British protectorate treaties covered specific northern Somali clans but not the Dulbahante.

Evidence

The ‘Haber Garhajis’ are an alliance of two separate northern Somali clans, the Habar Yunis and ‘Idagalle. Eastern clans with whom Britain concluded a protectorate treaty were the Haber Tol Ja’lo; the Warsangeli; and the Majerteyn. The Majerteyn eventually fell within the Italian sphere. The Dulbahante clan to the east of what became the British Somalilland Protectorate was not included in the protectorate treaties. — I.M. Lewis, I. M. Lewis, A Modern History of the Somali_ Nation…, 742 (#corroborates, via linked claim)

A notable attempt had at least been made to secure Ethiopian goodwill, and Ethiopian recognition had been obtained for the British Somaliland Protectorate within frontiers which were still consistent with the requirements of the trade to Aden. That this had been achieved at the price of unilaterally abandoning protectorate treaties with Somali clansmen, was, of course, unfortunate, but whatever misgivings Rodd himself may have had were reassured when an interview with Lord Salisbury revealed that the Foreign Minister was ‘not much preoccupied by Abyssinian encroachments in Somaliland’. — I.M. Lewis, I. M. Lewis, A Modern History of the Somali_ Nation…, 190 (#expands, via linked claim)

Categorization

• XREF: connects to: Britain’s 1897 withdrawal knowingly doomed the Somali clans’ independence.; British protectorate treaties covered select northern clans and not the Dulbahante; Britain’s Somaliland protectorate treaties excluded the Dulbahante clan. — I.M. Lewis, I. M. Lewis, A Modern History of the Somali_ Nation…, 742 (+2 more)

Related

• British protectorate treaties covered select northern clans and not the Dulbahante (similarity 0.96)
• Britain’s Somaliland protectorate treaties excluded the Dulbahante clan. (similarity 0.94)
• Somali clans readily accepted British protection as Egypt withdrew (similarity 0.85)
• Britain’s 1897 withdrawal knowingly doomed the Somali clans’ independence. (similarity 0.84)
• Britain in 1897 nearly abandoned its Somaliland protectorate (similarity 0.84)
• Italy acquired its Somali protectorates through private treaties with clan sultans (similarity 0.83)
• Britain’s nominal treaty stipulation masked its earlier unilateral record in Somaliland. (similarity 0.83)
• British imperial strategy traded Somali protectorate treaties for trade access to Aden (similarity 0.83)
• Somali chiefs read protection treaties as ordinary clan alliances, not as surrenders of sovereignty. (similarity 0.83)
• Britain withdrew to the coast in 1910, arming allied clans and abandoning the Dulbahante (similarity 0.83)
• Menelik’s 1891 circular asserted Ethiopian sovereignty over Somali clans (similarity 0.82)
• British-protected Somali only learned of the 1897 treaty when the 1934 boundary commission arrived (similarity 0.82)
• Britain’s 1897 withdrawal of protection exposed Somali clansmen to Ethiopian occupation (similarity 0.82)
• Somali chiefs read the protection treaties as clan contractual alliances (similarity 0.81)
• Long-run southward Somali migration funnelled protected clans into Ethiopia’s sphere. (similarity 0.80)

Broader Connections

• British protectorate treaties covered select northern clans and not the Dulbahante #corroborates (1.00)
• Britain’s Somaliland protectorate treaties excluded the Dulbahante clan. #corroborates (1.00) — I.M. Lewis, I. M. Lewis, A Modern History of the Somali_ Nation…, 742
• British imperial strategy traded Somali protectorate treaties for trade access to Aden #expands (0.50) — I.M. Lewis, I. M. Lewis, A Modern History of the Somali_ Nation…, 190
• British-protected Somali only learned of the 1897 treaty when the 1934 boundary commission arrived #expands (0.40)