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nnacli alone. If the Abdali is enriched by the process, and even this be bis
end in view, the net result is satisfactory. A rich and prosperous neighbour is
the more securely united to us, and we shall be able, the more be depends on us,
the better to direct the policy we wish to pursue.
In the matter of the postal runner and the Atifi Subebis, the occurrence
took place in our limits, and if punishment is decreed by Government, we
should not be too keen to secure Abdali co-operation unless be press for this on
the plea that bis tribesman was murdered.
The two cases of Nobat Dakim and Sheikh Otbman are not on all four?.
In the former, we would shrink from the veriest appearance of dissociation
from treaty engagements, and would emphasise our friendship for a house which
has been foremost to court our friendship and whose attitude towards us we
have signalised by substantial favours: in the latter, we should demonstrate our
readiness to avenge a personal insult: to show we are unwilling to delegate our
duties to another; still less to stand aside till that other assist us, or, if we take
no measures in person, himself come forward to avenge his own.
Memorandum No. 84, dated the 4th February 1906.
Powarded with compliments to the First Assistant Resident, Aden, for the
information of the Resident and in connection with my recent report made from
Nobat Dakim Confl. No. 51 of 25th January 1906.
(Signed) H. F. Jacob,
Political Officer, Dtbala.
Some Political aspects of my tour in the Haushabi country—(Captain G. A. F. Saunders,
R.E , D.A.A.G., accompanied me).
1. I found Sultan Ali Mani apparently quite reconciled to the official
recognition of his choice recently made at Nohat Dakim to adhere to the
agreements entered into by his predecessor with the Abdali Sultan; he remain
ing at the same time a ruler who had direct treaty relations with the British
Government. In this case it is well to abide by the trite maxim of ( quiet a
non mo vere ’
2. I had lengthy interviews with the Sultan. I specially discussed his
relations with the Dthambaris and the responsibility resting on him to keep
order in his borders and ensure security ou the trade-routes passing through his
dominions. ’Ali Mani ’ reminded me that there lie within his territory, which
is, moreover, very extensive and sparsely populated, seven trade-routes and that
it was practically impossible for him unaided to a guarantee peace and order
along their entire lengths. This is factor to be considered when we come
to appraise the Haushabi’s police control of his districts. The routes he has
to safeguard are :—(I) A portion of the Wadi A seasonal or intermittent watercourse, or the valley in which it flows. Tiban route md Lijma, and al
Qam’a, (II) The Mashwara, (111) Mawia via Nashamm and Wadi A seasonal or intermittent watercourse, or the valley in which it flows. Warezan,
(lY) That of all Millak. (V) Wadi A seasonal or intermittent watercourse, or the valley in which it flows. ’Akhan vid Jol Madram, (VI) That
between the Wadis Tiban and Warezan, c illed Mahsus, going to Qaddas (Turk),
(VII) Dar Shaihan or Ramla road behind Jabal Munif, All these routes are
well traversed.
I spoke to him about the eight camels recently looted near Al Millah. He
said that the Haushabi, Saiyid Fadthl at ouee went to the Dthambaris to
demand restitution and pledged three rifles with them. They claimed in addi
tion $ 500 and the return of the two camels formerly plundered from them by
Haushabis. The Saiyid pointed out that he had an oflset to this claim, viz., four
camels raided some little time ago from Haushabi subjects, but the Dthambaris '
would not listen to his overtures. The Saiyid and another, one ’Obed ’Umar,
the Kazi of Raha, are stiil negotiating.