ملف رقم ٦٠٠ لسنة ١٩٠٥ الجزء ٦ "المنطقة الداخلية لعدن: يافع العليا؛ معاهدات مع السلطان قحطان وزعماء آخرين" [ظ‎‎٩‎٠] (٢١٢/١٧٦)

be free to enter the territories of the other: they shall not he molested, but shall
be treated with respect at all times and in all places. The Sheikhs of the
Dthubi shall visit Aden when they please. They shall be treated with respect
and be given passes to carry arms.
II.—In compliance with the wish of the aforesaid Muhammad Muthanna-
bin-Atif Jaber and Amr Muthanna-bin-Atif Jaber, Sheikhs of the Dthubi, the
British Government hereby undertakes to extend to the territory of the Dthubi
and its dependencies, being under the authority and^ jurisdiction of the said
Sheikhs, the gracious favour and protection of His Majesty the King-Emperor.
HI.—The said Sheikhs Muhammad Muthanna-bin-Atif Jaher and Amr
Muthanna-bin-Atif Jaber hereby agree and promise, on behalf of themselves,
their heirs, and successors, and the whole of the Dthubi clan, to refrain from
entering into any correspondence, agreement, or treaty with any Eoreign Nation
or Power; and further promise to give immediate notice to the Resident at Aden
or other British officer of the attempt by any other Power to interfere with
the territory of the Dthubi and its dependencies.
IV. The said Sheikhs Muhammad Muthanna-bin-Atif Jaber and Amr
Muthanna-bin-Atif Jaber hereby bind themselves and their heirs and successors
for ever that they will not cede, sell, mortgage, lease, hire, or give, ol otherwise
dispose of, the territory of the Dthubi, or any part of the same, at any time
to any Power other than the British Government.
V. —The said Sheikhs Muhammad Muthanna-bin-Atif Jaber and Amr
Muthanna-bin-Atif Jaber further promise on behalf of themselves, their heirs,
and successors, and their tribesmen, that they will keep open the roads in the
countrv of the Dthubi, and that they will protect all persons ay ho may be
going in the direction of Aden for the purpose of trade, or returning therefrom.
In consideration thereof the British Government agrees to pay to the said
Sheikhs, and to their successor, or successors, a monthly sum of forty (40)
dollars, the half of which is twenty dollars.
YI. The above treaty shall have effect from this date. In witness
thereof the undersigned have affixed their signatures or seals at Aden, this
eleventh day of May, one thousand nine hundred and three.
P. J. Maitland, Brig.- Genl.,
Political Resident, Aden.
Witnesses —
H. M. Abud, Lieut.-Col.,
Political Agent and First
Assistant Resident, Aden.
G. W. Bury. 4 _
Seal of Muhammad Muthanna-bin-Atif Jaber.
Signed by Amr Muthanna-bin-Atif Jaber.
Witnesses —
Abdulla-bin-Aidaros, Mansab of Aden.
Ali Jaffer.
Treaty with the Mausatta section of the Taffai-as-Saffal.
The British Government and Sheikh Ali-bin-Askar-bin-Ali Kasim and his
brother, Sheikh Mohsin-bin-Askar-bin-Ali Kasim, the Nakibs of the Mausatta
section of the tribe Yaffiai-as-Saffal, being desirous of entering into relations of
peace and friendship :
The British Government have named and appointed Brigadier-General
Pelham James Maitland, C.B., Political Resident at Aden, to conclude a treaty
for this purpose.
The said Brigadier-General Pelham James Maitland, C.B., and the Nakibs
Ali-bin-Askar-bin-Ali Kasim and Mohsin-bin-Askar-bin-Ali Kasim, aforesaid,
have agreed upon and concluded the following Articles:
I.—There shall be peace and friendship between the British and the
Mausatta. The subjects of the British and the tribesmen of the Mausatta shall