File 600/1905 Pt 5 'Aden Hinterland: Treaty with Sultan of Balahaf' [‎167r] (117/152)

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No. 27&0, dated Bombay Castle, the 3rd May 1905. X^^^T=p',\9
From—The Hon’ble Mr. S. W. Edgerley, C.I.E., Chief Secretary to the'GoVern
meat of Bombay,
To—The Secretary to the Government of India, Foreign Department.
In continuation of Mr. Hill’s letter No. 1060,* dated 14th February 1905,
Seewt e i March 1006 , Naa. oi * I am directed to forward, herewith, for
the information of the Government of
India, copy of the correspondence noted in
the margin, on the subject of affairs at
Balahaf, and to state that the Bombay
Government do not propose to make any
recommendations until they have had an opportunity of fully considering the
Resident’s final conclusions.
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J. Letter from 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, No.
10-*. dated 26th February 1905, with encbsures.
2. Bombay Government letter No. 1806, dated 18th
March 1905.
3. Letter from 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, No
224,1, dated 16th April 1905.
Confidential.
Explanation of Saleh hm Abdulla of his transaction with Sultan Ohalib for
the sale of his share of the port of Balahaf.
Letter No. 1094, dated the 26th February 1905.
From-M ajor-General H. M. 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. , Aden,
To—C. H. A. Hill, Esq., C.I E., Acting 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. ,
Political Department.
In continuation of this office letter No. 626, dated the 4th February 1905,
I have the honour to now forward an English translation of the explanation
submitted by Sultan Saleh bin Abdulla of his recent transaction with Sultan
Ghalib of Mokalla for the sale of his share of the port of Balahaf.
2. A copy of this office letter to which this purports to be a reply is
attached, as also of a previous letter received from Sultan Saleh bin Abdulla.
3. It appears that the only explanation offered is that he did not consider
the Kaiti, i.e > the Sultan of Mokalla, a Foreign power.
Letter No. 619, dated the 4th February 1905.
From— Major-General H. M. 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. , Aden,
To—S ultan Saleh bin Abdulla, the Wahidi.
We have received your letter dated the 30th Shawal 1322 in which you tell
us about the sale of your share in Balahaf and Jila to the Sultan of Shehr and
Mokalla. This information we had already received from Sultan Ghalib and
we wrote to you at the time that the matter was being reported to Government.
The great Government now desire that you should explain how it is that you
sold your share without letting them know in accordance with your treaty
obligations.
This explanation is urgently required by Government and we would ask
you to send it at once.
We would advise you, oh friend, as we have done in our previous letter,
that pending the receipt of final orders of Government about Balahaf affairs
you should preserve the peace.
May you be preserved.
Translation of a letter dated El Hijja 1322 (February 1905).
From— Sultan Saleh bin Abdulla, the Wahidi of Balahaf,
To— Major-General H, M. 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. , Aden.
Know, ob friend, that we have visited Balahaf with 100 men, consisting
of Sheikhs and tribesmen, whom Abdul Rab had seen. They told us that
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