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File 600/1905 Pt 6 'Aden Hinterland: Upper Yaffai; treaties with Sultan Kahtan and other Chiefs' [68r] (131/212)
The record is made up of 1 item (104 folios). It was created in Jan 1904-Feb 1920. 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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X,ist of Enclosures in Secret Despatch No. 53 (External), dated the 3rd March 1904, from the Gov
ernment of India in the Foreign Department, to His Majesty’s Secretary of State for India.
Serial No.
No. and date of paper.
From whom, or to whom.
Subject.
1
No. 251 M., dated the 15th
October 1903, with enclo
sures.
From the
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.
Treaty with the Hadthrami section of the
Upper Yaffai.
2
Telegram, dated the 3rd
January 1904.
From the Resident at Aden ...
Reports that he has concluded a protectorate
treaty with the Chief of Behan-al-Kasab.
3
Telegram No. 37, dated the
5th January 1904.
From the
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.
Supports the Resident in his action in con
cluding a treaty with Behan-al-Kasab.
4
Telegram No. 61 E.-A.,
dated the 7 th January
1904.
To
ditto
ditto
Intimates that the treaties with Hadthrami
and Sultan Kahtan-bin-0mar were ratified
on the 31st December 1903.
5
Telegram No. 95 E.-A.,
dated the 10th January
1904.
To the Resident at Aden
Asks him to explain fully, when submitting
the treaty with Behan-al-Kasab, its bearing
on the question of the frontier north-east
from Bana.
6
Telegram, dated the 12th
January 1904.
From
ditto
ditto
Replies to the above telegram.
7
Letter No. 379, dated the
18th January 1904, with
enclosures.
From the
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.
Submits the treaty with the Shaibi clan.
8
Letter No. 380, dated the
18th January 1904, with
enclosures.
From
ditto
ditto
Submits the treaty with the Upper Aulaki
Chief of Yeshbum.
9
Telegram No. 433 E.-A.,
dated the 6th February
1904.
To
ditto
ditto
Intimates that the treaties with the Shaibi
and Upper Aulaki Chief of Yeshbum were
ratified on the 5th February 1904.
10
Letter No. 865, dated the
3rd February 1904, with
enclosures.
From
ditto
ditto
Submits the treaty with the Chief of Behan-
al-Kasab.
11
Telegram No. 664 E.-A.,
dated the 26th February
1904.
To
ditto
ditto
Intimates that the treaty was ratified on the
1904.
12
Letter No. 671 E.-A., dated
the 27th February 1904.
To
ditto
ditto
Returns the counterpart of the treaties for
delivery to the Chiefs.
(wnfriM.
Deputy Secretary to the Government of India.
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Part 6 of the file relates to treaty relations with tribal sections of the Upper Yaffai [Upper Yafa].
The correspondents include:
- Political Residency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, established in the provinces and regions considered part of, or under the influence of, British India. , Aden;
- Political Officer, Dthala [al-Ḍāli‘];
- 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;
- 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. , London;
- Foreign Office, London.
Several matters are covered by the papers, including:
- a treaty with Sultan Kahtan-bin-Omer Har-Hara [Qaḥṭān bin ‘Umar al-Harhara] of the ruling dynasty of the Yaffa'i al-Sufal tribe;
- treaties with the Muflahai [Al-Muflihi], Mausatta [Al-Mawsata], Hadthrami [Al-Hadhrami], Al-Shaibi, and Dthubi [Al-Dhubi] sections of the Yaffa'i al-Sufal tribe;
- treaties with the ruler of Behan-Al-Kasab [Bayḥān al-Qasāb] and the ruler of the Upper Aulaqi territory;
- an agreement with Shaikh Mutahir Ali [Muṭahir ‘Alī] of ‘Ardaf in Shaib to maintain boundary pillars along the borders of his territory;
- the question of who should be recognised as Sultan of the Upper Yafa, particularly after the death of Qaḥṭān bin ‘Umar in September 1913;
- payment of a regular stipend to the Sultan.
Folio 98 is a genealogical chart of the Sultans of Yaffa'i al-Sufal.
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