File 600/1905 Pt 5 'Aden Hinterland: Treaty with Sultan of Balahaf' [‎120v] (24/152)

Telegram, dated Aden, the 19th September 1902.
From —Husain Abdulla, Kayti,
To—His Excellency the Viceroy.
Forced by Resident, threatening bombardment, we delivered Shebr A1
Gbail to uncle’s sons, contrary your former settlement, without cause. Our
father made treaty with you recognizing our and uncle’s equal rights ; placed
us under your protection before other Chiefs. Now deprived of our territory
property, humiliated, brought here—all this with Government’s assistance on
whose justice, protection our father died relying against uncle’s plots. Confi
dent in renowned British justice we implore it at your hands. Uncle embol.
dened wants banishing our family, children, women—what oppression degrada
tion to protected ally. Pray stop him. Do us justice. Inquire Arab Chief's
opinions, 1
From—J.^B^Wooo^Esq., Under Secretary to the Government of India, Foreign
To—The Hon’ble Mr. S W. Edgerley, C.I.E., Officiating Chief Secretary to 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. . 7 co tne
< J* r 1 ec * e d re f er to the correspondence ending with vour letter Nn
60,2. dated the 16th August 1902. regaling the recent incidenfs™ Balahaf
ChieM,fn wln ■ r UUa ? J f® hsin : bi “- Sa ‘ eh . who was deposed from the
Uiiefship ot the Wahidis under the orders of the Government of India in 1894
has since re-established himself as the ruler of the tribe, and was the urime*
mover in the recent outrage upon the buggalow Large trading vessel. “ Fateh al Salam ” which was
reported in your telegram No. 416-P., dated the 28th June 1902. ’ The OfficiTt!
tng Pohtioal Resident at Aden, who was deputed to Balahaf with a view to
XXr S s lrCtMnh 0f tb6 , 1 T t tf- d r per 7 and ^punitLUoHhe
propCTty 8 ,' andThat^s^ ^punShment^for the^tra^e^ the port S *it ra B 0 i n 1 °f 1^°
sXn^ 01 ’'^-, , Li r«-nt.Colonel Ibud h^aiso t £ with Mm to iden
Sultan Ahmed Saleh, the favorite brother of Mohsin, and proves to keen hb“
i ? n Counc 1 ii al r Pr,S T er r n i lins re P a y ment of the looted sp P P c iel The Governor
n Council considers that a warning should be conveyed to the Waliidi Chipfr
through the brother now at Aden, that if restitution be not made or if S
be neoessary’forGover' 1 sus P!® ion in to the arms’trade, it will
c.l.. 3 .i T i e b?r.TS‘ t. .'.■’-"r ««" It r.i.'itsnirt-
ment of Bombay a» to tt» r d nt m substance from the views of the Govern-
with thewSidfchiZ^ T "f T r8ewhlCb should be ado P t(,d >'o dealing
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India^to tuppon leZeakerZdM'Tin^f n ' U9t rn “^t.“ • he past of
strouger though possibly n mm-o i . dI c ior a Chiefship m preference to a
Governor*General in Council is most 0 ^* 1 0US - co f ? :lpetltor, 18 an err °r which the
main criterion whirh fi most anxious m the present case to avoid. The
n criterion which, in the opinion of the Governor-General in Council!