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'Memorandum Regarding the Relations with the Tribes in the Vicinity of Aden, especially in Reference to the Amir of Zhali.' [‎110v] (2/4)

The record is made up of 2 folios. It was created in 1 Oct 1885. It was written in English. 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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against the Amir’s exactions, which are more oppressive than the tribute
demanded by the Porte. The settlement of the Turkish boundary will not
rid us of the necessity of dealing with the Kotaibi, and perhaps other tribes
similarly situated, nay, our burden will then he heavier, for we must then
support the Amir in maintaining his authority over these families.
The alternative is to cease from urging the Porte to abstain from inter
ference with Zhali villages, and to gradually allow the absorption of the
hamlets on the uplands into the Kaataba district. There need not be any
formal renunciation of the Amir, hut he can be invited to accept a pension
for himself, and perhaps his immediate successor, on the grounds that he is
unable to fulfil his treaty obligations by keeping open the roads and re
straining the tribes he claims to be under his control, although he has
received 0 much material and moral support from the Aden Residency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, established in the provinces and regions considered part of, or under the influence of, British India. . Were
it not for the dread of British intervention, Ali Mokhil’s few remaining
adherents would soon depose him.
The objections that can be taken to the above course are, the possible
effect on other allies of our abandonment of the Amir’s cause, and the
possibility of Ottoman intrigues recommencing with our nearer and more
important neighbours. It has been suggested above that the latter will be
obviated by new treaties asserting a protectorate over those districts, and
the former is more apparent than real, the other Chiefs taking little interest
in the Amir’s restoration.
As to the Kotaibi and other like tribes it is not believed they will find the
overtaxing of the trade routes advantageous, besides we can exclude them
from, a share of our hospitality at Aden, and the Abdali or Haushabi chiefs
will take care that the transit of merchandise is not too seriously affected,
otherwise their own revenues will suffer. Moreover, the actual quantity of
kafilas passing by that route is very small, and there is an alternative road.
The Resident can deal with these tribes more satisfactorily once the Amir’s
responsibility ceases and Turkish interference is ended by the new treaties.
The following is a summary of the above proposals :—
(1.) New treaties to be made with the Abdali, Akrabi, and Padhli,
accept the domination of any other power.
(3.) Cessation from demands for delimitation, and protests against the
absorption of the Zhali villages by the Porte.
(4.) Pensioning the present Amir and perhaps his son, after his death.
(5.) Permission to the Resident to make the best possible arrangement
regarding the Kotaibi, and other tribes on the east of the trade
route.
(6.) The maintenance of our present position in respect to the inde
pendence of the Aulaki and Upper Yuffai continuing intact.
This bars, in some measure, Turkish progress eastward.
5. Haushabi
6. Alowi
1. Abdali 1 Now
2. Subaihi J united.
3. Akrabi
4. Fadhli
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placing the territories of those
tribes under British protection.
Such engagements can be very
easily concluded. -
8.lutr pper
9. Amiri. Abandoned.
7. Yuflfai, lower
| Independent.
Non-cession,
&c.
(2.) A further agreement to be made
with the Haushabi and Alowi,
as also the lower Yaffai, binding
those tribes not to cede, sell,
give for occupation, &c., or
London, 28th September 1885.
J. M. Hunter, Major,
Assistant Resident, Aden.
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A memorandum written by the Assistant 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, Major John Muir Hunter, suggesting proposals to formalise with treaties British relations with a number of tribes in the vicinity of Aden in order to limit the encroaching influence of the Turkish Porte. He also suggests pensioning off the Amir of Zhali. This is followed by a second memorandum, by Lieutenant-General John William Schneider, who concurs with the suggestion to formalise British relations with the tribes. However, rather than pensioning off the Amir of Zhali, he proposes instead to inform the Amir that his subsidy would be continued only as long as he is recognised as Amir by a considerable portion of his tribesmen.

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Foliation: the foliation sequence for this description commences at folio 110, and terminates at folio 111, as it is part of a larger volume; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located in the top right corner of the recto The front of a sheet of paper or leaf, often abbreviated to 'r'. side of each folio. An additional foliation sequence is present in parallel between ff 5-152; these numbers are also written in pencil, but are not circled.

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