File 600/1905 Pt 5 'Aden Hinterland: Treaty with Sultan of Balahaf' [‎147r] (77/152)

No. 2398, dated Bombay Castle, the 27th March 1906.
From-The Hok>b« SikS. W. EDaEKw, K.C.V.O., C.I.E., Chief Secretary to the
To—The Secretary to the Government of India in the Foreign Department.
, h ^^f^^to^e^rrespondenoe ending with Foreign Department
letter No. 704-E.B., dated the 13th February 1906, relative to the treaty
negotiated with Sultan Mohsm bin Saleh of the Wahidi tribe of Balahaf, I am
direeted to state that the 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. , Aden, reports that, in view of the
attached copy of the report of a local Sub-Committee, it scarcely seems necessary
to get the treaty altered and signed afresh, and that such a course would
entail extra expense and trouble which it would be well and also politic to
avoid, if possible. The 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. , Aden, adds that it is understood
‘ a ? ® 'sh version of the treaty is the only authoritative version, and
that in future it is proposed to subject the translation of such important
documents as those under reference to the criticism of special Local Sub-
Committee before signature
2. The treaty in triplicate received with your above-quoted letter is
herewith returned. ^
Beport of the Committee ordered to report on the Arabic version of the Treaty with the
Sultan of Balahaf.
Paragraph .—The verbs should be used in the dual |JH , U»u t Uij
The word ^ is not understood among the people in the
Protectorate.
The word i s understood by the tribesmen in the sense in
which it is used in the Treaty, but it would be preferable to use
ARTICLE I.
After continue
t.,fL*]) j (LoX*. UjIasJL* j i T
<uL^| j
ARTICLE II.
(1) In line 5 the word according to local usuage gives the
meaning of “ having connection with,” “ having anything to do
with, ” and is preferable to JyLo
(2) In line 6 for substitute . The word aJU would
not be appropriate nor understood to mean agreement by the
tribesmen.
(3) In line 9, for IjOjq substitute
ARTICLE III.
In line 4, * (la) would be preferable as a negative to ^ and is
stronger. If J is used, the ^ of the future should be
omitted.
ARTICLE IV.
In line 3 for substitute yjf****