Government of
Bombay. The treaties with the Shaibi clan, the Upper Aulaki Chief of Yeshbum,
and the Chief of Behan-al-Kasab were received in triplicate, and in their case
two counterparts are returned, one for the records of 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.
and the other for delivery to the Chiefs concerned; the third counterpart of
each of these treaties is retained for deposit in the archives of the Foreign
Department.
3. I am also to convey sanction to the grant of a stipend of 30 dollars a
month to the Chief of Behan-al-Kasab.
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.
Dated Fort William^ the 27th February 1904,
Sir
I have the honour to he,
Sir,
Your most obedient servant,
C. L. S. RUSSELL,
Under-Secretary to the Government of India.
Foteign Office Press-No. 501 —29-2*04—48.
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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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