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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' [77r] (149/508)
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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under reference.
And at present I see
no reason to anti
cipate that he will comply with my request.
Meanwhile as neither the Haushabi, Alawi, nor Kotaib
Chiefs evince any present iesire or intention of responiins
to the invitation alluded to in the second paragraph of my
y
lette r no. C-1S, dated 11th October 1907, although the month
of Ramazan has some time since expired, I consider it ex
pedient no longer to withhold comment on the present situa
tion of affairs.
4. The general position on the Aden-Dthela road is nov/
practically the same as it was before our occupation of
Dthala. The forts which were constructed by our
agency
An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent.
or at our instance^ have been destroyed, and the only
material alteration is the improvement of the Khareba pass
which I hope that the Amir of Dthala will maintain.
5. So far as the political situation is concerned it
can only be definitely asserted that Abdali responsibilities
extend to and include Uobat Dakim, and that above that
Hanshabi responsibilities exteni to Jimil. Above Jimil
Alawi responsibilities commence and extend to the site of
the recently demolished fort of Dar-al-Qabtan. Beyond that
it is not possible at present precisely to apportion res
ponsibility between the Alawi and the Amiri tribes including
the Kotaibi; and it is not possible to foresee the course of
events
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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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