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File 600/1905 Pt 5 'Aden Hinterland: Treaty with Sultan of Balahaf' [‎177v] (138/152)

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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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Telegram dated the 28th January 1905.
From—Major-General H. M. 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. , Aden;
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. ,
Political Department.
P. At an interview I have just had with Mohsin, he asked that he may
be granted permission to leave Aden within four days* time and proceed to
Balahaf with his brother Ahmed hin Saleh to keep matters quiet there, leaving
as a hostage a third brother Hussen, who is now in Aden. He promised’,
if permission be given, to return himself to Aden within two and a
half months from date. I recommend this particularly, as the plague is had
in Aden, which seems to have frightened him. Mohsin* is, I believe, sincere.
He states distinctly that he cannot return to Aden if his brother Ahmed bin
Saleh is not permitted to accompany him, as he will be too much ashamed before
his tribesmen.
A reply by telegram within the time mentioned is requested, as I cannot
detain Mohsin longer under the promise I gave him personally.
Telegram dated the 31st January 1905.
From— C. H. A. Hill, Esq., C.I.E., Acting Secretary to the Government of
Bombay, Political Department;
To—-Major-General H. M. 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. , Aden.
P. With reference to the correspondence ending with your telegram
dated the 28th January, please see paragraph 4 of your letter No. 142, dated
9th idem. If you consider that Mohsin’s submission to the existing position
is bond jide and are satisfied as to the validity of the guarantee which he
proposes, namely, that he and his brothers will each take it in turn to remain
in Aden as sureties. Government authorise you to permit both Ahmed and
Mohsin to proceed to Balahaf in order to maintain peace, subject to the following
conditions, viz. —(1) that Husen bin Saleh remains at Aden, (2) that if Mohsin fails
to return to Aden otherwise than with the permission of the 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. on the
expiration of 2^ months, it will be open to Government to reconsider the view
taken regarding his position and claims and will give him no further considera
tion.

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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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