File 600/1905 Pt 3 'Aden Hinterland: Situation; Withdrawal of Political Agent from Dthala; Treaties with Haushabi, Kotaibi and Alawi chiefs' [‎235r] (465/508)

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vicinity of the frontier. had murd « ed a Turkish subject in the
No. 7590, dated Aden Beeidency, the 23rd December 1906.
From M^jor-Gkneiul E. DeB K „h, C.B., C.I.E., Officiating Political Eesident,
To-The Secretary to Government, Bombay, Political Department.
9th DecTmbeTlgorVZv^ThT ""“f 3 f with m y No - 7335, dated the
yttt December 1905, I have the honour to forward, for the information of
Government, a copy of the reply which h a8 now been received Som the
P f h?I f ’ thala ’r t0 the h ter No * 733 f dated the 9th December 1906,
referred C0I>y WBS forwarded to y° u with my letter No. 7335 above
2. Major Jacob’s confidential No. 98, dated the 10th February 1906 is
! n , Awarded for my information with your
No. <825, dated the 17th November 1906, and I concur with the opinion that
disputes of a civil nature should be disposed of in the Court to which the
defendant belongs or the cause of action arises, in general accordance with
the principles of ordinary law regarding the jurisdiction of Courts and the
venue of suits.
3. Similar principles apply to criminal matters, and provided that there
is not too great a readiness to interfere, and that due care is exercised not to
attach an exaggerated importance to the incidents which arise, there would
seem to be no objection to the general proposition that 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. ,
D’thala, should occasionally address the Kaimmakam of Kataba with a view
to the administration of justice without the delay entailed by reference to
Constantinople, and should also advise the Amir of D’thala to administer good
justice in those cases which come before him for trial.
4. Ip. connection with the difficulties now being experienced by the Amir
of D’thala, I attach, for the further information of Government, copy of a
r ii. * ,• 0 u , , . Memorandum No. 1396, dated the 13th
Letter from the Abdah Sultan, dated the 19th . . . ,.vri .v- , . .
December 1906 . n instant, which 1 have this week received
,. Letter from the Abdali Saltan, Nq. 7684, dated from Major Jacob and algO copies of the
the 22nd December 1906. . ^
marginally noted correspondence with
the Abdali Sultan.
No. 1371, dated D’thala, the ^ December 1906 (Confidential).
From— Major H. F. Jacob, 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. , D’thala,
To—The First Assistant Resident, Aden.
In reply to your conSdential No. 7331 of 9th December 1906, I have
the honour to state that this is no matter for extradition. No such demand
has been preferred by the Kaimmakam, nor does my No. 1330 touch on
anything but the Turkish official’s request for reparation.
2. The criminal is an Amiri subject of Hazat ul Abid: the place of crime
was Amiri territory: the murdered man was a Turkish subject.
3. The Amir has promised to arrest the man and try the case, but urged
the unsuitability pf the occasion now that the tribes in the vicinity were
opposed to him. I have not, therefore, insisted on the immediate arrest, and
have informed the ^aimmak^m that the necessary retribution will follow
in due course.
4. I am informed that the trouble with Jebal Jihaf is likely to be patched
up, and as the Amiris now intent on dealing with Shairis only, it is better
that the “ Haza affair ” should be temporarily dropped. I shall not sufter the
matter to be lost sight of.
5. I attach a summary of complaints as asked in your 3rd paragraph. It
is marked Q.” Fide also mark “ IV*
?»841 F. D.