ABSTRACT
WHEN I arrived in 1934 Aden itself had been adnlinistratively a part of India since its capture in 1839 and it did not becolne a colony until 1937, but the Protectorate had for several years been under the Colonial Office and there was and is no part of the dependent Enlpire in the least like it. The key to the ll1atter is, of coursc, that it is not adluinistcred. Soon after the capture of Aden-the first annexation to the Elnpire in Queen Victoria's reign-the Resident, Captain I-faines of the Indian Marine, started to cultivate friendly relations with his Arab ncighbours and in these relations the Protectorate of to-day had its origin. Haines' dealings with the tribes of the hinterland were directed towards Inaking the safety of Aden itself more assured, and gradually trcaties began to be concludcd. The keynote of all of thcm was friendly rclations and later the safety of the caravan routes to Aden. In due course they devcloped into Protectoratc treaties which extended the protection of Her Majes'ty to the tribes concerned, and included an engagenlent on the part of the tribes not to cede their territories to, or negotiate with, foreign powers.
