File 7251/1920 Pt 3 'Arabia: Situation and Policy; Agenda for Inter Departmental Committee Meetings' [‎219r] (74/268)

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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. replied on the 17th February, 1915, by approving the Viceroy’s
action, but requesting that they should be given an opportunity of considering the
terras of the treaty in aubstanee* , , • .
On the 9th March, 1915, the Itesident at Aden telegraphed again . T
“ Idrisi representative here is extremely anxious to make a treaty of friendship
on the basis of security of his seaboard against all enemies, and our diplomatic
support after conclusion of hostilities to effect his autonomy against all rivals. All
this is as alreadv intimated reasonable, and a necessary preliminary to a pact. 1 he
telearam then proceeds to urge that certain additional requests for arms on the
part of the Idrisi shall be granted. “ As representative wishes to leave for Djezan
in three days, I ask for early sanction. After putting case before his master this
agent will return to Aden to conclude a treaty.”
In answer to this telegram, the Government of India instructed the Resident as
follows on the 13th March, 1 915 . +
“ You should inform Idrisi’s agent that, before the Government of India can
contemplate the gift of further arms or money, they must first see the draft
agreement which Idrisi is prepared to conclude with them, and have some positive
evidence of the co-operation he is prepared to offer m return for such agreement.
And on the 15th March, 1915, the Viceroy telegraphed in the same sense to the
India On ffi the § 16th March, 1915, however, 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. replied to the Viceroy
rWrrr nrnnosals of the Resident m his telegram of the 9th March, _
appro gpp accordingly drafted at Aden by the British authorities
there and the id isi’s Minister, and on the 30th April, 1915, the Viceroy transmitted to
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. a report from the Resident, dated the 28th April, , 915 ^ announcing
that a treatv had bL concluded with the Idrisi. subject to ratification by the Govern-
, f i j fhof ffoe Idrisi would lose no time in acting against the lurks.
men A^ y if e titty^iSand dated the 30th April 1915, was —ca^to
the Foreurn Office by 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. on the 26th May, 1915.** The text of it in the
form in which it was eventually ratified, is appended to the present memorandum,
a summary of its main provisions may be given here
trtf kr^ctf l e -T)1o 0 wa S r against the Turks and (6) to make a pact of
fv w ween His Maiesty’s Government and the Idrisi and his tribesmen.
Art P 3 Thi iart is to attack the Turks in the Yemen and extend h,s territories
at thmr t expense. wiu from host;leor pr0T0cative a? tion against the Imam so long
as the latter does tooTeriment undertake to safeguard the Idrisi’s territories
from aU attack on the seaboard from any gcTuln wa^ CZ "ery
tS^to adjudfoate between the rival claims of the Idrisi
Arabian soil,” but desire that there s ' ia ' be b g° e / ea ' h of them and His Majesty’s
rulers, each in his own sphere; and (b) between eacn or
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£ Arabian soil in article 6, as t is sc ^ ^ f or ‘Arabian soil this olijection
If the words £ Western Arabia were smb d ffiitl defirie d in the treaty,
would be removed, and our intentions would be “ J 5
20143/15.
f 28470/15.
% 53328/15.
| 50398/15.
** 66940/15.
S 30960/15.
|t 79794/15.
|| 33646/15
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