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Telegram, No, 95-E.A., dated the 10th January 1904.
Fiom—The Foreign Secretary, Calcutta,
To—The Resident at Aden.
Your telegram 3rd January. Behan treaty. In submitting convention
for ratification please explain fully its bearing on question of frontier north
east from Bana. It is hoped you have assured yourself that the action taken
will not commit us to undue extension of border to the north. Do you intend
to send Bury and survey party to Behan-al-Kasab as indicated in your letter
of 13th June 1903. If so, he could conclude treaty sanctioned with Beda at
same time.
Addressed to Resident, Aden, repeated Bombay with reference to their
telegram dated the 5th January.
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Telegram, dated the 12th January 1904.
From—The Resident at Aden,
To—The Foreign Secretary, Calcutta.
Your telegram of the 10th January. Behan-al-Kasab. I have considered
always that it would be necessary to include this district and Government of
India apparently agreed. See my telegram of the 24th April and Viceroy’s
telegram to the Secretary of State for India, 29th April. Please see also my
telegram of the 20th December and letter of the 30th December.
Behan-al-Kasab does not lie so far to the north as was at first supposed, and
it appears to be well within north-eastern line mentioned in Wahab’s telegram
352. Bury and survey party left 31st December. Please see my telegram
of the 29th December, he is to go from Nisab to Behan-al-Kasab and survey
party will endeavour to survey the border of region south-west to the Yaffai
country, I hope he will be able to return through Beda and bring in Beda
Chief. It is, however, too early at present to say what can be done about exist
ing arrangements in that country. This telegram has not been repeated.