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File 600/1905 Pt 1 'Aden Hinterland: Treaty with Dthala' [435r] (131/174)
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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Enclosure No. 10.
Revised draft of new treaty with the Amir of Dthala.
the ruler ^ ™ ^ Hasan,
establish ^relations of peace and friendship so lo^istn™ eentt^
te thk^ur^ie^ 81 *^^ 1 ™^' H^^^Itesiden^at Aden^to condvide"^tr^i^
The said Major-Groneral Pelham James Maitlanrl P "R a
Hasan “> ct^d
I.
n ,i, Th + er .t Slia11 be P. eace 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
h^triam^wit }! 6 terrlt f ° ri f othe ^ they shall not be molested, hut shall
r wlt f h ^ es P ect at al i times and at all places. The said Amir of Dthala
e + Pe ^ 0 u S S ^ a11 V1Slt Aden when the y P lease - The y shall be
treated with respect and be given passes to carry arms.
II.
““Prance with the wish of the aforesaid Amir Shaif bin Sef bin
^ad bm Hasan, the British Government hereby undertake to extend to the
temtory of Dthala and all its dependencies the gracious favour and protection
oi Mis Majesty the King-Emperor. 1
III.
. -^i 16 s? i^ 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
• Literally “both those who ar. under his hand ente f n o any correspondence, agree-
and those who follow him ”. menu or treaty with any foreign nation
or power; and further promises to give
immediate notice to the Besident at Aden, or other British officer, of any
attempt, 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,
and his heirs and successors, for ever, that they will not cede, sell, mortgage*,
lease, hire or give, or otherwise dispose of, the territory of Dthala, and its*
dependencies, or any other part of the same, at any time to any power other
than the British Government.
V. ✓
The said Amir Shaif bin Sef bin Hadi bin Hasan further promises on be
half of himself, his heirs and successors, and all his tribesmen, subjects and
dependents, that he will keep open the roads in the territory of Dthala and its
dependencies, and that they will protect all persons who may be going in the
direction of Aden for the purposes of trade, or returning therefrom.
VI.
The said Amir Shaif bin Sef bin Hadi bin Hasan also engages, on behalf
of himself, his heirs and successors, and all his tribesmen, subjects and
dependents, to maintain the boundary which has been demarcated by the joint
British and Turkish Commission, and to protect the boundary pillars.
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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:
- Major-General Pelham James Maitland (later Henry Macan Mason), 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;
- Colonel R A Wahab, Aden Boundary Commissioner;
- 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. , Political Department;
- 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;
- Major W Merewether, Political Officer at Dthala.
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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