File 600/1905 Pt 3 'Aden Hinterland: Situation; Withdrawal of Political Agent from Dthala; Treaties with Haushabi, Kotaibi and Alawi chiefs' [16v] (28/508)
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cient for the purpose. warded to the Government of India with
modification of these agreements and the Secretary of State m his telegram
the 3rd September ordered a further modification.
4 As reported to Government in this office telegram dated the 4th October
1907 and S No. C-19, dated the 11th idem, the d^fand Kotatbi
Dthala before being able to sign the proposed agreements ^ alted
Sheikhs soon commenced hostihties and the Resident m kis letter No. 0 156, dated
29th November 1907, explained the pohtical situation as follows.
“The Abdali responsibilities extend to and include Nobat Dakim and
above that Haushabi responsibihties extend to Jimil. Above Jimil
Alawi responsibilities commence and extend to the site of the r -
centiy demolished fort of Dar-al-Qabtan. Beyond that it is not
posible at present precisely to apportion responsibility between
the Alawi and Amiri tribes including the Kotaibi; and it is not
possible to foresee the course of events upon the conclusion of the
existing truce between the Alawi and Kotaibi tribes.
: m „ 0 u; n te cause of these hostilities was due to the Alawi Sheikh sen-
5. The immediate cause o demolished Dar-al-Qabtan. The
deavour to re-erect a dar “.“ e J s 1C X e °fight but worsted the Alawi, took pos-
Kotaibi ^^^^^ 0 “ down to take refuge in Lahej. The poll-
session of ffisterritry dr n thug ch ed , the agreements contem-
tical situation on the traae rou & an it able. General DeBrath, in a long
plated before were consi ere no C 1 better reviewing the situation, proposed
* No. 110-C., dated 29th February 1908. £resh arrangements to meet the altered
situation. The following extracts give the drift of these proposals
“ The question now arises what that future settlement is to be.^ The Ko
taibi is in possession, and having lost two of his own sons m the fight
is implacable and claims to retain the Alawi territory that he has
conquered. As I presume Government are not prepaced to turn
him out, should he maintain this attitude, it seems to me that not
only the easiest but the safest course is to recognise the <fe facto
possessor who has shown himself strong enough to hold his own
The Amir who has helped the Kotaibi and who hopes to benefit
bv his success supports him. The Kotaibi who was, perhaps not
altogether justifiably, prevented from levying transit dues so long
as we were in the Hinterland, has now re-imposed them, and claims
the right to do so like all the rest. The Abdali Sultan admits the
force of the Kotaibi logic, but for some reason that I have not so far
grasped looks to a time when a part of at least of his lost territory
shall be restored to the Alawi.
As tbe result of the Alawi debacle, tbe Abdak, the Armn, the Kotaiffi
and Alawi Sheikhs have all appealed to me to effect a settlement
between them, lhave accordingly summoned them bef ore me and
explained to them that it is they and not we who are con
cerned because the stoppage of trade, which must infallibly resul
from insecurity on the road and the imposition of unauthorised dues,
will be directly reflected by diminished receipts from transit dues.
Za that so long as each continues to disavow his responsibility for
the act of his own tribesmen, unless they be committed in his own
C-itorv so long will a premium be placed on disorder I pointed
nut that so long a S s the Alawi and Kotaibi both had armed posts upon
the road! there would always be trouble. This they do not deny..
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Part 3 of the file relates to the withdrawal of troops and the Political Agent A mid-ranking political representative (equivalent to a Consul) from the diplomatic corps of the Government of India or one of its subordinate provincial governments, in charge of a Political Agency. from Dthala [al-Ḍāli‘].
The correspondents include:
- Major-General Ernest de Brath, 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 India, Foreign Department;
- 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. ;
- 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. , London;
- Foreign Office, London.
The correspondence reports and discusses matters related to the withdrawal from Dthala and the subsequent treaty negotiations with tribes of the Aden hinterland, including:
- an attack on a party of King's Own Borderers by members of the Dthambari tribe in October 1906;
- the scale and speed of the withdrawal;
- hostilities between tribal groups;
- the security of the Aden-Dthala road;
- changes to Aden 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. administration and garrison;
- negotiations and final treaty agreements with the Kotaibi, Alawi, and Haushabi tribes, ratified in September 1915.
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