File 600/1905 Pt 3 'Aden Hinterland: Situation; Withdrawal of Political Agent from Dthala; Treaties with Haushabi, Kotaibi and Alawi chiefs' [92r] (179/508)
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3. The main feature of the desired reora’ankiK™ „<* i-l a r >
the Arab element should be more strongly muresmted ^n l®' 1 tr00r ’ ,s that
ant weakening of its lighting strength and that n. ° '"i!', 0 "!' any ooncomit-
should so far revert to its friginal S condition^ 00 , astl . t " tlou of ^ ^oop
political purposes and more usSuffor “ul co-onerXn “ 1 m0r V uitable for
time prove politic or desirable to render to our nearer and tlmR , to
hours—particularly the Abdali Sultan. d f ™“ dl y neigh-
from 4 DHria ld th 0 e CO fo!c! 1 ftn eCOm rn Dd that Upon Major Jacob’s withdrawal
pXe including the Tl P f 6 ^ 38 the She!kh 0thraan Mounted
n g , f f , xtra sowars at present attached to that officer’s es-
this'force of— amalgamated Wlth the Aden troop. And I am of opinion that
1 Jemadar,
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Havildars
Custodian; police sergeant; jail or prison guard.
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* 21 Sowars,
will, together with the six Arab guides and one interpreter still retained in the
Iroop, introduce sufficient Arab element to meet immediate requirements and
at the same time to afford an opportunity of testing the desirability of hereaftei
introducing a still stronger Arab element in that force.
5. The result of past experience is that the Arab is of comparitively little
fighting value, and it may even be considered doubtful whether the most care
ful recuitment and training will ever render this portion of the force fit for
any functions other than those for which they were originally entertained
which were practically the s(j>me as those undertaken by the Belooch Guides of
the Sind Horse upon which the troop was originally modelled.
^ 6. At the same time a larger portion of such guides than at present exists
is, in my opinion, desirable for political purposes. And there are various duties
of a police^ nature in the more immediate vicinity of the British border for
which I think that they are suitable and it may hereafter prove desirable to
slightly increase their strength.
7. I naturally contemplate that, if the above recommendations are sanc
tioned, the duty of patrolling the outskirts of Sheikh Othman and the neigh
bouring British villages of Imad, Hiswa and Little Aden should again devolve
upon the troop, and that body should again undertake the patrol duties, the pro
tection of the frontier, and the pursuit of thieves and other offenders for which
they were originally raised. I at the same time contemplate that the functions
of the regular Sheikh Othman Police should he strictly limited to ordinary
police duties within that village and on the road between it and the fortress
only. The policing of the outlying villages of Imad. Hiswa and Little Aden
should devolve upon the Aden troop only : and that body should he regarded
as the ^Frontier Police “ as opposed to the Ordinary Police ” of the Settlement.
8. In fact the Aden troop should be primarily regarded as a special Fron
tier Police, charged with the peace of the frontier and its immediate vicinity,
and ready and competent to co-operate in case of emergency not only with the
irregular forces of our immediate neighbours but with such regular troops as
may be retained at Aden for frontier affairs.
9. As to the sphere of their operations, General DeBrath has already indi
cated (vide his letter No. 457, dated the 1st January 1907) the necessity of a
patrol to Khor Umeira, and the desirability of interposition to maintain order
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Temporary
Special •with Major Jacob
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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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