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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' [98r] (191/508)
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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to the Government of India ulth letter Eo. U5- ? ., anted
the 2nd August 1907, and to renark that the dutio
s aaoignecl to
the Aden Troop in paragraph 7 of that letter are those which,
in the opinion of the Governor in Council, should ordinaril
y 'oe
undertaken ty the Aden Troop. These duties should he utilised
as a means to keep the men fit fir special occasions while the
effective execution of them would prevent outrages in British
limits. Fithin these limits a system of oovering patrols
could be instituted which would keep ou^ borders safe and serve
/
with the help of a little signalling^to give the troopers a
good start in not pursuit of a fugitive raider* fixe Aden
i
Troop should supply the escort for any Political Officer who
may be ordered on duty outside the British limits ; but the
Governor in Council is distinctly of opinion that it should not
be used as suggested by General DoBratJi for eo-operation with
tribal operations of the Abdali or for any other operation
connected with the tribes without the special orders of
Government•
5. In paragraphs 3 and 8 of his letter General DePrath
alludes to a proposal which has been made by him that Llajor
Jacob, the present Political^ D’thala, should halt :*or a month
or two at TTobat Dakin when on his way back to Aden after the
evacuation of D T thala. This recommendation in its entirety is <
one which, T am to say, the Governor in Council is unable to
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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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