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Claims of the Sultan of Lahej to Little Aden [‎254v] (8/18)

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The record is made up of 1 item (9 folios). It was created in 15 Aug 1871-17 Oct 1871. It was written in English. 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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bad affair that this should have occurred to people who were your Quests
when they were asleep. There is now between us concord and peace, and this
is known to all; but the Council has ordered me that I should inform you that
you are innocent of this, and that you even had no knowledge of this murder
which occurred a short time ago ; but on account of your being the Chief and
head ot this tribe, it demands of you if any one of your subjects should act
contrary to law and treaty, as at the present time you should give up into
our hands Baghee, the murderer of the sailor, and Sayyid Mahommed bin
Mohannud, who killed Captain Milne, or if no, you “should kill them
yomseli, either by the hands of the Sayyids of Wahat, or in some other way*
but it is absolutety necessary that you should kill these people. It is not
possible that I can accept any excuse from you, of whatever kind it may be:
i you do not do this, it is necessary to find them out wherever they may be and
arrest them, and should do to them as I have told you above. If you do not
do so, I have received orders from the great Government that vou should be
informed that you will become our enemy, and shall be treated'in the wav we
treat our enemies.
(Ture translation.)
(Signed) W. E. PllIDEAUX.
Translation of a letter from Svltan Fadhl, of Lahej, to Liedtenant Peideacx,—
Ith Jumaud-al-Awul 1287 (corresponding with the Wi August 1870,).
. After compliments,--! searched carefully for the paper when I had
eisuie, and I have found it, and I send it to you with a copy. If you want the
copy or record, keep it, and send the original back by my messenger. I send
my compliments to General Eussell and Captain Miles.
(True translation,)
(Signed) W. E. PEIDEAUX.
Extract of a letter from Captain Haines, Political Agent A mid-ranking political representative (equivalent to a Consul) from the diplomatic corps of the Government of India or one of its subordinate provincial governments, in charge of a Political Agency. , Aden, to the Secretary to the Govern
ment of Bombay,—No. 29, dated Aden, the \%th June 1850.
I HAVE the honor to report that an unarmed boat belonging to the Hon’ble
seamau n and St fn?, m h rfnSate ^“^ a/id ’ C01ltaillinS0ne lnate ’ 0 “ e midshipman An experienced sailor, but not a commissioned officer. , one
the A krnhe d t u W 8 1™ 8 Ared on without the slighest provocation by an Arab of
the Akrabee tribe on the evening of the 29th May, and I deeply re°ret to state
n ia 1G seaman was killed and one hoy was wounded. The wounded boy with
c no ter escaped by running along the beach to the outworks at Gibel Hadeed
/ swam off to a water-boat which brought them over to the shipping 1
namelTfvTsI* b ° at Y* 1 WaS instan % plundered by the assassin (whosi
Sx otlL men C Th a p SCertamed , t0 be BagM bin Abdulla )’ b ‘ s Mother and five or
i f i i r ‘ , r ie 11 on work was broken off, the sails cut to pieces and the
boat landed up at high water being carried still further in shore
^ * * * * * * *
the insult offered iY/YY 6 and “P rovoked murd er of an Englishman, and for
evenirfo' of 5 th^adfli * u' 60 ^ 1K ! 0S li rin S on ibe British flag (f. e „ twice on the
of the Tower atY, A1 7 Y d Yf 011 f momiu S oft he 30th), the demolition
ol tlie ioviet at bn Ahmed would but be a just act of retribution • but Bir
darned itTowrttoih 16 Y and itS Chief a VaSSal of ’ the Abd alee Sultan, I
cularlv as f ,m we f . C P u ^ 8hme ut in that Chiefs hands, more parti-
7 i,- i % r* • a ^ ai > e °f the wish of the Government to keep ud the
piesen and friendly feeling with our inland neighbours. And I also well
know that even a slight advance into the interior would cau^ other tribes
w io lave now tor several years acted amicably, to look upon us with suspicion’
and thus the regularity of our daily intercourse with, and suppliis from the
tenor would be interrupted at a period when their continuancehs most d^irabi.
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Letter and Enclosures to HM Secretary of State for India, dated 17 October 1871, concerning the claims of the Sultan of Lahej to Little Aden, part of the territory of the Akrabee [Akrabi] tribe.

The papers cover: summary of relations between Lahej, the Akrabi tribe, and the British Government; the question of the payment of compensation to the Sultan of Lahej for expenditure incurred by him in coercing the Akrabi tribe in 1850, following the murder of an English seaman; the question of the formal recognition by the Government of India of the independence of the Akrabi tribe; and the agreement of the Government of India to a proposal to give $2500 as a present to the Sultan of Lahej.

The main correspondent is the 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.

The Enclosures are dated 15 August to 30 September 1871. The Enclosures also contain copies of correspondence dated 1850-51 from the Political Agent A mid-ranking political representative (equivalent to a Consul) from the diplomatic corps of the Government of India or one of its subordinate provincial governments, in charge of a Political Agency. , Aden.

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There is an Abstract of Contents on folio 251, numbered 1-6.

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