File 53/1915 Pt 6 'The War: Arab Kingdom; Italian claims' [‎13r] (30/360)

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Eminence Saiyid Muhammad bin Ali bin Muhammad bin Ahmed bin Idris,
the Idrisi Saiyid and Amir of Sabia and its environments.
2. Its main objects are to war against the Turks and to consolidate a pact
of friendship between the British Government and the Idrisi Saiyid, above-
mentioned, and his Tribesmen.
3 The Idrisi Saiyid agrees to attack and to endeavour to drive the-Turks
from'their stations in the Yemen and to the best of his power to harass the
Turkish troops in the direction of the Yemen and to extend his territories at
the expense of the Turks.
4. The Saiyid’s prime objective will he against the lurks only, and he
will abstain from any hostile or provocative action against Imam Yahya so
long as the latter does not join hands with the Turks.
5 The British Government undertakes to safeguard the Idrisi Saiyid’s
territories from all attack on the seaboard from any enemy who may molest
him ; to guarantee his independence in his own domain and at the con
clusion of the war to use every diplomatic means in its power to adjudicate
between the rival claims of the Idrisi Saiyid and the Imam Yahya oi any^
other rival.
The British Government has no desire to enlarge its borders on Arabian
soil but wishes solely to seethe various-Arab rulers living peacefully and
amicably together each in his own sphere, and all in friendship wit i t e
British Government.
7. As a mark of its appreciation of the work to be performed by 7 the
Idrisi Saiyid, the British Government has aided him with both funds and
munitions and will continue to assist him in the prosecution of the war
so long as it lasts in accordance with the measure of the Idrisi’s activities.
8 . Finally, while maintaining a strict blockade on all Turkish ports in
the Red Sea, the British Government has for some months past been giving
the Idrisi Saiyid full and free scope to trade and traffic between his ports
and Aden, and this concession the British Government, in token of the
friendship existing, will continue uninterruptedly to maintain.
9. This Treaty will be held to be valid after its ratification by the
Government of India.
Signed this day Friday, the thirtieth of April 1915, A.B., corresponding
with the fiftieth of Jamad Shani 1333 Hijra.
(Sd.)
(Sd.)
(Sd.)
D. G. L. Shaw, Major-General, (Sd.)
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.
H. F. Ja'cob, Lieut.-Col., (Sd.)
First Assistant Resident.
C. R. Bradshaw, Major,
General Staff Officer, Aden Brigade.
i.e., Saiyid Mustafa bin
Saiyid Abdu’l ’Alt on
behalf on the Idrisi Saiyid.
i.e., Sheikh Muhammad bin
Awad ba Sahi.