Britain obtained Ethiopian recognition of the Protectorate while ceding no Somali territory to Ethiopia

Evidence

It is important to emphasize that the terms of the agreement were carefully drawn up to yield Ethiopian recognition of the new boundaries of the British Protectorate. The lost lands in the Haud which were excised from the Protectorate were not, however, ceded to Ethiopia; nor did the agreement bind Britain to recognize Ethiopian sovereignty over the territory which had been relinquished. This one-sided recognition was indeed already implied in the wording of the annex to the treaty which Menelik had accepted at Addis Ababa guaranteeing orderly government and equitable treatment to those Somali who might, in the future, become Ethiopian subjects. Moreover, the adroit form of words adopted by Rodd, is consistent with the terms of the original Anglo-Somali treaties of protection which it will be recalled did not, in fact, cede Somali territory to Britain. The treaty also – and this was essential – did not in any way compromise the Italian claims agreed to between Britain and Italy in 1894. — I.M. Lewis, I. M. Lewis, A Modern History of the Somali_ Nation…, 188 (#corroborates, via linked claim)

Categorization

• XREF: connects to: Britain in 1897 nearly abandoned its Somaliland protectorate; Britain ceded 67,000 square miles of the Haud to Ethiopia in 1897; Britain’s treaty let Ethiopian claims lapse without recognizing its sovereignty. — I.M. Lewis, I. M. Lewis, A Modern History of the Somali_ Nation…, 188 (+2 more)

Related

• Britain’s treaty let Ethiopian claims lapse without recognizing its sovereignty. (similarity 0.93)
• Britain in 1897 nearly abandoned its Somaliland protectorate (similarity 0.87)
• Britain relinquished the Protectorate almost unconditionally (similarity 0.87)
• Britain ceded 67,000 square miles of the Haud to Ethiopia in 1897 (similarity 0.87)
• Frontier demarcation with Ethiopia first revealed Britain’s withdrawal of protection (similarity 0.86)
• Britain surrendered Haud grazing lands to Ethiopia without consulting Somali subjects (similarity 0.85)
• Britain’s nominal treaty stipulation masked its earlier unilateral record in Somaliland. (similarity 0.84)
• Somaliland refused to inherit the 1897 treaty ceding the Haud to Ethiopia. (similarity 0.83)
• Britain nearly abandoned its Somaliland Protectorate over cost concerns. (similarity 0.82)
• Britain valued the Somaliland Protectorate mainly for Aden’s meat supply (similarity 0.81)
• Britain abandoned the Ogaden to Ethiopia despite Somali protests and riots. (similarity 0.80)
• British-protected Somali only learned of the 1897 treaty when the 1934 boundary commission arrived (similarity 0.80)
• British goodwill cheaply surrendered its Somaliland Protectorate in 1960. (similarity 0.80)
• British miscalculation ignored population drift that pushed protected Somali into Ethiopia’s sphere (similarity 0.80)
• Token Abyssinian posts made Britain see its Somali territory as overextended (similarity 0.79)

Broader Connections

• Britain’s treaty let Ethiopian claims lapse without recognizing its sovereignty. #corroborates (0.60) — I.M. Lewis, I. M. Lewis, A Modern History of the Somali_ Nation…, 188
• Britain relinquished the Protectorate almost unconditionally #corroborates (0.50)