File 600/1905 Pt 3 'Aden Hinterland: Situation; Withdrawal of Political Agent from Dthala; Treaties with Haushabi, Kotaibi and Alawi chiefs' [129r] (253/508)
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Article 4
i ?r tMe Ar from British territory or the territory of the friends
and alhes of the British Government shall be protected or entertained within
our limits. On the other hand any such person for whose arrest or surrender
a demand may be made upon us by the Political Eesident of Aden shall
forthwith be arrested and surrendered to the proper officers of the British Gov-
ernment 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 shall be punished and made to give
redress. And no such persons shall be entertained within our limits except
under proper arrangements to prevent them from committing theft or other
offences on the roads.
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Article 6.
No new taxes or dues shall be levied upon goods on the roads within our
territories without the previously obtained sanction of 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.
at
Aden.
Article 7.
There shall be permanent peace and friendship between us and the British
Government and the friends and allies of the British Government. They shall
each be free to enter the territory of the other and shall not be molested, but
shall be treated with respect at all times and in all places. The Sultan
and notable persons of our tribe shall visit Aden when they please.
They shall be treated with respect, and those of them to whom such a privilege
may be accorded 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.
upon the recommendation of the
Sultan.. .may be given passes to carry arms and entertained for a
reasonable period as the guests of Government.
Article 8.
In consideration of these undertakings and engagements being faithfully
and fully 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 the part of the British
Government agrees to pay to the said Sultan. ...and his successor or
successors a monthly sum of the haR-of -w nch ., and
also to continue to him and his successor or successors the monthly stipend oi
dollars 136 which is already granted to him under the agreement which was
concluded between Mohsin-bin-Ali Mani, the Haushabi, and the British Gov
ernment on the 6th day of August 1895 A. IX
Article 9.
To assist him in carrying out the obligations imposed by this agreement
the said Sultan Ali bin Mana engages on behalf of himself and his successors to
establish suitable posts at El-Matleh, Am Tannan or such other places on the
roads as may be necessary, and to maintain ajorce^pf 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 consideration of which a .
nresent of 50 Martini-Henry rifles with 100 rounds of ammunition per rifle ^ n
be s anted to him by the British Government and a reasonable supply of , v _,
ammunftion 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
dgy 0 j one thousand nine hundred and ,
{Draft.)
Agreement with the Kotaibi Sheikh.
•i. * a rm delav or inconvenience should he caused
to tr^tosupon the roads and that all thieves, delinquents and criminals
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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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