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File 600/1905 Pt 6 'Aden Hinterland: Upper Yaffai; treaties with Sultan Kahtan and other Chiefs' [77r] (149/212)
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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TREATY WITH SHEIKH MOHSIN-BIN-FARID-BIN-NASAR-AL-YESLAMI-AL
AULAKI.
The British Government and Sheikh Mohsin-bin-Farid-bin-Nasar-al-
Yeslami, of the Upper Aulakis, being desirous of entering into relations of
peace and friendship;
The British Government have named and appointed Major-General Pelham
James Maitland, C.B., Political Kesident at Aden, to conclude a treaty for this
purpose.
The said Major-General Pelham James Maitland, C.B., and Sheikh
Mohsin-bin-Farid-bin-Nasar-al-Yeslami aforesaid have agreed upon and con
cluded the following Articles
I
There shall be peace and friendship between the British and Upper
Aulakis. The subjects of the British and the tribesmen of the Upper Aulakis
under the jurisdiction of the said Sheikh shall each be free to enter the territories
of the other; they shall not be molested, but shall be treated with respect at all
times and in all places. The said Sheikh and other notable persons 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 Sheikh Mohsin-bin-Parid-bin-
Nasar-al-Yeslami of the Upper Aulakis, the British Government hereby under
takes to extend to the territory of the Upper Aulakis and its dependencies,
being under the authority and jurisdiction of the said Sheikh, the gracious
favour and protection of His Majesty the King-Emperor. •
III
The said Sheikh Mohsin-bin-Earid-bin-Nasar-al-Yeslami of the Upper
Aulaki hereby agrees and promises, on behalf of himself, his heirs and success
ors, and the whole of the Upper Aulaki tribe under his jurisdiction, to refrain
from entering into any correspondence, agreement, or treaty with any foreign
nation or Power; and further promises to give immediate notice to the Besident
at Aden, or other British officer, of the attempt by any other Power to
interfere with the territory of the Upper Aulaki and its dependencies.
IY
The said Sheikh Mohsin-bin-Farid-bin-Nasar-al-Yeslami of the Upper
Aulaki hereby binds himself and his heirs and successors for ever that they
will not cede, sell, mortgage, lease, hire, or give, or otherwise dispose of the
territory of the Upper Aulaki under his jurisdiction, or any part of the same,
at any time, to any Power other than the British Government.
V
The said Sheikh Mohsin-bin-Farid-bin-Nasar-al-Yeslami further promises,
on behalf of himself, his heirs and successors,.. and his tribesmen, that they
will keep open the roads in the country of the Upper Aulaki under his
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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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- File 600/1905 Pt 6 'Aden Hinterland: Upper Yaffai; treaties with Sultan Kahtan and other Chiefs'
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