ملف رقم ٦٠٠ لسنة ١٩٠٥ الجزء ٦ "المنطقة الداخلية لعدن: يافع العليا؛ معاهدات مع السلطان قحطان وزعماء آخرين" [و‎‎٤‎٩] (٢١٢/٩٣)

.could do without his services, hut if he spontaneously returned, the question of
liis pardon would be considered, hut might be refused. Muhammad bin Manas-
sar said that he and that Sheikh were once good friends and so he hoped he
might be allowed to address ’Ali Mohsin. The Resident said that so long as he
worked as from himself, there was no objection.
II. P. JACOB, Major,
Political Agent, D*thala.
No. 5046, dated Aden Residency, the 24th August 1906.
From— Major-General E. De Brath, C.B., C.I.E., Officiating Political Resident,
Aden,
To—The Chief Secretary to the Government of Bombay, Political Department.
With reference to your Better No. 4732, dated 4th July 1906, concerning
the payment of the moiety of the $3,000 promised to Sultan Kahtan as due
after his re-entry into his ‘dar1 have the honour to state that the Political
Agent, D’thala, advises me that Sultan Kahtan’s present position is now really
hardly inferior to his original one owing to the support which he is at present
receiving from Haidara. I am satisfied that this is the case and have accord
ingly issued orders sanctioning the payment to him of the amount of
$1J)00.
2. lam at the same time upon Major Jacob’s recommendation issuing
orders for the payment of his stipend at the enhanced rate of Rs. 2 per dollar
subject to the general understanding mentioned in letter from the Under
*Pro. No.103 in External a., August 1901, Nos. Secretary to the Government of India,
102 . 103 . Poreign Department,* No. 1308-E. A.,
dated 6th August 1901, which is embodied in Government Resolution, Political
Department, No. 6121, dated 31st August 1901.
No. 8983-E.B., dated the 8th October 1906. t
■F, 0 m_^.The Secretary to the Government of India, Foreign Department,
To—The Chief Secretary to the Government of Bombay, Political Department.
Please refer to paragraph 3 of your letter No. 244-P., dated the 15th
September 1906. Government of India do not fully understand circumstances
in which payment of the sum of 3,000 dollars was promised to Saltan Kahtan
after his re-gentry into his dar. Please forward complete copy of correspondence
bearing on subject.
No. 7131, dated Bombay Castle, 19th October 1906.
From—The Hon’ble Sir Stenying W. Edgerley, K.C.V.O., C.I.E., Chief Secretary
to the Government of Bombay,
To—The Secretary to the Government of India, Foreign Department.
With reference to your telegram No. 39S3-E. B., dated the 8th October
1906, asking for an explanation of the circumstances in which payment of the
sum of 3,000 dollars was promised to Sultan Kahtan after his re-entry into his
dar and asking that a copy of the full correspondence on the subject mny he
forwarded, I am desired to say that there is not very much on the record of this
Government regarding the matter. It appears that shortly after the conclusion
• 8ab-.ocio.nre to Pro. Ko. 181 io s^ret B, Ma, of Protectorate Treaty * with Sultan
1904, Nos. 153-203. Kahtan m October 1903, it came to the
t Enclosure to Fro. No. lea m ibid.. notice of the Residency Officials that the
Sultan, who had been deposed f during his absence in Aden, would not be
able to reinstate himself amongst his tribesmen without some pecuniary assist
ance from Government to enable him to pay blood money in satisfaction of
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