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File 600/1905 Pt 1 'Aden Hinterland: Treaty with Dthala' [‎441r] (143/174)

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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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No. 7894, dated Mahableshwar, the 23i-d November 1903 (Confidential)'.
From 'fhe Hon’ble Me S. W. Edoeelev, C.I.E., Chief Secretary to the Govern-
naeDt or Bombay, Political Department,
To The Secretary to the Government of India in the Foreign Department.
With reference to the correspondence ending with Mr. RusselPs letter
No. 2114 E.-A., dated the 7th September 1903, I am directed to forward, for
the information of the Government of India, copy of a letter No. 292, dated
the 26th October 1903, from the 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. , Aden, in further explana
tion of proposals for the increase of the stipend of the Amir of Dthala and the
grant of a salute to that Chief.
2. I am to say that His Excellency the Governor of Bombay while agree
ing with General Maitland as to the ultimate necessity for increasing the
Amir’s stipend, ^ probably so as to make it equal to that now drawn by the
Subaihi Sultan, is still of the opinion that the time has not arrived for putting *
such proposals into effect.
3. I am, however, to suggest that, until the time is ripe for negotiation
of a treaty, the Resident may advantageously be authorised to show to the Amir
special favour in the form of “ Darbar A public or private audience held by a high-ranking British colonial representative (e.g. Viceroy, Governor-General, or member of the British royal family). presents” up to a maximum value of
50 dollars per mensem less his ordinary stipend.
No. 292, dated Camp Dthala, the 26th October 1903.
p rom —Major-General P. J. Maitland, C.B., 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,
To—The Hon'ble Mr. S. W. Edgerley, C.I.E., Chief Secretary to the Govern
ment Bombay, Political Department.
With reference to the correspondence forwarded with your No. 6240,
dated 18th September 1903, I regret that in proposing by telegraph an increase
to the stipend of the Amir of Dthala I should have taken action which has
been regarded as precipitate and inappropriate. I would, however, venture
very respectfully to submit that considerably greater importance attaches to
this matter than has so far been recognised, and I am the more sorry that I
did not, in the first instance, take the ordinary course of putting forward my
proposals by letter, with a full explanation.
2. Stipends are not granted to Chiefs in the Aden Protectorate for their
personal enrichment, hut in order to enable them to maintain their position,
and to secure the good behaviour of their subordinate Sheikhs by the presents
and entertainment which play so large a part in social and political life m
Southern Arabia. Almost every Sheikh expects to get something from his
superior and to he well entertained, according to the Arab fashion, whenever
he visits his Chief. In like manner every Akil, or elder, of a section, or sub-
tribe expects entertainment, together with his followers, from his immediate
superior ^ If presents are not made by superiors to subordinates, or if enter
tainment is withheld, or not given on a fitting scale, there is much discontent,
and the Sultan, or Sheikh, who fails to carry out the obligations which custom
imnoses loses not only popularity, hut also influence. Very serious troubles
and°dissensions may ensue if subordinate Chiefs are not treated by their
suzerains in what they consider a fitting manner.
3 is already explained (my No. 224, dated 2nd August 1903), many
Chiefs are heads of confederacies rather than tribes. These confederacies are
held together by custom, mutual advantage, and respect for the family of the
mramount Chief, which has sometimes been in power for many generations.
But of ^u»e they are not so closely united as a tribe of one blood, and m such
cas^ the personal influence and prestige of the Chief is a very powerful factor
in maintaining order and coliesiom The Ainiu^is or i mme diate
few in number, and they are practically
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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‘].

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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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