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M.I.l.B.
March i5r5, 19X7#
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War Office, London.
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Ihe following la information appearing in tho
•OBaanleohar Idoyd * of Constantinople dated 80th J'efcru&ry:
H Accor ding to information reooiTod by tha Boparteent
flaullng with nuoh m&ttars, the la&a Yahl, a.aotmo «8 •••
di»api>rov«B tfcw attltud. adoptud by Husfiain, l»t# ^■ir °*
Woooa, who In ooXlusion with th. isnglifih, raroliafl efjinst
the Ottoman Oovarnmant, Imam Yahia in any arant woul' lend
hi® aBBiatanoo, and eparaa no effort® in order to guarantee
the needs of the local population. By the act® of humanity
shown by him toward® the population, lohia has prored hi®
attachment to the Khalifat find to the Imperial Ooverment. s&
ha® stated thut ewen if ho had only a piece of broad, he tfould
have shared it with the* Ooveromant.
The Krurlish hare made attack:® from time to time on the
^don front, but each time they have been dofoato^ and thrown
back on their defences* , „ -
fhe fribo® of Xesa, Kihl&f, Beni-l«eohir and Beni Salem,
which make up the principal forces of Idris®, hare made
th<iir submission to the orovornment* She other tribe® haro also
commenced to follow tho example, with th® result that Idrise
h&a lost all hi® influonoa# She plana of the English have
thus failed, and they can no longer count on the help cf Idris#•
Bo it her can they find further men on account of lack of funds.
favourable rains have fallen this year In the Yomen
country v^ith the result that the crops have much benefifcod
thereby; price® have fallen by on^-hulf and a further drop
in price® i® expected.
In general the situation of this country is favourable".
(3d.)
Oaptciin B.&.