File 600/1905 Pt 4 'Aden Hinterland: Proposed Treaties with the Sultans of Beda and Audali; Treaty with Beda held in abeyance' [216r] (63/158)
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Eo. A/200 of 1910.
Aden *Kesidency,
The 22nd January 1910.
Kajor-General E. DeBrath, C.3., C.I.E.,
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;
The Secretary to Government,
Political Department, Bomhay.
Sir,
I have the honour to draw your attention to the corres
pondence which ensued between the years 1901 and 1906 in regard
to the necessity for a treaty with the Rasasi Sultan of 3eda.
In the Chief Secretary to Government's letter Ho. 1428, dated
20th February 1906, sanction was accorded to a proposal that
the then Resident and the Sultan should meet at Shugra and
complete the treaty. It vras further directed that in the event
of the Sultan not coming to Shugra or the negotiations failing,
that all future initiative should be left to the Sultan. The
Sultan did not come to Shugra and consequently negotiations
ceased so far as this
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.
was concerned.
2. In Uovember 1909 the present Sultan, Ali bin Abdulla An.
Rasasi, wrote in intimating his readiness to come
dow
A term adopted by British officials to refer to local sailing vessels in the western Indian Ocean.
r n and
conclude a treaty. He again confirmed this by his letter dated
31st December 1909. Copies of these letters are attached for
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Part 4 of the file relates to negotiations over treaties with the Beda and Audali tribes of the Aden hinterland.
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. at Aden;
- 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. ;
- Viceroy 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.
The papers cover several matters, including:
- an attack by Saidi and Hasani tribes on a British survey party in January 1904;
- the conclusion of a protectorate treaty with the Audali tribe on 19 September 1914;
- a delay in securing a treaty with the Beda tribe and the reasons behind it.
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- File 600/1905 Pt 4 'Aden Hinterland: Proposed Treaties with the Sultans of Beda and Audali; Treaty with Beda held in abeyance'
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- 185r:188v, 190r:199v, 202r:226v, 228r:263v
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