File 600/1905 Pt 3 'Aden Hinterland: Situation; Withdrawal of Political Agent from Dthala; Treaties with Haushabi, Kotaibi and Alawi chiefs' [‎195v] (386/508)

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, , , ,, n . • f i,„ tllft a' nir of Dthala and be conditional on the sus-
WdTodblvbn out tribl Please see my remarks over unofficial
reference No. 1314, dated 8th December 1908, and paragraph 6.
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fi T believe our policy consisits in acting as I have suggested A strong
6. 1 Deneveourp y embitter the relations, and it is useless
remonstrance to his S aLr^ards to carry out. We have got to
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Notice.
Dated 27th Shawwal 1324 and received 15th December 1906.
T 0 Major Jacob, Naib-al-Wali at Dthala.
SssioTof our limits, and gone out against us with their troops ; demolished
afso our crops ready for harvest, and burnt our beehives; destroyed our homes
also our crop ^ ravaged our trees; taken our capital and the arms oi
“i'to “O— •» ib« t~ r . w.b„.b«.
disgraced at their hands. The blood of our men has been shed. We exercised
patience hoping for reparation, while correspondence has passed between us
to the effect that our grievances would be considered, but you have done
nothin- for us, though we adhered to our friendship not expecting such neglect
of our claims and this persistent tyranny. Now we come to know that Gov-
ernment intend to remove their posts from the country. This then is to inform
VOU oh friend, that there will he an end to all our expectat.ons and endurance
When your GoVernment departs, for you will go and leave as under oppression.
So we shall consider our own convenience and take our own counsels; tor we are
absolved from every tie of responsibility towards Government. Note this most
surely, for we look to God.
Extract from unofficial reference No. 1344, dated the 8th December 1906, from
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. , Dthala,
6 There is left the rendition to the tribes of Suleik and Nobat.
I take it there is no difficulty with the latter place,
over, and it would be best to let the buildings stand.
The Abdali will take
lb) Suleik’s is a more ticklish question. I would propose it he given to
the Amir and he told to garrison it. He will at once present it to the
Kotaihis. There will ensue trouble at onee between Kotaibis Alawis._ I have
several times reported on the undesirability of leaving Dar-al-Quabtan in Alawi
hands. The Kotaibis claim the site on which the Dar stands. Although reason
for the protection of the road for travellers was one of the assigned reasons
for -iving the post to the Alawi Chief, another and as important one, was the
desire to cheek the Kotaibis with whom we had just been engaging. Things
have changed since then, and the Kotaibis are trying to enter the circle of our
friendship.
There appear to be two alternatives either—
(1) to permit the Alawi’s retention of this Dar as the one condition of road
protection and similarly to allow the holders of Suleik fort the
same privilege, warning both that their rights will he withdrawn if
they use the places for mutual attack and defence ; or
(2) to raise both structures before we leave.
The Alawi would then erect (we might give him pecuniary assistance) his Bar
near his present custom house and from there protect the road, and there wou a
practically he no Suleik in existence to hand over to any one. The Amir would
be told he was responsible for the road up to Alawi limits.
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