ملف رقم ٦٠٠ لسنة ١٩٠٥ الجزء ٣ "المنطقة الداخلية لعدن: الوضع؛ انسحاب الوكيل السياسي من الضالع؛ معاهدات مع زعماء قبائل الحواشب والقُتيبي والعلوي" [ظ‎‎١‎٨‎٠] (٥٠٨/٣٥٦)

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system, its independence and ^ - fixe(1 in the first instance at such a rate
Silladar Cavalry should be c. • c i rcums tances the Silladar should be
that except under temporary and P®™ ” receiveSi that he should be able
able to maintain its efficiency on^ess ttwnM^ecme^ e j se t0 looU to he
to live within his income. he “ „ ith funds of his own to meet M
will do so on ordinary occasion _ p rinc ipl e s would seem to afford scope I
the pressing want when it comes ihes p j ^ ^ inci l9s
for considerable discussion. 1 me ^L q ™,t ablished
under which the Aden Troop was at first establis&e . • 4.1 q* j
unaerwii j QT .^no-pmpnts were the same as those m the Smd
19. Enhstment and all arrange t allowed for horses killed, lost
Horse. Compensationattheesmhis^ r ^ . ontributioQs were
or missing m action. _ A re g 1 ” e “ a ' ^ (0 pu ,. chase fresh horses as in the
S^Ho^ The men were enlisted for general service and during pleasure
their duty to the State m 0 i 0 thin 2 were supplied by the men themselves
Horses, arms, accoutrement and clothing were siipp -
<• » “* s “
H ° rS eo A statement is attached showing the actual establishment proposed
K'S J.'sx'J m!*;”? ™ z »si'•'».«»™. .'I'smi;
hishaf pay .kj. ”t“L P SKJ.i"i<Sd i!;fL r S;X'"i, B
Armv—Government Resolution No. 252 j, dated the 23rd July 1 7.
21 In this Government Resolution it was further decided that the Troop
should he considered as a military body, but should be placed specally under
the orders of the Resident.
22 Prom the correspondence which took place between the date of
Colonel Mere wether’s proposal and the final according of sanction to his pro-
nosals it appears that the Government of India were at first disinclined o
sanction them. They feared that a force of that description would embroil
them sooner or later with the Arab tribes and that patrolhug the country and
cutting up marauders would lead to reprisals They stated that the Arab
tribes had a certain interest in maintaining friendly relations with the Br
Government owing to the good market which Aden afford^, and they added
that they must trust to this motive exercising a proper inauence over tl
minds To this Colonel Merewether replied at some length. He laid great
stress upon the loss accruing to Government owing to dearness of supphes anJ
reneated that high prices were due to the continued misrule in the interior.
He urged that it was essentially necessary that some kind of order and seeun y
should be established in the country on which we were so dcpendeniHerefer-
red to the gret improvement which had been effected m North-We.tern
India by measures similar to those which he recommended. He pointed out
that the step taken there by the late General Jacob was to secure order and
security “ within and immediately beyond the border.
23. He assured Government that there was not the slightest danger ot
the plan proposed by him invoking reprisals on us but that it woutd m
assuredly put a stop to the reprisals going on between the adjacent trnes
were the cause of so much in convenience and distress tons It would, >
merely he the strong power stepping in and saying that disorders mu
and placing a small body of efficient police to see that order was maintained.
24. To this Government again replied that they were satisfied ^
compliance with Colonel Merewether’s views would lead n . ot
expenditure, but also to a more or less general interference m the politic
adjoining districts, a result which, they stated, was very undesirable.
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