ملف رقم ٣٤٩٨ لسنة ١٩١٢ "نشرات عدن" [و‎‎٣‎٤] (٥٩٨/٧٨)

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Dated Aden Kesidency, the 19th (received the 26th) January 1916.
From—The Political Raaiiant at Aden,
To—J. L. Maffey, Esq., Secretary to the Government of India in the Foreign and
Political Department, Delhi.
I am sending you herewith, copy of my Political Intelligence Summary, which
I have started from 1st January. I will post you copies of this Summary regularly
every week, instead of the Weekly Letter, which I propose to discontinue in that
form.
Political Intelligence Summary.
Hour, Date, Place.
1916.
1st January
2nd January
3rd January
4 th January ..
5th January
7th January
8 th January
10th January
Summary of Events and Information
Nil.
Nil.
1. Colonel Jacob, the First Assistant Resident, proceed
ed to Jezan in H. M. S. “ Northbrook.”
2. The Fadli Sultan writes that some of his tribesmen
have gone to Saiyid Pasha, and that the latter has
given the headmen £10 each, and the others £5
each.
3. From Fadli, who expresses intention to proceed
against the Haidara* am Mansoor, after harvesting
the crops in mid-Januaiy. Is anxious about Turks,
and asks us to intercept any movement of theirs to
wards his direction.
4. Shaikh Nasir bin Ali Hadi-Az-Zamki (a Fadli
Shaikh) writes under date 20th December 1915,
praising Government for their hospitality extended
to the Abdali Sultan, and adds that no Arab in
South-Eastern Arabia will side with the Turks, with
whom the Arabs have no sympathy.
5. Qasim bin Muhammad Qasim, the Shaikh of Zubed
(Amiri), under date 27th December 1915, reports
the prevalence of malaria among the Turks at Lahej,
the average daily mortality being eight to ten men.
He says that about 186 sick have been sent lately
to other places.
6. He further reports that Kayed Saleh, the Kaim
Makam of Kataba, has gone to Jabel Jihaf (Amiri)
to collect tithes.
7. It is reported that the Turks have occupied the Alawi
territories, and have taken the Alawi Shaikh, his son
and 30 others, as prisoners to Lahej. Fighting is
said to be going on between the Turks and the
Kotaibis, who defeated the Turks, and captured two
machine guns in their first attempt. The Turks, it
is said, intend to occupy the Alawi, Kotaibi and
Fadli countries, in order to block the Abyan route.
8. It is reported that 1,000 Turks and Arabs have left
Lahej with three guns to an unknown destination.
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A police informant reports that the 1,000 Turks and
Arabs (vide Intelligence Summary for 8th instant),
who left Lahej went to the Alawi and Kotaibi coun
tries. The informant confirms the report of the
Alawi Shaikh being a prisoner at Lahej, and the
defeat of the Turks by the Kotaibis, who are said to
have killed 100 Turks and Arabs. The Turks are
reported to have retired to the Haushabi country at
A1 Raha.
Remarks and refer
ences to
Appendices.
* A section of Fadli
tribe.
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INDIA FOREIGN SECRETARY’S
Letter. Vo. XS M
r-sd 11 FEB 1916