File 600/1905 Pt 3 'Aden Hinterland: Situation; Withdrawal of Political Agent from Dthala; Treaties with Haushabi, Kotaibi and Alawi chiefs' [‎118r] (231/508)

as heretofore. And we hereby undertake to continue to conform
to fight his enemies in the same way as he undertakes to assist
enemies who may attempt to molest us.”
to his summons
us against any
6. As to the special article applicable to the Kotaibi the
might be attained by the addition of the following clause’« *
and a reasonable supply of ammunition will be furnished to
desired object
him hereafter
for the same on payment.”
p* -^ s to the special article applicable to the Haushabi Sultan, the word
and is a clerical error and should be “ or The same addition as that pro
posed above might be made regarding the ammunition.
7. As to the Alawi Agreement, it would scarcely seem necessary to make
special mention of the fact that the Kotaibi are included in the term “ friends
and allies of the British Government ” referred to in article 7.
8. As to paragraph 6 of the Resident’s letter No. 4310, dated the
13th July 1907, this was written with due deliberation, and I would still
urge that it would be both more expedient and economical to destroy Suleik
lort after 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. and his escort have actually withdrawn from
D’thala itself.
If it is desired to witness the working of the scheme of redistribution “ in
situ”, then the Political Agent’s stay at Dthala should be considerably pro
longed.
9. I attach drafts of three complete revised agreements with the Kotaibi,
’Alawi and the Haushabi.
Whereas it is desirable that no delay or inconvenience should be caused to
travellers upon the roads and that all thieves, delinquents and criminals should
he checked from their misdeeds and punished, this agreement has been made
with 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.
Therefore we whose names are hereunto subscribed, namely,
It is incumbent upon us to keep the roads within our limits secure and
peaceful. No theft or depredation shall be committed upon them. Passengers,
merchants or others travelling shall meet with no molestation but shall be
assisted and protected by us to the extent of our boundaries.
Should any travellers or other persons suffer injury on the roads within our
limits, the same shall be made good to them by us, and we will punish and
obtain our redress from the offender or offenders.
Should such offender or offenders belong to another tribe, we shall seek
our redress from the Chief of the tribe to which he or they belong.
DRAFT,
Agreement t with the 9 Alawi Sheikh.
do hereby agree on behalf of
ourselves our heirs and successors and all our tribesmen with
on the part of the British Government as
Article 2.
Article 3.
Article 4.
ment at Aden.
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