ملف رقم ٦٠٠ لسنة ١٩٠٥ الجزء ٤ "المنطقة الداخلية لعدن: المعاهدات المقترحة مع سلطان البدع وسلطان العوذلي؛ وقد ظلّت المعاهدة مع البدع معلّقة" [و‎‎٢‎٣‎٧] (١٥٨/١٠٥)

Dathina District and Beds lie to the South of that
12. Upon the whole X an of opinion that if the Rasasi
/
Sultan falls now to accept my recent invitation to meet him
at the Head Quarters of another Chief, it is desirable that
his country should be visited by a Political Mission, with a
view to the conclusion of the desired treaty and to the
additional support which will thereby be lent to our general
claim that this territory lies on our side of the magnetic
North-East boundary line agreed upon.
13. The Baniardth is reported to be the most fertile dis
trict and the establishment of more intimate relations with
the Hasasi Chiefs should tend to the benefit of the trade of
the main settlement. Apart from the desideratum of effectual
ly debarring the Turks from access to the Hadramaut I think
it desirable that this treaty should no* be concluded with
as little further delay as possible.
14. For the sake of jUbecx our general prestige alone it is
to be desired that the object which we have for some years
passed been known to desire, should now be achieved.
I have, etc.,
(Sd.) H.M. Mason, Major General,
Political Resident, Aden.