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File 600/1905 Pt 3 'Aden Hinterland: Situation; Withdrawal of Political Agent from Dthala; Treaties with Haushabi, Kotaibi and Alawi chiefs' [18r] (31/508)
The record is made up of 1 item (253 folios). It was created in Oct 1906-Sep 1915. 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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DKAFT AGREEMENT WITH THE
KOTAIBI SHEIKH.
The British Government and the Kotaibi
Sheikh being desirous of maintaining and
strengthening^ the relations of peace and
friendship existing between them and of
providing for the safety of the roads agree
as follows:— 6
Article I.
There shall be peace and friendship be
tween the British Government and the Ko
taibi. The subjects of the British Govern
ment and the tribesmen of the Kotaibi
shall be free to enter the territories of the
other ; they shall not be molested, but shall
be treated with respect at all times and at
all places. The said Kotaibi Sheikh and
other notable persons shall visit Aden when
they please. _ They shall be treated with
respect and given passes to carry arms.
Article II.
The said Kotaibi Sheikh Mahomed
Saleh A1 Akhram promises on behalf of
himself, his heirs and successors and all
his tribesmen, subjects and dependents,
that he will keep open the roads in Kotaibi
territory and its dependencies, and that he
will protect all persons who may be going in
the direction of Aden for the purpose of
trade or returning therefrom. The Kotaibi
Sheikh undertakes not to levy transit dues
more than 10 annas per camel load and to
recover his dues at Lahej and not impose
them at any other place.
Article III.
In consideration of these undertakings
and engagements being faithfully an d fully
carried out, the
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, on
the part of the British Government, agrees
to pay to the said Sheikh Mahomed Saleh
A1 Akhram, and his successor or successors
a monthly sum of 50 dollars, half of which is
25 dollars. The payment aforesaid shall be
made to the Sheikh through His Highness
the Abdali Sultan.
Article IV.
To assist him in carrying out the obliga
tions imposed by this agreement of peace
and friendship a present of 25 Martini Henry
rifles with 100 rounds of ammunition per
rifle shall be granted to Sheikh Mahomed
Saleh A1 Akhram by the British GovTrn-
ment and a reasonable supply of ammuni
tion will be furnished to him hereafter for
the same on payment.
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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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- File 600/1905 Pt 3 'Aden Hinterland: Situation; Withdrawal of Political Agent from Dthala; Treaties with Haushabi, Kotaibi and Alawi chiefs'
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- 3r:256v
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