ملف رقم ٦٠٠ لسنة ١٩٠٥ الجزء ٤ "المنطقة الداخلية لعدن: المعاهدات المقترحة مع سلطان البدع وسلطان العوذلي؛ وقد ظلّت المعاهدة مع البدع معلّقة" [و‎‎٢‎١‎٦] (١٥٨/٦٣)

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To
Eo. A/200 of 1910.
Aden *Kesidency,
The 22nd January 1910.
Kajor-General E. DeBrath, C.3., C.I.E.,
Political Resident, Aden;
The Secretary to Government,
Political Department, Bomhay.
Sir,
I have the honour to draw your attention to the corres
pondence which ensued between the years 1901 and 1906 in regard
to the necessity for a treaty with the Rasasi Sultan of 3eda.
In the Chief Secretary to Government's letter Ho. 1428, dated
20th February 1906, sanction was accorded to a proposal that
the then Resident and the Sultan should meet at Shugra and
complete the treaty. It vras further directed that in the event
of the Sultan not coming to Shugra or the negotiations failing,
that all future initiative should be left to the Sultan. The
Sultan did not come to Shugra and consequently negotiations
ceased so far as this Residency was concerned.
2. In Uovember 1909 the present Sultan, Ali bin Abdulla An.
Rasasi, wrote in intimating his readiness to come dow r n and
conclude a treaty. He again confirmed this by his letter dated
31st December 1909. Copies of these letters are attached for