File 600/1905 Pt 3 'Aden Hinterland: Situation; Withdrawal of Political Agent from Dthala; Treaties with Haushabi, Kotaibi and Alawi chiefs' [‎119v] (234/508)

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Article 9.
To assist Mm in carrying out the obligations imposed by this agreement the
said Sultan AM bin liana engages on behalf of himself and his successors to
estabUsh suitable posts at El-Matleh, Am Tannan or such other places on the
roads as may be necessary, and to maintain a force of 50 men or such less number
as 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. may agree to; in considerahon of which a present of 50
Martini Henry rifles with 100 rounds of ammunition per rifle will he granted
to him by the British Government, and a reasonable supply of ammunition will
be furnished to him hereafter for the same on payment.
Article 10.
The above agreement shall have effect from this date. In virtue thereof
we the undersigned have affixed our signatures or seals at this
day of one thousand nine hundred and
DRAFT.
Agreement with the Kotaihi Sheikh.
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
be 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, — #
do hereby agree on behalf of ourselves our heirs and
successors and all our tribesmen with 011 the P arfc
of the British Government as follows :—
Article 1.
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.
Article 2.
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.
Article 3.
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.
Article 4.
No thief or delinquent from British territory or the territory of the friends
and allies of the British Government shall he protected or entertained within
our limits. On the other hand any such persons for whose arrest or surrender
a demand may be made upon us by 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. of Aden shall forth
with he arrested and surrendered to the proper officers of the British Govern
ment at Aden.
Article 5. ,
Any member of our tribe who commits depredation or theft on the roads
either in our own limits or beyond them ^hall he punished and made to give
redress. And no such persons shall he entertained within our limits except
under proper arrangements to prevent them from committing theft or other
offences on the roads.
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