" ▁the ▁Ha ud ▁( an ▁important ▁Som ali ▁gra zing ▁area ▁that ▁was ▁pres umably ▁' protected ' ▁by ▁British ▁treat ies ▁with ▁the ▁Som alis ▁in ▁ 1 8 8 4 ▁and ▁ 1 8 8 6 ) ▁and ▁the ▁Og aden ▁to ▁Eth iop ia , ▁based ▁on ▁a ▁treat y ▁they ▁signed ▁in ▁ 1 8 9 7 ▁in ▁which ▁the ▁British ▁c eded ▁Som ali ▁territory ▁to ▁the ▁Eth iop ian ▁Emperor ▁Men el ik ▁II ▁in ▁exchange ▁for ▁his ▁help ▁against ▁ra ids ▁by ▁Som ali ▁cl ans . ▁Britain ▁included ▁the ▁prov iso ▁that ▁the ▁Som ali ▁inhabitants ▁would ▁retain ▁their ▁aut onomy , ▁but ▁Eth iop ia ▁immediately ▁claimed ▁so vere ig nt y ▁over ▁the ▁area . ▁The ▁Som ali ▁government ▁refused ▁in ▁particular ▁to ▁acknow ledge ▁the ▁valid ity ▁of ▁the ▁Ang lo - E th iop ian ▁Tre aty ▁of ▁ 1 9 5 4 ▁recogn izing ▁Eth iop ia ' s ▁claim ▁to ▁the ▁Ha ud ▁or , ▁in ▁general , ▁the ▁relev ance ▁of ▁treat ies ▁defining ▁Som ali - E th iop ian ▁borders . ▁Som alia ' s ▁position ▁was ▁based ▁on ▁three ▁points : ▁first , ▁that ▁the ▁treat ies ▁dis reg arded ▁agre ements ▁made ▁with ▁Som ali ▁actors ▁that ▁had ▁put ▁them ▁under ▁British ▁protection ; ▁second , ▁that ▁the ▁Som alis ▁were ▁not ▁consult ed ▁on ▁the ▁terms ▁of ▁the ▁treat ies ▁and ▁in ▁fact ▁had ▁not ▁been ▁informed ▁of ▁their ▁existence ; ▁and