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ADEN —Thp Aulaki —NO. XXXIII— 1903.
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This Treaty was ratified by the Viceroy and Governor-General of India in
Council at Fort William on the 26th of February A.D. one thousand eight hundred
and ninety.
W. J. Cuningham,
Officiating Secretary to the Government of India,
Foreign Department.
No. XXXIII.
Treaty with Sheikh Mohsin-bin-Farid-bin-Nasar-al-Yeslami-al-Aulaki.
The British Government and Sheikh Mohsin-bin-Farid-bin-Nasar-al-Yeslami,
of the Upper Aulakis, being desirous of entering into relations of peace and
friendship ;
The British Government have named and appointed Major-General Pelham
James Maitland, C.B., 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. at Aden, to conclude a treaty for this
purpose.
The said Major-General Pelham James Maitland, C.B., and Sheikh Mohsin*
bin-Farid-bin-Nasar-al-Yeslami aforesaid have agreed upon and concluded the
following Articles :—
I
There shall be peace and friendship between the British and Upper Aulakis-
The subjects of the British and the tribesmen of the Upper Aulakis under the
jurisdiction of the said Sheikh shall each be free to enter the territories of the
other ; they shall not be molested, but shall be treated with respect at all times
and in all places. The said Sheikh and other notable persons shall visit Aden
when they jl^ase. They shall be treated with respect and be given passes to
carry arms.
II
In compliance with the wish of the aforesaid Sheikh Mohsin-bin-Farid-bin-
Nasar-al-Yeslami of the Upper Aulakis, the British Government hereby under
takes to extend to the territory of the Upper Aulakis and its dependencies, being
under the authority and jurisdiction of the said Sheikh, the gracious favour and
protection of His Majesty the King-Emperor.
III
The said Sheikh Mohsin-b.n-Farid-bin-Nasar-al-Yeslami of the Upper Aul^k*
hereby agrees and promises, on behalf of himself, his heirs and successors, and
the whole of the Upper Aulaki tribe under his jurisdiction to refrain from enter
ing into any correspondence, agreement, or treaty with any foreign nation or
Power ; and further promises to give immediate notice to the Resident at Aden,
or other British officer, of the attempt by any other Power to interfere with the
territory of the Upper Aulaki and its dependencies.