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File 3939/1926 Pt 3 'Publications: Revision of Aitchison's Treaties: Aden and Arabia Sections.' [‎78r] (149/410)

The record is made up of 1 item (204 folios). It was created in 20 Dec 1928-11 Apr 1929. 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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ADEN —The Abdah —NO. Ill—1839. gg
Article 17.*-
Any other Articles which may ^be proposed by either of the parties and mu
tually agreed on may be hereafter entered in this Treaty, and the Ambassador
on the. part of the British Government is ready to convey any further proposi
tion from the Sultan to the Governor General, or enter into a contract for the
purchase of any quantity of eofiee, or the delivery of any British goods, cm the
prices which may be mutually agreed on.
The above-written seventeen Articles of Treaty having been read and mutually
considered by the Plenipotentiaries on both sides and the Sultan, the Sultan has
put his hand and seal to a true copy in Arabic, and the British Ambassador has
set his hand and seal to this English copy, on board of His Majesty’s Ship the
Ranney in Aden Beads, this 6th day of September 1802.
Home Popeam.
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' 1. . .. No. III.
Tbeaty of Friendship between the Abdalees and English signed by Sultan
Muhsin’s accredited Agent and Son-in-law. —1839.
Bismillah Ir-Rehman Ir-Rehim Be Minnet Allah !
From this day and the future, Syud Mahomed Houssain bin Wais bin Hamed
Suffrain gives this promise to Commander Haines, gentleman, on bis own head
in the presence of God, that there shall be friendship and peace, and everything
good between the English and Abdalees. I promise no wrong or insult shall be
done, but it shall be peace and the British Government agree to the same. Sultan
Muhsin and all interior Sultans agree to this, and I am responsible; all those
even on the roads to the interior shall be kept from molesting any one by mo,
as they were when Sultan Muhsin possessed Aden. This is agreed upon between
jme and Commander Haines on the part of Government, and I promise to do even
'more than I have hitherto done, please God. I require respect from Commander
Haines in return, and more than before if possible.
17th Zilkadoh,
Phe 2nd February 1839.
Svud Mahomed Houssain bin Wais.
Hassan Khateeb.
S. B. Haines. * ;
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This part relates to the Government of India's decision to issue a revised edition of Aitchison's Treaties (full title: A Collection of Treaties, Engagements and Sanads Relating to India and Neighbouring Countries ), with revised narratives for each geographical area covered, incorporating the principal events that have occurred since the publication of the previous edition in 1909.

The part contains a proof of the revised narrative for the section regarding Aden and the south coast of Arabia (ff 26-63), followed by copies of numerous related treaties and agreements covering the period 1802-1919 (ff 64-208).

Also included is a small amount of interdepartmental correspondence discussing the accuracy of the revised proof, and the question of whether all the related treaties and agreements that have been concluded since 1909 should be published in the revised edition, as proposed by the Government of India. Correspondents include the following: the Foreign Secretary to the Government of India; officials of the 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. , Foreign Office, and Colonial Office.

The French language material consists of several articles among the aforementioned treaties and agreements.

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File 3939/1926 Pt 3 'Publications: Revision of Aitchison's Treaties: Aden and Arabia Sections.' [‎78r] (149/410), British Library: India Office Records and Private Papers, IOR/L/PS/10/1193/1, in Qatar Digital Library <https://www.qdl.qa/archive/81055/vdc_100074465384.0x0000a1> [accessed 27 August 2026]

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