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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' [19r] (33/508)
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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DRAFT AGREEMENT WITH THE
ALAWI SHEIKH.
The British Government and the Alawi
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 :•—•
Article I.
There shall be peace and friendship
between the British Government and the
Alawi. The subjects of the British Gov
ernment and the tribesmen of the Alawi
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 Alawi 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 Alawi Sheikh Ali Nasher promis
es on behalf of himself, his heirs and succes
sors and all his tribesmen, subjects and de
pendents, that he will keep open the roads
in Alawi territory and its dependencies,
and that they will protect all persons who
may be going in the direction of Aden for
the purpose of trade or returning therefrom.
The Alawi Sheikh undertakes not to levy
any transit dues more than 12 annas per
camel load and to receive them at Lahej.
The Alawi Sheikh also agrees not to impose
such due at any other place.
Article III.
In consideration of these undertakings
and engagements being faithfully and 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 Ali Nasher, and his
successor or successors, a monthly sum of
25 dollars, half of which is 12| dollars, and
also to continue to him and his successor or
successors the monthly stipend of dollars
25 which is already granted to him under the
agreement which was concluded between
Shaif bin Said, the Alawi, and the British
Government on the 16th day of July
A.D. The aforesaid payment shall be made
to the Alawi Sheikh through the Abdali
' Sultan.
Article IV.
To assist him in carrying out the obliga
tions imposed by this agreement, the said
Alawi Sheikh Ali Nasher engages on behalf
of himself and his successors to erect a suit
able post at Mabaja and to maintain a force
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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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- 3r:256v
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