File 600/1905 Pt 3 'Aden Hinterland: Situation; Withdrawal of Political Agent from Dthala; Treaties with Haushabi, Kotaibi and Alawi chiefs' [91r] (177/508)
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No. 5935, dated Bombay Castle, the 20th August 1907 (Secret).
H. Esq., Acting Secretary to the Government, Bombay, Political
To-The Secretary to the Government of India in the Foreign Department.
direct^Cfmward here^h 16 ^ G°' 15 ?' P '’ ? ated the 5t ’ , Au S u,it 1907 - 1 am
a copy of a letter No <!QQR ’,i ln f° r mation of the Government of India,
V r , , Xetter .- No - 4998 » dated the 11th idem, from 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.
4074,datedlbrsThMy MOT°. al Eesi,ie,lt > Ad ™' No - Aden, and of the previous correspondence
P-, dat^d^he°^d AugaaWto?!* 3611 ^ Aden ' No ‘ t4t* Mted in the margin, on the subject of
routes in fhp Arlan it* i i nr liic maiulenance of the safety of the trade
D’thala 10 er ^ an ^ a ^ er w ithdrawal of 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
,„ 2 - 1 am to state that any remarks which this Government may have to
make on Major-General DeBrath s proposals will he submitted to the GavefS-U
ment ot India hereafter. • v -
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No. 4074, dated Aden, the 5th July 1907 (Secret).
From Lieutenant-Colonel P. It. Legh, Acting
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,
l ^ l ° r ^^ ie Secretary to the
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.
, Political Department.
With, reference to correspondence ending with Government of India’s tele-
gram. No. S-313, dated the 27th June 1907, relative to the withdrawal of the
oiitical Agent from D’thala, and in continuation of my letter No. 3802, dated
the 22nd June 1907, I have the honour
to recommend that early consideration
may now be paid to the proposals referred
to in the marginally noted communica
tions regarding the organization of the
Aden troop and the sphere of its opera-
2. As to the organization of the troop, an early change would seem parti*
cularly desirable to facilitate the conduct of political affairs after the withdra
wal from D’thala ; and it would at the same time appear desirable to take the
W w
iono ragrapl1 86 memor andum dated 22nd June
IBOb, accompanying this office letter No 1150
dated 25th February 1906.
9th* J^ ^a ^906 , °* ce l e ^ er No. 3419, dated
19 o£ this office ^tter No
6267, dated 21st October 1906.
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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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