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File 600/1905 Pt 5 'Aden Hinterland: Treaty with Sultan of Balahaf' [148r] (79/152)
The record is made up of 1 item (74 folios). It was created in Sep 1904-Jul 1906. It was written in English and Arabic. 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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Protectorate Treaty,
The British Government and Sultan
Mohsin bin Saleh bin Nasir bin Abdulla,
the Wahidi, beine- desirous of maintain
ing and strengthening the relations
ot peace and friendship existing between
them.
Ihe British Government have named
and appointed Major-General Henry
Macan Mason,
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, to conclude a treaty for this
purpose.
The said Major-General Henry
Macan Mason and Mohsin bin Saleh
bin Nasir bin Abdulla aforesaid, have
agreed upon and concluded the follow
ing articles:—
ARTICLE I.
The British Government in compli
ance with the wish of the undersigned
Sultan Mohsin bin Saleh bin Nasir°bin
Abdulla hereby undertakes to extend to
Balahaf and its dependencies which are
under his authority and jurisdiction
the gracious favour and protection of
His Majesty the King-Emperor.
ARTICLE II.
The said Sultan Mohsin bin Saleh
bin Nasir bin Abdulla agrees and
promises on behalf of himself, his rela
tions, heirs and successors and the
whole tribe to refrain from entering
into any correspondence, agreement or
treaty with any foreign nation, power,
or person except with the knowledge
and sanction of the British Government
and further promises to give immediate
notice to the Resident at Aden or other
British officer of the attempt by any
other power to interfere with Balahaf
and its dependencies.
ARTICLE III.
The aforesaid Chief of the Wahidi
binds himself his relations, heirs and
successors and the whole tribe for ever
that they will not cede, sell, mortgage,
lease, hire or give, or otherwise dispose
ot the territory of Balahaf and its
Wahidi (Balahaf).
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Part 5 of the file relates to the negotiations over a treaty with the Wahidi [al-Wāḥidī], ruling family of Balahaf [Balhaf] and Bir Ali [Bīr ‘Alī].
The correspondents include:
- General Harry Macan Mason, 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;
- Government of Bombay From c. 1668-1858, the East India Company’s administration in the city of Bombay [Mumbai] and western India. From 1858-1947, a subdivision of the British Raj. It was responsible for British relations with the Gulf and Red Sea regions. ;
- Government of India, Foreign Department;
- numerous tribal leaders and representatives.
Several matters are covered by the papers, including:
- the power struggle between Sultan Mohsin bin Saleh (al-Wāḥidī) and his father, Saleh bin Abdullah;
- Mohsin bin Saleh's submission to the British in December 1904 and his subsequent election as chief of Balhaf;
- Saleh bin Abdullah's attempt to sell his share of Balhaf to Sultan Ghalib of Maculla [al-Mukallā];
- the conclusion of a treaty with the Wāḥidīs on 13 November 1905.
Folios 158-161 contain tables of information on the tribal sections and sub-sections under the Wāḥidīs authority, a list of Wāḥidī villages, and a Wāḥidī genealogical chart.
Folio 148 is a copy of the final treaty between the British and the Wāḥidīs.
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