File 600/1905 Pt 5 'Aden Hinterland: Treaty with Sultan of Balahaf' [‎170r] (123/152)

C onfi.de ntial.
Political Department.
Bombay Castle, \4dh February 1905.
From
To
C. H. A. HILL, Esq., C.I.E.,
Acting 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. ;
The SECRETARY to the GOVERNMENT of INDIA,
Foreign Department.
Sir,
As promised in my telegram No. 787, dated the 1st February 1903, and in
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. 200,
-dated the 27th November 1904. „ on .
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. 204,
dated the 11th December 1904. , , , 0Q ,,
This Government letter No. 8010, dated the 29th
December 1904. , „ , ., , T
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. 14Z,
dated the 9th January 1905. j j. j ru
Telegrams 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, dated the
18th, 20th, 27th and 28th January 1905.
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. 200,
dated the 18th January 1905.
continuation of previous corres
pondence on the subject of
Balahaf affairs, I am now
directed to forward, for the
information of the Government
of India, copy of the papers
noted in the margin.
2 It mav be convenient to re-capitulate briefly the recent history of
Balahaf. With their letter No. 1230-E., dated the 20th July 1891, the Govern
ment of India sanctioned the recommendations of this Government that
(a) Sultan Saleh bin Abdulla should be recognised as titular Chief of
Balahaf in place of Sultan Mohsin bin Saleh, who had been deposed;
that this recognition should have effect from the 3rd May 1894, and
that the full stipend of 10 dollars a month should, in future, be paid
to Sultan Saleh bin Abdulla ;
n>\ a fresh protectorate treaty should he entered into with the new Chief
l ) in thc name of himself and his relations in hen of the one executed
on the 30th April 1888 ; and
tel the stipend of 10 dollars a month, withheld since the 1st September
{ ) 1893, P and due up to the 3rd of May. 1894, should be paid to the
sharers in Balahaf, less the share which would have been received by
Sultan Mohsin but for his misconduct.
In naraaraph 3 of the same letter the Government of directed the
incorporation in the new treaty with the Sultan of Balahaf o a cUuse bind-
in^tKibe n Qt to dispose of its territory to any power other than the British
Government.
In 1901 the Bombay Government, in their Resolution No. 2845, dated
IGtli April 1901, declined to accede to a proposal of the Resident at Aden
which wJuld have subverted the orders of 1894 by recognising Mohs.n in place
of Saleh as titular Sultan.
In 1902 in connection with the outrage on the huggalow
A ..j .If to the forcuoing order of this Government, the Govern-
mentof India issued instructions with their letter No. 2051 h., dated the
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