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File 3939/1926 Pt 3 'Publications: Revision of Aitchison's Treaties: Aden and Arabia Sections.' [140r] (273/410)
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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AD1?N —The Fa/oi—NO. XL11-^1839.
If kafilas from the Yafiaee district wish to enter Aden by the Gar Wallah
territory for trade, they shall not be molested, but the property respected by both
parties, and the owners allowed free intercourse and barter. They may export
from Aden, and they shall be respected.
Dated Aden, the 21st February 1839.
Sheikh Basil bin Hades bin Ahmid.
Witness i
Ati Abdullah Syud Alowi.
Literal Translation of a Treaty concluded by Sultan Ali Ghalib and
his son Ahmed bin Ali Ghalib, of the tribe of Yaffaee al Efefsb
—1839-
In the name of God, the Merciful, the Clement!
We faithfully agree, on the part of ourselves and those who are subordinate
to them, those of the tribe of Yaffaee and those who are dependent on them, and
of the tribe of Mureedea and Sayeedeh and those dependent on them, and for
Commander Haines, Governor of Aden, for all and every belonging to them, on
Sultan Muhsin Fuzil Obaid Ali, Commander Haines, Governor of Aden, and re
presentative of the Company, and in the manner that went, the Sultan 0 ai
Ali, past and future, and those of the tribe who are gone and are coming, that
they shall possess their own property, and that whatever they ha\e shall be t eirs,
and whatever loss is occasioned to them in Lahej or round about it, or in its en
virons, or in Aden, or on the road of Aden, are included in the same Treaty con
cluded by Obaid Ali, and if any injury is occasioned by the tribe of Yafiaee or
by its dependants Ali Ghalib shall be responsible, and if at any time a
will render assistance to any one of the Sultans, or any one of the other tn e ,
the Treaty confirmed by God will be violated between us and him, and our an
and the hand of Sultan Muhsin shall be as one, and our friends and the friends
of the Sultan shall be the same. If any of the above shall be plundered on e
road of Lahej the Treaty will be infringed ; and if anything which we
broken or taken away, and if any one makes war in Lahej, or ki s any
Lahej, or in Aden, or on the road of Aden, and it shall be known a ^
is of the tribe of Yaffaee or one of its dependants, he (Sultan Ah Gha 1 ^
responsible. This Treaty of God which we have will never become o ’
always held to be new. We shall take what is agreed upon e ^ er y ^ - aT p P d
commencing the 1st Zilkad 1254 Hegira (18th January 1839), an w a h Pen
upon will be taken by us, or by the Sultan or by his son. This a riuaiib
agreed upon and settled by Sultan Ali Ghalib and his son Ahme m
and has been agreed to by their representatives, Hasil bin Ahme m a
Hyder bin Ahmed, who have been sent by them, and they are t e represe
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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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