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File 3939/1926 Pt 3 'Publications: Revision of Aitchison's Treaties: Aden and Arabia Sections.' [119r] (231/410)
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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04
ADEN —The Akrabi —NO. XXIX—1863.
No. XXIX.
Translation of a Agreement entered into by the Chief of the Akrabi Tribe
regarding the sale of Jebel Ihsan —1863.
Praise be to God alone !
The object of writing this lawful Bond is, that it is hereby covenanted and
agreed betwixt Sheikh Abdoolla ba Haidara Mehdi, Chief of the Akrabi tribe,
on the one part, and Brigadier William Marcus Coghlan, Governor of Aden, on
behalf of Her Majesty the Queen of England, on the other part, that the said
Sheikh Abdoollah ba Haidara Mehdi doth pledge himself, his heirs and succes
sors, by this agreement never to sell, mortgage, or give for occupation, save to
the British Government, any portion of the Peninsula called Jebel Ihsan, includ
ing the Khor or Bir Ahmed, Al-Ghadeer, Bundey'Fogum, and all the intermediate
coast and inlets.
In consideration of which act of friendship, the said Sheik h Abdoollah ba
Haidara Mehdi has received from Brigadier William Marcus Coghlan, Governor
of Aden, an immediate payment of three thousand (3,000) dollars, and shall also
receive from the said Brigadier Coghlan or his successors a future monthly sub
sidy of thirty (30) dollars, it being understood that this stipend imposes an obli
gation on the part of Sheikh Abdoolah ba Haidara Mehdi, his heirs and succes
sors, to protect all traders and British subjects who pass through or reside in the
Akrabi territory, and also for preserving terms of peace and friendship betwixt
the Akrabi tribe and the Governor of Aden, representing the Government of Her
Majesty the Queen of England.
In token of this honourable engagement, the Brigadier William Marcus Coghlan
and Sheikh Abdoollah Ba Haidara Mehdi do severally affix their hand and seal
at Aden on Friday, the twenty-third day of January, in the year of Christ one
thousand eight hundred and sixty-three, corresponding with the third day of
Shaban in the year of the Hegira one thousand two hundred and seventy-nine.
Abdoollah Ba Haidara Mehdi.
* W. M. Coghlan, Brigadier,
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,
In presence of—
Mahomed Ba Haidara.
Alowi bin Zain Al Aidroos.
Aidroos bin Zain.
H. Rassam,
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.
, Aden.
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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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