ملف رقم ٦٠٠ لسنة ١٩٠٥ الجزء ٣ "المنطقة الداخلية لعدن: الوضع؛ انسحاب الوكيل السياسي من الضالع؛ معاهدات مع زعماء قبائل الحواشب والقُتيبي والعلوي" [و‎‎١‎٢‎٦] (٥٠٨/٢٤٧)

Witnesses:
(Sd.) W. B. FERRIS, Major, Mark X of Sheikh Mohsin Saiim.
Fint Assistant Resident, Aden, Mark x of Sayyid Saliam Ali.
(Sd.) M. S. JAFFER,
Native Assistant Resident, Aden.
(Sd.) ELGIN,
Viceroy and Governor-General of India.
This treaty was ratified by the Viceroy and Governor-General of India in
Council at Simla, on the 20th day of October A.D. one thousand eight hundred
and ninety-five.
(Sd.) W. J. CUNNINGHAM,
Secretary to the Government of India, Foreign Department.
Agreement.
The British Government, through the Resident at Aden, at the request of
Sheikh Ali Nashir, al-Alawi, for assistance towards building a tower above tbe
south end of the Habilain near Al-Oolub. has been pleased to grant his request
and from its kindness to give the said Sheikh Ali bin Nashir al-Alawi the sum
of rupees five hundred for this purpose.
But it is understood and mutually agreed that this sum shall be expend
ed on the abovementioned purpose only and not for any other purpose. And
further that the said Sheikh Ali bin Nashir and his successors will always
post in tbe said tower at least 30 soldiers to protect the roads. And the said
soldiers are to prevent to the best of their power the Kotaibi tribe or any other
persons from levying dues on the roads without the consent of the British Gov
ernment.
Signed at Musemir this day the nineteenth of January 1904.
(Sd.) G. WARNEFORD, (Sd.) SHEIKH ALI NASHIR AL ALAWI.
Captain.
Witness
(Sd.) ALI DARWISH.