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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' [187v] (370/508)
The record is made up of 1 item (253 folios). It was created in Oct 1906-Sep 1915. It was written in English. The original is part of the British Library: 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. Records and Private Papers Documents collected in a private capacity. .
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makadpam^8£ocmfln pr^^g^m'ou?h,the^e ^ ^ nQt ^
’^sT£sus^r«, Urn** <r* “ " <i A1 ““ *“
propose shortly to abolish. ^ ^ ^ as j propose,
8. Making a liheral allowance or^^ ^ y 20 per m0nse m per man, it works
Ha. out at Rs. 4,000 per mensem for the 200
^ x : Too men; for pay of 3 Native officers at
soo « 12 - 9 , 6 oo p tS gQ p er month, Rs. 150; also the cost
■^5 of the British Officer at Rs. 800, mclading
local allowances, say, Rs. 5,000 per mensem, or Rs. 60,000 per annum
^ nwfs (ffionld supply a mounted man on a good camel,
Government 8 supplying the rifle and —hSced^ty ^half;
^his^^ug^ nmsf be'acWed^the rapense of the 12 men of the pseudo-Men
Troon rouffhly 10,000 per annum.
^ j-i. nf -f nrlvi^ahle to bring this forward as I am shortly
9. X have thought it advi a nonsiderable outlay must shortly he
leaving Aden, and as I am aware L Aden Troop, the temporary huts which
incurred for the married qn^rs of ‘he Aden W * ^ Me / ioal officer,
Annual cost of the Aden Troop.
Rs.
88,579
a.
0 1
100 0 0
40 0 0
50 0 0
20
750
T —Pay of British Officer, Native Officer, rank
and file, Hospital Establishment, followers,
Arab guides, office and other allowances,
forage* 5 and grain compensation also allow-
ance* 5 from Supply and Transport, for op-
keep of bhistis, and allowance from Can
tonment Magistrate for H ospital sweeper,
per annum.
H. Cost of sea passages to and from India for
men proceeding on sick leave at Rs. 2o per
journey, 2 men per annum.
HI.—Cost of railway fares for men proceeding on
sick leave and returning per annum.
IV.—Cost of sea passage to and from India for
sick attendant, 1 man per annum.
V.—Cost of return railway fare for sick attendant
VI. Sea passages to and from India for 15^ fur
lough men per annum at Rs. 25 per single
journey.
VII, Return railway fares for 15 furlough men
per annum.
VIII.—Sea passage to and from India for 3
families proceeding with furlough men
per annum.
IX—Troop, Messing Establishment per annum...
Total cost per annum ...
Remarks.
Items I, II, III, IV, V.-For these items the total cost for the years commencing January 1901 and ending
in December 1905 has been taken and the average for one year calculated. , . ,
Items VI VII, VIII.—During the past five years the troop has been so continually employed, oha ’irio g
ha, ori, been granted very epingly : hence I have calcnlated tl„ annnal ^ nn^ ‘b h«^*‘
percentage of furlough allowed the troop, viz., 15 percentage. For family passages, as p
average has been struck. hhlafi
Item IX. This is a new charge starting this year. A messing establishment of two coo a an on
having allowed the troop.
(Signed) P. C. A. PARSON'S, Captain,
Kormaksar, 4th March 1906. Commandant, Aden Troop.
300 0 0
150 0 0
300 0 0
90,289 0 1
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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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