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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' [153v] (302/508)
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* No. 6140.
t No. 249 E.B.
adopting a new policy towards the tribes “calculated to lead to a moi
settled condition of the various districts nominally under his control.
The detailed reports of the Political Officer make it clear that this
satisfactory change in the Amir’s conduct is due to his having learn
that he can no longer count on such assistance from the British escort
as was rendered him on the occasion of the tribal fighting repor e m
the letter from the Bombay Government of the 5th September 1906
I agree in tlie view expressed m
your letter of the 24th Januaryf
to the Bombay Government that
the incident was one which should certainly 1^ been reported by
telegraph.
3. I see, therefore, no reason to modify my views as to the expe
diency of an early withdrawal of the Political Officer from Dthala , an
Your Excellency agrees that, if this is to be so, there is no materia
advantage in postponing his departure. You propose to provide foi t e
safety of the Aden-Dthala route, when this takes place, by means o
agreements with the Kotaibi, Haushabi, and Alawi tribes, making them
responsible for the portion of the road passing through their respective
territories.
4 I approve the proposals made in paragraphs 9-12 of your letter
for an increase of stipends and gifts of rifles and ammunition, and for a
redistribution of posts along the road, on the understanding that the
Besident is satisfied that the scheme of paying the Kotaibi tribe throng i
the Amir of Dthala will not occasion fresh disputes, and that the
redistribution of the posts is so arranged as to he acceptable to the tribes
concerned. I desire to he informed in due course as to the number and
location of these several posts, with a statement of the necessity for
their maintenance. The payment of the increased Haushabi stipend
through the Ahdali Sultan, through whom the existing stipend is paid,
and the handing over to him of the post at Nohat Daldm, will
presumably cause no difficulty.
5. I also approve the proposal that these arrangements should he
brought into force before the Political Officer is allowed finally to leave
Dthala, on the understanding that Major Jacob is not to prolong his
stay there for more than a month after his receipt of these orders, and
that he is to adjust any difficulties that may arise in the spirit of the
policy which His Majesty’s Government have declared. I observe that
the Besident in his letter of the
+ Xo - o93i 27th January 1907 £ at which time
the question of the increase of stipends and the redistribution of posts
was before him, approved the 28th February, proposed by the Political
Officer, as the date for his withdrawal.
6. As regards the suggestion that it will he advisable hereafter
occasionally to depute an officer with an escort to the frontier for
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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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