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File 3300/1916 Pt 3 'Aden News-Letters: 1919-20' [‎620r] (594/633)

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The record is made up of 1 item (316 folios). It was created in 28 Feb 1919-16 Feb 1921. It was written in English. The original is part of the British Library: India Office The department of the British Government to which the Government of India reported between 1858 and 1947. The successor to the Court of Directors. Records and Private Papers Documents collected in a private capacity. .

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4r Abe ,ree attack each other* Both parties hare been in
vited o come to Aden and submit their quarrel for settlement* i
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and the ^adthli has agreed to do ao« But it is doubtful
^hdtlMNP'it will be possible to find a solution of this very
long-standing quarrel*
and his nephew Bultan Omer Kahtan hare arrived at a settlement |
ef their differences t but has nst yet sent detaile of their
agreement* Omer Kan tan is recognised by Government as U*ltan 9
but his unole is the real possessor of power, and this situation i
•f the Upper Yafal were asked to send down recruits for the
Yemen Infantry, A desultory cerrespondenos ensued on the sub-
ii ■■ i— i, ii 11
Jeot ef conditions of Bervioe, but no recruits wsrs forth
coming, until a few weeks ago when the laqibs unexpectedly
cams down with 900 men. By this time the Yemen Infantry had
been fully recruited, and none of the Yafais could be enlieted.
has come to a settlement with the various Amiri sub-tribes and
ws will take hi* back ints favour, Amir Hasr f s brothers Abdul
Hamid and Saif have also written on his behalf, but have been
told that Government adheres to the policy, ol wnich t
already been informed, of refusing pardon and recognition to
Amir Nasr,
Wahab Noman formerly Turkish Kaiaaakam of Hagariya, his nephew
snd ales fre* Mshsmmed Amin bin Kasai* Hassan, They represent
the rival faaili#» of Homan &ukbil and Kasbi* Hassan, The
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UHqgR YAfAI -
Bultan baleh Omer has written ts say that he
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has caused trouble for many years.
In June 1918 the N&qibs of the Mausatta section
They were therefore given some money and sent back.
^ihi AF^Aiaat
It appears from the latest news that Amir Maslr
they hay* agreed to reinstate hi*, Syed Manomed Taha of Jabol
Jlhaf (Amiri) haa written pleading fer hi* and inquiring whether
tUOAHIYA POLITICO .
Letters have been received fro* Sheikh Abdul
latter

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The file mainly consists of the following: copies of News Letters from the Political Resident A senior ranking political representative (equivalent to a Consul General) from the diplomatic corps of the Government of India or one of its subordinate provincial governments, in charge of a Political Residency. , Aden, mostly addressed to the British High Commissioner, Cairo, which were forwarded to the Under Secretary of State for India by the Under Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs; and India Office The department of the British Government to which the Government of India reported between 1858 and 1947. The successor to the Court of Directors. Political Department Minute Paper covering sheets.

The News Letters are dated from 5 February 1919 to 23 December 1920. They report on the political situation in the Yemen, largely in relation to Imam Yahya [Yahya Muhammad Hamid al-Din, who took the regnal name al-Mutawakkil ala Allah] and the Idrisi [Muhammad al-Idrisi], and include news of Colonel Harold Fenton Jacob’s diplomatic mission to the Imam on behalf of the British. The News Letters report on news from Tihama, Upper Yemen and Lower Yemen, Asir, and the Aden Protectorate.

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