ملف رقم ٦٠٠ لسنة ١٩٠٥ الجزء ٦ "المنطقة الداخلية لعدن: يافع العليا؛ معاهدات مع السلطان قحطان وزعماء آخرين" [و‎‎١‎٠‎٦] (٢١٢/٢٠٧)

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No. 64E.-A.
The TJNDER-SECRETARY to the
GOVERNMENT of INDIA
in the Foreign Department t
To
The Hon’ble Mr. S. W. EDGERLEY, c.i.e.,
CHIEF SECRETARY to the GOVERNMENT of
BOMBAY, Political Department.
Dated Fort William; the 8th January, 190L
Sir,
I am directed to reply to your letters Nos. 193 P., 220 P., and 268 M.,
dated, respectively, the 19th August, the 16th September, and the 4th Novem- 1
her, 1903, forwarding treaties, in duplicate, which have been concluded with the
Sheikhs of the Dthubi, Mausatta, and Muflahai clans of the Upper Yaffai,
and with Sultan Kahtan as representing the dependents of this tribe.
2. The treaties were ratified by the Viceroy and Governor-General in
Council, the three first mentioned on the 26th October, and the last on the 31st
December, 1903. One counterpart of each is returned for delivery to the Chiefs.
The second will be deposited in the archives of the Foreign Department. A
printed copy Of each of the treaties is forwarded for the records of the Bombay
Government.
I have the honour to be,
Sir,
Your most obedient servant,
C. L. S. RUSSELL,
Under-Secretary to the Government of India.
Foreign Office Press—No. 220—9-1-01—55.