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File 3939/1926 Pt 3 'Publications: Revision of Aitchison's Treaties: Aden and Arabia Sections.' [100r] (193/410)
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ADEN—Tfce Subaihi —NO. XV—1839.
75
There shall be peace with Aden, and the subjects of my tribe and the subjects
of the British shall have free intercourse, and not be molested or insulted in cither’s
territory.
Any breach of this treaty or of the roads to the Red Sea being infested with
robbers, shall be on the head of Shaikh Mahomed bin Ali, and he will be answer-
able that no kafilas shall be molested. This Shaikh Mahomed bin Ali not only
promises in his own district, but in that of the tribe of Artefee, whom he also
controls.
If property, either from Aden or from the Subee territory, wishes to pass
through the other territory, it shall be respected and protected ; and for any in
fringement Shaikh Mahomed Busalee shall be answerable.
Shaikh Mahomed bin Ali Al-Busalee.
Dated 20th February 1839.
Witnesses :
Syud Alowi.
Ali bin AbdoollaH
Sheikh Arsel El-Mdsaidee.
S. B. Haines.
Treaty between Syud Mahomed Jaffer bin Syud Aidroos, Chief of Wahat
and all under him, and Commander Haines, Agent of Government—
1839.
We agree to lasting peace and friendship.
Aden is open for our free intercourse and friendship, and so is our country
to each other, and bflth parties agree there shall be no oppression or insult.
Syud Mahomed Jaffer bin Syud Aidroos.
Dated 2nd February 1839.
Engagement entered into on the 18th February 1839 between Sheikh Javas
bin Sallaam Al-Abbadee and his tribe with Commander Haines, of the
Indian Navy, on behalf of the Honourable East India Company.
Between our respective territory there shall be peace and friendship, and
Aden shall be at peace with the Abbadees.
A free intercourse for barter shall be permitted without insult or oppression,
and in proof of the faith of this, Sheikh Jwas bin Sallaam agrees that this people
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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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