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File 600/1905 Pt 5 'Aden Hinterland: Treaty with Sultan of Balahaf' [‎168r] (119/152)

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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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part of which Saltan Saleh has endeavou r ed t o par t. Kafd to this laulr
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with Shehr and Mohalla^r s dM T s |^ \^t^ ;o r i oTV:L?
Sultan Mohsin, who, between the years 1894 P an d 902 had ian^T, 16
re-assert a preponderating share in the autLlty o T ef the triC and n
the administration, and who, as a result of the unlawful seizure of the
pay''up“in ?ull Ihe n" 1 19 t 2 ’ , WaS , re 3 uired t0 tender his submission and
P a y up in lull the amount plundered from thp dhnw hno 1 *
into Aden, tendered his submission to fX unLrXk to abide hvT
existing order of tilings, should the Government he determined^ matotain
his undertake e ^Hda h*" 1{ sat ; s , fao ‘ 0 ,7 guarantees of his intention to abide by
interval the^ort nMi M f 7 Ahraed has > therefore, been released. During the
interval the port of Balahaf has, as a coercive measure, been from time tn time
uoon th^° r ?r r ? S9 e ^ ect . ua J 1 7» an(i tlli s closure has no doubt had its influence
upon the ultimate submission of Mohsm.’* muuence
4. Ihe questions now for determination are—
(1) whether the settlement come to in 1394 and reiterated in 1902
but which has never been effectually carried into operation’
should be enforced ; and
(2) if so, what arrangements should be made to order to ensure that
its maintenance should be made effectual
recons.dermg the arrangements approved by the Government of India in 181)/ i
K fc f ssential C0ndltl0rl of any settlement would have to be the recoffni- ^
hon by whoever may be appointed titular Saltan, of the fact that he is’so
ppomted With the sanction only of Government and that his position will
only be recognised during the pleasure of Government, that is to say, so Ion-
as he observes the obligations which follow such recognuion. It seems to t
these circumstances to be a question whether the proper course would not if
nf n°i ® u “ mon . t0 Aden the Sheikhs who may be shareholders in the port if
“ In order that they may elect, in the Resident’s presence, their 1
Wlm h ° S - e , 1 ? £ T e w ? uld , then be reported to Government for approval. |
, 1 ?R Ter „ m ' slt ( . !e 7 lected > the opportunity could be taken not P onlv to!
r:®r the rf, ing 7^; but to obtain (<*) from the individual Sheikhs j
a writteu undertaking that they would abide by their selection loyally; and f
r J t llS ^ 0m , lne - edocumentar ^ admi93ionof tb e fact that his nomination I
was val.d on y during the pleasure of the British Government. Whether 1
tie interest which Sultan Ghalib has endeavoured to establish by his transic. 1
•on with Sultan Saleh should or should not beheld to justify the consider.
r./ II s Slf'u? °r possibly to require his presence at Aden at the j
time when the Sheikhs will be summoned is a matter upon which the Governor 1
m Council will be glad to be furnished with your opinion.
No. 2241, dated Aden 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. , the 16th April 1905.
Prom Major- General H. M. Masov, 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 Secretary to (jovernment of Bombay, Political Department.
Pn reference to your No. 1806, dated the 18th ultimo, concerning Balahaf
affairs, I have the honour to inform you that I am arranging for my First

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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:

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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