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Treaty bettveen the English and Mohamed Jaffer bin Syed Hydroos.se, chief

of Wahert, and ail under him.

2 February 1839.

We agrée to lasting peace and friendship.

Aden is open for oui* free intercourse and friendship, and so is our country to each other; and both parties agrée there shall be no oppression or insuit. .

Treaty bettveen the English and the Abdalees, signed by sultan Mahomed Houssain's aecredited agent and son-in-laxo.

2 February 1839.

From this day and the future , Syed Mahomed Houssain bin West bin Hamed Suffran gives this promise to commander Haines, gentleman, on his own head, in the présence of God, that there shall be friendship, lasting friendship, and peace, and everything good, between the English and Abdalees. I promise no wrong or insuit shall be done, but it shall be peace; and the british government agrée to the same. Sultan Mahomed Houssain and ail interior sultans agrée lo this, and I am responsible. AH those even on the roads to the interior, shall be kept from molesting any one, by me, as they were when sultan M. Houssain possessed Aden. This is agreed upon between me and commander Haines, on the part of government; and I promise to do even more than I have hitherto done, please God. 1 require respect from commander Haines in return, and more than before, if possible.

Treaty between the English and the sultan Mahomed Houssain and his

children through his aecredited agent.

\ February 1839

This treaty is foruoed between Syed Mahomed Houssain and Hassan Cuttef, on account of the sultan of Lahedge, and commander Haines, the agent of the government.

On the word and promise of sultan Mahomed Houssain, 1 promise that no insuit or molestation shall take place on the road, or between

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