ملف رقم ٦٠٠ لسنة ١٩٠٥ الجزء ٦ "المنطقة الداخلية لعدن: يافع العليا؛ معاهدات مع السلطان قحطان وزعماء آخرين" [ظ‎‎٥‎٣] (٢١٢/١٠٢)

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satisfaction in respect of such breaches, it might become necessary to recognise
some other tribal leader. But from paragraph 7 of the Resident’s letter
No. 6857, dated the 6th November 1905, it- would appear that neither
Kahtan nor his fellow-tribesmen are chargeable at present with any specific
violation of the terms of the treaty or with any positively improper conduct,
and if this is so, it may he regarded as an additional reason in favour of
allowing matters to remain as they now are, and for continuing payment to
Kahtan of the small stipend which we are formally pledged to grant him as
representative of the Upper Yaffai.
5. Captain Jacob, in his note of the 30th August 1905, indicates that
Ali-hin-Mohsin Askar is not fulfilling the conditions under which his allowance
was granted to him and I am to point out that, as this allowance is purely
personal and conditional on his rendering satisfactory service, it might he
desirable in the first instance to consider the probable effect of ceasing to pay
any sum to him before taking action in regard to the regular stipend of
Kahtan-bin-Omer, who, at any rate, was the titular Sultan of the Upper Yaffai,
and is the brother of one of the Sheikhs, Saleh-bin-Omar, who is now put
forward as one of the real leaders of the tribe.
6. In conclusion, I am to request that the matter may be considered
further in the light of the above remarks, and that, if His Excellency the
Governor in Council still adheres to his present opinion, the precise nature of
the ill effects which it is anticipated will result from our continued recognition
of Kahtan may be more clearly explained.
I have the honour to he,
Sib,
Your most obedient servant,
K. E. HOLLAND,
Assistant Secretary to the Government of India.