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ADEN—T/ie Fadthli —NO. XXVI—1888.
on behalf of the Fadthli, have agreed and consented to the settlement herein
after set forth in the presence of Brigadier-General F. Loch, C.B., Political Resi
dent at Aden. Now be it known to all whom it may concern, that the Fadthli
limit meets the British limit at Imad, and stretches from the sea 1^ mile west
ward to the north-east shore of the Wadi A seasonal or intermittent watercourse, or the valley in which it flows. -as-Sagir, and from thence it runs gra
dually upward till it reaches Hiswatal Musaiferah. The ’Abdali limit to the west
is as far as Bir ’Ali and Bir Dervish.
If there are any fields at Wadi A seasonal or intermittent watercourse, or the valley in which it flows. -as-Saghir belonging to the Fadthli within the
limits of the ’Abdali, and if the owners of the said fields are able to prove their
claim to them by certain and indisputable evidence whether documentary or
by length of possession, according to the Shariah (Mahomedan Law), such lands
are to remain with the said owners, who have the right to cultivate their lands
and to enjoy the same rights and privileges as are enjoyed by other subjects of
the Abdali.
This agreement is concluded and agreed to on Tuesday, the 3rd day of May,
In the year of Our Lord 1881, corresponding with the 5th day of Jumad-al-Akhir,
1298 Al-Hijri.
In witness whereof we have settled our hand and seal.
Mohammed Muhsin Fadthl,
for himself and
[Sultan Fadthl bin ’Ali Mohsin,
Saltan of Lahej.
Witnesses:
Ahmed *Au Mohsin.
Sayvid ’Umar Husain-al-Wahsh.
Francis Loch, Brigadier-General,
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.
Witnesses :
Chas. W. H. Sealy, Captain,
Assistant Resident.
Saleh Jafper,
Native Assistant and Interpreter.
No. XXVI.
Protectorate Treaty with the Fadthli, —1888.
The British Government and Ahmed bin Husain, the Fadthli Sultan of Shukra,
and the FacLhli country with their dependencies, being desirous of maintain
ing and st > gtbt.fi; g the relations of peace and friendship ectisting between
them ;