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File 600/1905 Pt 6 'Aden Hinterland: Upper Yaffai; treaties with Sultan Kahtan and other Chiefs' [‎93r] (181/212)

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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Telegram, dated the 19th August 1903.
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,
To—The Foreign Secretary, Simla.
Dthali, 18th August. My letter No. 224, dated 2nd August. Abdul
Rahman, Sheikh of the Muflahai section of the Upper Yaffai, wishes to conclude
treaty. I think it would be very politic to do so as soon as possible, if Dthuhi
and Mausatta treaties are approved. Report has been received here that
Sultan Kahtan has entered upon his town Mahjaba, and that his brother
and rival, Saleh, has fled to the eastern border of Yaffa, but this requires
confirmation.
c Addressed to Foreign; repeated Political, Bombay.
Telegram, No. 1963 E., dated the 21st August 1903.
From—The Foreign Secretary, Simla,
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, Bombay.
Maitland’s letter 224, 2nd August. Please expedite submission of treaties
with Dthubi and Mausatta sections of Upper Yaffai. Do Bombay Government
-approve of treaties ?
Telegram, No. 196 P., dated the 22nd August 1903.
From—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, Poona,
To—The Foreign Secretary, Simla.
Your 1963 E., 21st August. Treaties are approved and were despatched
to Simla on 19th instant.
Foreign Office P;ees-»JT0i 1120^31-9*03—49.

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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:

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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File 600/1905 Pt 6 'Aden Hinterland: Upper Yaffai; treaties with Sultan Kahtan and other Chiefs' [‎93r] (181/212), British Library: India Office Records and Private Papers, IOR/L/PS/10/75/3, in Qatar Digital Library <https://www.qdl.qa/archive/81055/vdc_100026748149.0x0000bf> [accessed 29 March 2024]

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