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File 600/1905 Pt 1 'Aden Hinterland: Treaty with Dthala' [‎427r] (115/174)

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The record is made up of 1 item (86 folios). It was created in Feb 1904-Apr 1905. It was written in English and French. 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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In any case I would propose that the stipulation as to keeping up a post
of 50 men on the road, and the 100-dollar stipend, should go together. If 'the
stipend is not to be raised above the 50 dollars already agreed to, I think
the stipulation as to the post should be dropped. In fact, it appears to me
improbable that the Amir could be induced to accept one without the other.
Draft of new treaty with the Amir of Dthala.
The British Government and the Amir Shaif bin Sef bin Hadi bin Hasan,
the ruler of Dthala, and all its dependencies having determined to firmly es
tablish the relations of peace and friendship so long existing between them.
The British Government have named and appointed Major-General
Pelham James Maitland, C.B., Political Besident at Aden, to conclude a treaty
for this purpose.
The said Major-General Pelham James Maitland, C.B., and the Amir
Shaif bin Sef bin Hadi bin Hasan aforesaid, have agreed upon and concluded
the following articles:—
I.
There shall be peace and friendship between the British Government and
all the tribesmen, subjects and dependents of the Amir of Dthala. The sub
jects of the British, and the people of Dthala and its dependencies, shall be
free to enter the territories of the other; they shall not be molested, but shall
be treated with respect at all times and at all places. The said Amir of Dthala
and other notable persons shall visit Aden when they please. They shall be
treated with respect and be given passes to carry arms.
It
In compliance with the wish of the aforesaid Amir Shaif bin Sef bin
Hadi bin Hasan, the British Government hereby undertake to extend to the
territory of Dthala and all its dependencies the gracious favour and protection
of His Majesty the King-Emperor.
III.
The said Amir Shaif bin Sef bin Hadi bin Hasan hereby agrees, and pro
mises on behalf of himself, his heirs and successors, and the whole of the
tribesmen, subjects and dependents, under his jurisdiction,* to refrain from
entering into any correspondence, agree-
* Literally “ both those who are under his hand m ent or treaty with any foreign nation
and those who follow him. ” or p 0Wer ; an ^ furth er promises to give
immediate notice to the Besident at Aden, or other British officer, of any at
tempt, by any other power, to interfere with the territory of Dthala or any of
its dependencies.
IV.
The said Amir Shaif bin Sef bin Hadi bin Hasan hereby binds himself,
than the British Government.
V.
The said Amir Shaif bin Sef bin Hadi bin Hasan further promises on be-
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Part 1 of the file relates to the 1905 revision of the treaty with Shaif bin Sef bin Abdul Hadi bin Hasan [Shā’if ibn Sayf al-‘Amirī], Amir of Dthala (also sometimes written Dthali) [al-Ḍāli‘].

The correspondents include:

The correspondence discusses a number of matters integral to the new treaty, including:

  • the deployment of a permanent Political Officer in Dthala;
  • the need for an Arab levy to patrol the frontier with Ottoman Turkish territory;
  • increasing the Amir's stipend and granting him a gun salute;
  • relations between the Amir and the Kotaibi tribe.

Folio 382 is the revised treaty, signed 28 November 1905 (ratified 8 February 1905).

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