File 3939/1926 Pt 3 'Publications: Revision of Aitchison's Treaties: Aden and Arabia Sections.' [‎143r] (279/410)

|ig ADEN —The Yafai —NO. XLIV—1903.
The said Brigadier-General Pelham James Maitland, C.B., and the Shiekhi
Muhammad Muthanna-bin-Atif Jabar and Amr Muthanna-bin-Atif Jabar afore
said, have agreed upon and concluded the follawing Articles :—
I.
There shall be peace and friendship between the British and the Dthubi. The
subjects of the British and the tribesmen of the Dthubi 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 Sheikhs of the Dthubi shall visit Aden
when they please. They shall be treated with respect and be given passes to
carry arms.
II.
In compliance with the wish of the aforesaid Muhammad Muthanna-bin-Atif
Jabar and Amr Muthanna-bin-Atif Jabar, Sheikhs of the Dthubi, the British
Government hereby undertakes to extend to the territory of the Dthubi and its
dependencies, being under the authority and jurisdiction of the said Sheikhs, the
gracious favour and protection of His Majesty the King-Emperor.
III.
The said Sheikhs Muhammad Muthanna-bin-Atif Jabar and Amr Muthanna
bin-Atif Jabar hereby agree and promise, on behalf of themselves, their heirs
and successors, and the whole of the Dthubi clan, to refrain from entering into
any correspondence, agreement, or treaty with any Foreign Nation or Power ;
and further promise 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 Dthubi and its dependencies.
IV.
The said Sheikhs Muhammad Muthanna-bin-Atif Jabar and Amr Muthanna-
bin-Atif Jabar hereby bind themselves and their heirs and successors for eve
that they will not cede, sell, mortgage, lease, hire, or give, or^ otherwise dispose
of, the territory of the Dthubi or any part of the same, at any time, to any ow
other than the British Government.
V.
The said Sheikhs Muhammad Muthanna-bin-Atif Jabar and Amr Muth
bin-Atif Jabar further promise, on behalf of themselves, their heirs and succes >
and their tribesmen, that they will keep open the roads in the coun ry
Dthubi, and that they will protect all persons who may be going in t e 11
of Aden for the purposes of trade, or returning therefrom. In consi era 10
of the British Government agrees to pay to the said Sheikhs and to t eir
sor or successors a monthly sum of 40 (forty) dollars, the half of whic is