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File 600/1905 Pt 1 'Aden Hinterland: Treaty with Dthala' [454r] (169/174)
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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II.
Praise be to God ! 1 bis is an honourable witness in the hands of Sheikh Sef
and his people that they shall reside in Shabwa, and that I shall do all in my
power to prevent any interference with them by Haushabi, Hadaveri, or Hureshi,
and that they shall live in enjoyment of the prescribed custom. This is a notifi
cation to all who may get cognizance of this document, and God is the great
Protector.
Dated Shaban 1257 A.H., i.e., 1842 a.d.
N.B.—This is confirmed in another document dated Shawal 1291 a.h., or 1876 a.d.,
and signed by the ex-Sultan of the Haushabi, Ali Mana Abdurrahim.
N.B.—Several other documents signed by former Haushabi Sultans refer to this
payment of 8 kadas by the Shijri villagers of Hanba.
Praise be to God. This is an honourable witness in the hands of Sheikh Kahtan
Kasim and all his people of Shamera that they are of us, and have to pay only
7 kada of grain yearly, according to the ancient usage existing in the time of our
forefathers. This is a notice to all who have cognizance of it, and a witness in
(Signed) MANA-BIN-SELLAM-BIN-ABDULLA,
Formev Haushabi Sultan.
III. Hanba.
In the name of God. This is a witness in the hands of Sheikh Yahia-bin-Salih-
es-Shijri and all his people that they are Haushabi and of us and our sons, and that they
are to pay only 8 kada of grain yearly as heretofore from harvest to harvest according to
existing usage. Their camels shall be exempt from dues.
Dated Muharrem 1261 a.h., z.e., 1846 a.d.
(Signed) MANA-BINSALLAM-BIN-ABDULLA,
Former Haushabi Sultan.
IV. Shamera.
Present Sultan of the Haushabi.
1301 a.h. {i.e. a.d. 1884).
V. JVajihi Sheikhs.
Haushabi Sultans), and pay
owe allegiance to him in t3
him the tithe of his coi intru
nav all the customary dues to him, and are under his orders. We
m the same way as the other Haushabis. Every Sheikh shall pay
This is a witness in his hands.
Dated Muharram 1161
NASIR MUKBIL-AS-SHAMARI.
ABDULLA SAID-AL-AKKL-AL-WAJIHI.
ALI-BIN-ABDULLA- AL-HUDEFI.
HAIDABA-BIN-SALEH-ASH-SHAHRI.
[1861 hh —lj
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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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