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Coll 1/7 'Protectorate Tribes: Relations with HMG; Conference of Tribal Chiefs' [37r] (73/122)
The record is made up of 1 file (61 folios). It was created in 24 Feb 1931-1 Jul 1935. It was written in English. 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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1
your obligations under the Lahej Fact of 1929, which
oblige you,
firstly to co-operate with His Majesty's
Gofenment xor external defence•
secondly to organise by comon action the
security and improvement oi comunications.
thirdly to co-operate in the settlement of
quarrels between your tribesmen.
fourthly to confer on other matters of mutual
interest.
13. The basis of your discussions and meetings
must be co-operation, and what brings you together
should be your own realisation that co-operation is
for your own good and for the good of your tribes.
1 should iiae to see you displaying more keenness in
these matters, and to hear you yourselves bring
forward suggestions for your common good that might be
discussed by you all. For ii these conferences are
to produce their best results it must be mainly by your
own sincere efforts to maxe them successful and
valuable.
14. There are for discussion during this week
the following subjects, and any others oi common concern
that you may wish to propose.
(a) Acquisition from His Majesty»s Government of
arms and ammunition for your internal and
external needs.
(b) ^he formation of a Commit tee for the control
of Arbitrations between disputant tribes and
sections.
(c) specific inter-tribul disputes and their
settlement.
(d) The instruction in medical work, under our
supervision of certain candidates to be
nominated by you from among your tribes.
His Highness 5ir Abdul Karim has set an
admiraolo example by instituting a dispensary
in Lahej in the charge of a qualified doctor
who has been obtained from India. His
Highness is bearing the whole charge of the
institution and has erected an excellent
building for Hie dispensary here in Lahej.
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The file contains reports of the Aden Resident (George Stewart Symes, later Bernard Reilly) on the Second, Third and Fourth Lahej Conferences of the Tribal Chiefs of the Aden Protectorate (British Protected Tribes in Southern Arabia); plus copies of the opening and closing conference addresses, and correspondence with the Secretary of State for India regarding British policy.
The reports on the Second Conference (ff 50-61) discuss the following: frontier intelligence and protection; tolls and public security on caravan routes; the entertainment of subordinate Chiefs and the education of their sons at Aden; suggestions for the settlement of inter-tribal disputes; border disputes with Yemen, and the military actions of the Imam of Yemen; and King Ibn Sa'ūd's control of the Government of Asir.
Two dispatches from the Resident (ff 43-49) regarding the following: the settlement of tribal disputes, and the suggestion that a small council be appointed by the Chiefs for this purposes; Zeidi military demonstrations in the Beihan region, and a proposal to send Political Officer Lieutenant-Colonel Lake to conduct an investigation.
The reports on the Third Conference (ff 25-42) discuss the following: the adoption of rules of procedure for the settlement of inter-tribal disputes; treaty discussions with the Imam of Yemen; and a scheme for the medical instruction of selected tribesmen. Translated draft rules of procedure are appended to the correspondence.
The reports on the Fourth Conference (ff 2-24) discuss the following: the Anglo-Yemen Treaty (Treaty of San'a) of 1934; and the establishment of a college for the education of the sons of Tribal Chiefs.
The file includes a divider which gives a list of correspondence references contained within the file by year. This is found at the end of the correspondence (folio one).
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- 1 file (61 folios)
- Arrangement
The papers are arranged chronologically from the rear to the front of the file.
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Foliation: the foliation sequence commences at the front cover with 1 and terminates at the inside back cover with 61; 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. An additional foliation sequence is also present in parallel between ff 52-60; these numbers are also written in pencil, but are not circled.
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- Coll 1/7 'Protectorate Tribes: Relations with HMG; Conference of Tribal Chiefs'
- Pages
- front, front-i, 2r:22v, 25r:41v, 42v:60v, back-i, back
- Author
- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
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