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'An Account of the Arab Tribes in the Vicinity of Aden' [109r] (222/404)
The record is made up of 2 volumes (194 folios). It was created in 1909. It was written in English. 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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TREATIES AND ENGAGEMENTS.
205
No. 29.—TREATY WITH THE DTHUBT SECTION
OF THE YAFAF-AS-SAFFAL.
The British Government and Muhammad Muthanna bin Atif
Jabar and his brother Amr Muthanna bin Atif Jabar, the Shaikhs of
the Dthubi section of the tribe Yafal-as-Saffal, being desirous of
entering into relations of peace and friendship,
The British Government have named and appointed Brigadier-
General Pelham James Maitland, C.B.,
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.
at Aden,
to conclude a treaty for this purpose.
The said Brigadier-General Pelham James Maitland, C.B., and
the Shaikhs Muhammad Muthanna bin Atif Jabar and Amr Muthanna
bin Atif Jabar aforesaid have agreed upon and concluded the follow
ing articles:—
Article I.
There shall be peace and friendship between the British and the
Dthubi. The subjects of the British and the tribesmen of the Dthubi
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 Shaikhs of the Dthubi shall visit Aden when they
please. They shall be treated with respect and be given passes to
carry arms.
Article II.
In compliance with the wish of the aforesaid Muhammad Muthan
na bin Atif Jabar and Amr Muthanna bin Atif Jabar, Shaikhs of the
Dthubi, the British Government hereby undertake to extend to the
territory of the Dthubi and its dependencies, being under the au
thority and jurisdiction of the said Shaikhs, the gracious favour and
protection of His Majesty the King-Emperor.
Article III.
The said Shaikhs Muhammad Muthanna bin Atif Jabar and Amr
Muthanna bin Atif Jabar hereby agree and promise on behalf of
themselves, their heirs and successors, and the whole of the Dthubi
clan, to refrain from entering into any correspondence, agreement or
treaty with any foreign nation or power, and further promise to give
immediate notice to the Resident at Aden or other British officer of
the attempt by any other power to interfere with the territory of the
Dthubi and its dependencies.
Article IV.
The said Shaikhs Muhammad Muthanna bin Atif Jabar and Amr
Muthanna bin Atif Jabar hereby bind themselves and their heirs and
successors for ever that they will not cede, sell, mortgage, lease, hire
or give or otherwise dispose of the territory of the Dthubi or any
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'An Account of the Arab tribes in the Vicinity of Aden' that was originally compiled by Captain F M Hunter and C W H Sealy in 1886, added to intermittently by various officers of the Aden 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. and re-published and revised in September 1907 by Captain Arthur Henry Eyre Moose, Assistant 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. . The report is dated 1909 and was printed at the Government Central Press, Bombay.
The account covers:
- the 'Abdali
- the Subehi
- the 'Akrabi
- the Fadthli
- the Haushabi
- the 'Aulaki
- the Yafai
- the 'Alawi
- the 'Amir of Dthala
- the Wahidi
- the Shaikh of 'Irka
- the Shaikh of Lower Haura
- Kishn and Sokotra
- the Kasadi
- the Kaiti
- the Kathiri
- historical resumé of Mokalla, Shehr and the Hadthramut
- Behan al Kasab
- the 'Audali
- Beda.
Appendix A is a detailed statement of tribes and chiefs in relations with the Aden 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. , Appendix B is a list of relevant treaties and engagements, Appendix C is a list of places visited from time to time by the Aden Troop, Appendix D is a number of genealogical tables and Appendix E is a list of notable personages in the Aden Protectorate.
In a separate pouch, the file contains three maps as follows: Map of the Arabian Coast from Hiswa Mukaidthir to Makatin (folio 195), Map of the Arabian Coast from Makatin to Bandar Janjari (folio 196) and Map showing Tribes and New Boundary of the Aden Protectorate (folio 197).
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- 2 volumes (194 folios)
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There is a table of contents on folio 4 and a separate pouch that contains three maps.
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Foliation: this file consists of two physical volumes. The foliation sequence commences at the inside front cover of volume one (ff 1-193) and terminates at the inside back cover of the second volume (ff 194-198); these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located at the top right corner of the recto The front of a sheet of paper or leaf, often abbreviated to 'r'. side of each folio. Pagination: volume one also contains an original printed pagination sequence.
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