File 600/1905 Pt 3 'Aden Hinterland: Situation; Withdrawal of Political Agent from Dthala; Treaties with Haushabi, Kotaibi and Alawi chiefs' [‎120r] (235/508)

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article 6.
Article 7.
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each be free to enter the territory of the other and ^ ^ over ™ ent ' The y shall
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and entertained for a reasonable period as'the^plests S Gov^nment. 0 '^ ^
Article 8.
In consideration of these undertakings and engagements
and wholiy carried out, 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 on
.British Government agrees to pay to the said Sheikh
and his successor or successors a monthly sum of...**.*.*.! the half of
which is.
, being faithfully
the part of the
Article 9.
The aforesaid payment shall be made to us through the Amir of D’thala to
whom we are still under obedience as heretofore. And we hereby undertake
to continue to conform to his summons to fight his enemies in the same way as
he undertakes to assist us against any enemies who may attempt to molest us.
Article 10.
To assist him in carrying out the obligations imposed by this agreement of
peace and friendship, a present of 50 rifles with 100 rounds of ammunition per
rifle shall be granted to Sheikh by the British Govern
ment, and a reasonable supply of ammunition will be furnished to him here
after for the same on payment.
Article 11.
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
Telegram, dated the 1st (received the 2nd) August 1907.
From—His Majesty’s Secretary of State for India, London,
To—His Excellency the Viceroy, Simla.
Aden. Your telegram of July 30th. Resident, in letterof January 27th,
surveyed the whole position and yet contemplated February 28th as practicable
date of withdrawal, I regret any further delay since unforeseen complications
may arise from it in present state of Arab rising across the border. My de
spatch of June 11th approved arrangements proposed to give effect to with
drawal on understanding that redistribution of posts was acceptable to tribes,
that posts to be maintained were necessary, and that arrangements would not
give rise to fresh disputes. If, as now seems probable, the necessity for embody
ing those arrangements in formal agreements is cause of difficulty, why cannot
the arrangements originally contemplatedin Resident’s letter of January 27th, so
far as sanctioned by my despatch, be carried out with consequent withdrawal
without delay ? I have not seen the terms of the agreements, but, if they are
not immediately accepted by tribes without protest from any other tribes who
may consider themselves concerned, they should be reported for orders.