File 600/1905 Pt 5 'Aden Hinterland: Treaty with Sultan of Balahaf' [181r] (145/152)
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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To
The Assistant Secretary to the Government of Indiii
in the Foreign Department.
II* A. Hill, Esquire, C* I* S.,
Secretary to the Government of ^orahay.
Political Department.
Dated Simla, the
ftoveraher 1904.
Sir,
I am directed to acknowledge the receipt of your letter
Eo. 6?,04, dated the 10th October 1904, on the subject of
Palahaf affairs.
2. The Governor in Council proposes to instruct General
Mason to proceed to Balahaf at the earliest possible moment
and to bring about an interview between himself and Sultan
Tohsin in a manner which is indicated in your letter under
acknowledgment. His Excellency also suggests that in order
that the Resident at Aden may be fully apprised of the motives
which actuate Government, a copy of the same letter should be
forwarded to him for information and guidance.
3 . I am to state that these proposals are approved by
the Government of India.
I have the honour to be,
Sir,
Your most obedient Servant,
Assistant Secretary to the Government of India.
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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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