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File 600/1905 Pt 5 'Aden Hinterland: Treaty with Sultan of Balahaf' [142v] (68/152)
The record is made up of 1 item (74 folios). It was created in Sep 1904-Jul 1906. 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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5. I hare previously reported that Sultan Mohsin has not yet reinstated
himself at Habban, the old capital of the Wahidis, where Sultan Nasir-bin-
Saleh still exercises a mild control, and I consider that until he really and
finally re-establishes himself in that city, he cannot properly claim the full
title of Sultan of all the Wahidi. Moreover, the Sultan of Bir Ali is also
practically independent. At the same time Sultan Mohsin is the most power
ful Chief of the tribe and, with his head-quarters at Azzan and his port at
Balahaf, of considerably more importance and status than the Chiefs of either
Bir Ali or Habban. Wdth Sultan Nasir-bin-Saleh of Habban we have at
present no treaty relations. He has recently made overtures, and the result of
these and of further inquiry, will show more fully the extent of the influence
which he really exercises.
6. Meanwhile, however, I consider that it is important to, as far as possible,
strengthen the hands of the Sultan whose election by a large majority of the
"Wahidi tribes, has been now recognised. Vis-a-vis the Kayti Sultan of Shehr
and Mokalla, it would seem particularly important, that he should be accorded
support at the present juncture. And I have accordingly the honour to again
recommend that the stipend granted to Sultan Mohsin should be enhanced.
7. Sultan Mohsin has asked to be presented with a small cannon. And, if
some suitable weapon can be provided, I have the honour to recommend that
a small smooth-bore gun should be presented to him for salutiug purposes
at Balahaf. Such a gift would afford the recipient a pleasure out of all propor
tion to its intrinsic value and would tend to enhance the importance of his
position.
8. Before he goes, Sultan Mohsin is anxious to come to an understanding
as to the mode and extent to which he shall henceforth exercise the rights of
salvage which he in common with the other Maritime States of this Protec
torate has always claimed and exercised. But this is a subject upon which I
will in due course submit a separate report for the information of Government.
CL L C. P. Ov- Na 1637 P D.-16 l-Oe.-H.~N N B.
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Part 5 of the file relates to the negotiations over a treaty with the Wahidi [al-Wāḥidī], ruling family of Balahaf [Balhaf] and Bir Ali [Bīr ‘Alī].
The correspondents include:
- General Harry Macan Mason, 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;
- 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, Foreign Department;
- numerous tribal leaders and representatives.
Several matters are covered by the papers, including:
- the power struggle between Sultan Mohsin bin Saleh (al-Wāḥidī) and his father, Saleh bin Abdullah;
- Mohsin bin Saleh's submission to the British in December 1904 and his subsequent election as chief of Balhaf;
- Saleh bin Abdullah's attempt to sell his share of Balhaf to Sultan Ghalib of Maculla [al-Mukallā];
- the conclusion of a treaty with the Wāḥidīs on 13 November 1905.
Folios 158-161 contain tables of information on the tribal sections and sub-sections under the Wāḥidīs authority, a list of Wāḥidī villages, and a Wāḥidī genealogical chart.
Folio 148 is a copy of the final treaty between the British and the Wāḥidīs.
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- File 600/1905 Pt 5 'Aden Hinterland: Treaty with Sultan of Balahaf'
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- 109r:147v, 149r:184v
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- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
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