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File 37/1905 Pt 4 'Aden Frontier Delimitation' [90r] (188/1197)
The record is made up of 1 file (596 folios). It was created in 1904. It was written in English, Arabic and French. 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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I do not think that Upper Yaffai will ever be more friendly to us
than at present, unless the demarcation be completed.
The permanent retention of Dthala with its costly line of
communications and constant expenditure on transport is not, I
believe, contemplated.
Dthnla cannot, in my opinion, be given up untill not only has the bound-
arv been demarcated, but the Yaffais, both Upper and Lower, have been shown
that, while we have no desire to occupy their country, we intend to enforce
respect for the boundary in every quarter.
The sooner, therefore, the boundary is demarcated, the better, and with this
aim in view, I advocate monetary support being given to Kahtan to recover his
position.
He lost that position, in a very great measure, owing to his visit to Aden to
conclude a treaty with us, and I think we are in honour bound to assist him, our
policy pointing the same way.
Prom what I have learnt of Saleh-bin-Omer, it would be hostile to our
interests to allow him to remain in the position which rightfully belongs to
Kahtan.
4. The head Sheikh of the Shaibi is Ali Mana-As-Sakladi, who is friendly
to us. The majority of the Shaibi Sheikhs are friendly, and. would, I think,
assist us in their respective districts. I have abbreviated this report as far as
possible, having carefully gone through the list of the principal vsheikhs and
Akils of Upper Yaffai, and the conclusion I have come to is that, provided
Kahtan regains his position, the sooner we demarcate the boundary, the better.
5. It is not necessary for me to go in detail into the state of feeling of
Lower Yaffa about us. .
I do not think that we have a single friend in the whole of Lower Yaffai,
and our entry into the country would certainly be resisted to the utmost.
Pressure, however, can be brought to hear on them from two quarters
(a) If Kahtan’s position as Sultan of the Upper Yaffai is assured, he may
be able to induce the Lower Yaffai to mitigate their hostility. In ordinary times
there is little evidence of any alliance between the Upper and Lower Yaffai, but
they would join in time of war. #
(b) The Kotaibis were originally Yaffais, and preserve many Yaffai Customs
to this date. _ _ _ ^ •
Constant correspondence passes between the Sultan of the Lower Yaffai.
Abdulla-bin-Mohsin, and Muhammad Saleh, the Chief of the Ivotaibis.
For months past I have been endeavouring to induce Muhammad Sa eh to
make his peace with us. Several times he has been on the point of giving in
but at the last moment some intriguer has stepped m and stopped it. _ I beheve
he is only holding out for better terms which, I think, it would he unwise to offer
him at present. . „ . , ...
If however, he does eventually come to his senses and make friends wi us,
he would be able to do much to render the Lower Yaiiai more amenah e, an
feel sure that he would do so. , ...
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would, probably, overawe the country, and would he cheaper in the end.
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[Tanslation.)
Dated the 27th August 1904 (15th Jumas Akhir 1322).
From— Sheikh Ali Mohsin, Askar, of Mausatta,
To— Majoe W. Merewbthee, Political Officer at Dthala.
After compliments .—Oh friend ! It is incumbent on arrange-
any efficient or pleasing matter, and yon shall have to ma y
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This file contains correspondence and documents related to the work of the Aden Boundary Commission, the British Government body tasked with the delineation of the borders of the British Protectorate of Aden. Much of the correspondence in the file relates specifically to the Subaihi border region.
The file contains a number of letters from Colonel Robert Alexander Wahab, the Commissioner of the Aden Boundary Commission, sent to the Political and Secret Department of the 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. in London (and the British Political 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. in Aden). The file also contains extracts from Wahab's diary related to his work on the commission.
The file contains a detailed report on the demarcation of the frontier entitled: 'Report on the Demarcation of the Frontier between the Tribes in the Protectorate of Aden and the Turkish Province of Yemen; by Major-General P. J. Maitland, C.B., 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' (folios 25-44).
The file contains a number of maps as follows:
- a printed map of the Sheikh Sa'id Peninsula (folio 94);
- a printed map of the border region of the British protectorate of Aden (folio 112);
- a printed map entitled 'Map of Haushabi and Subaihi Border' with list of place names in English and Arabic (folio 237);
- a printed map of the Sheikh Sa'id Peninsula (folio 239);
- a hand-drawn entitled 'Map Illustrating Southern Subaihi Frontier Proposals Referred to in Sir N O'Conor's Telegram No. 112' (folio 288);
- a printed sketch-map entitled 'Aden Boundary Commission Survey Sketch Accompanying No. 19 of 15th March 1904' (folio 291);
- a printed sketch entitled 'Aden Boundary Commission Survey Sketch Accompanying No. 21 of 15th March 1904' (folio 456);
- a printed map entitled 'Aden Frontier Survey, Subaihi Boundary in Wadi A seasonal or intermittent watercourse, or the valley in which it flows. Ma'din' (folio 457).
The file also contains correspondence related to French claims of ownership over Sheikh Said (Cheikh Said), a peninsula near the island of Perim on the Mandeb Strait at the entrance to the Red Sea. The file contains original copies of articles on this topic that were printed in the French newspaper La Dépêche Coloniale in September and October 1904 .
The majority of the correspondence in the file is in English, but also enclosed is a limited amount of correspondence from the Ottoman Ambassador in London that is in French.
The volume includes a divider which gives the year that the subject file was opened, the subject heading, and a list of correspondence references contained in it arranged by year. This divider is placed at the front of the volume.
- Extent and format
- 1 file (596 folios)
- Arrangement
The papers are arranged in approximate chronological order from the rear to the front of the file.
The Subject 37 (Aden) contains 5 files, IOR/L/PS/10/63-67.
- Physical characteristics
Foliation: the foliation commences at the inside front cover and terminates at the inside back cover; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located in the top right corner of the recto The front of a sheet of paper or leaf, often abbreviated to 'r'. side of each folio.
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- File 37/1905 Pt 4 'Aden Frontier Delimitation'
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- front, back, spine, edge, head, tail, front-i, 1r:9v, 11r:50v, 50ar:50av, 51r:70v, 74r:93v, 95r:99v, 101r:111v, 113r:154v, 157r:235r, 236r, 235v, 238r:238v, 240r:287v, 289r:289v, 292r:336v, 338r:455r, 458r:458v, 455v, 459r:595v, back-i
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