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File 3939/1926 Pt 3 'Publications: Revision of Aitchison's Treaties: Aden and Arabia Sections.' [148r] (289/410)
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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ADEN—T/ie Ta/fli—NO. XLV11—1903.
J23
Witnesses :
Saleh-bin-Kassim-as-Sakkap, al Mufiahai.
Nashir Husen, al Mxtflahai.
CURZON,
Viceroy and Governor-General of India,
Thia treaty was ratified by the Viceroy and Governor-General of India ia
Council at Simla, on the 26th day of October, A.D., one thousand nine hundred
and three.
Louis W. Dane>
Secretary to the Government of India,
Foreign Department-
No. XLVII.
Treaty with Sultan KahtaN-bin-Omer Har-Hara of Yaitai-as-SufaL
1903.
The British Government and Sultan Kahtan-bin-Omer Har-Hara Sultan of
Yaffai-as-Sufal, 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; G.B., and the Sultan Xahtan-
bin-Omer Har-Hara of the Yaffai-as-Sufal aforesaid have agreed upon and con
cluded the following Articles :—
t
There shall be peace and friendship between the British and the tribesmen
of Yaffai-as-Sufal. The subjects of the British and the tribesmen of the Yaffai-
as-Sufal under the authority of the said Sultan shall each be free to enter the
territories of the other; they shall not be molested, but shall be treated with res
pect at all times and in all places. The Sultan of the Yaffai-as-Sufal and his
successors shall visit Aden when they please. They shall be treated with respect
Rod be given passes to carry arms.
II.
In compliance with the wish of the aforesaid Sultan Kahtan-bin-Omar Har-
Hara, Sultan of the Yaffai-as-Sufal, the British Government hereby undertakes
to extend to the territory of the Sultan of Yaffai-as-Sufal and its dependencies,
being under the authority and jurisdiction of the said Sultan, the gracious favour
and protection of His Majesty the King-Emperor.
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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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