File 3300/1916 Pt 4 'Aden News-Letters. (1921-23)' [‎129r] (257/644)

The Arashi complained that the Idrisi was advanca
in^- into the SaBaniq country in spite of the praaiee he
had made to us not to do so.
1 told him that I had not heard of such an
advance. 1 added that I had written to the Imam, who had
mad© a similar complaint, in on© of his letters received
last month, to let me know where the advance was made and
the name of the idrisi Commander concerned, bo that I
could address the Idrisi, as I had his undertaking that
he would act purely on the defensive.
1 informed the envoy of the two cases of piracy
which tiie &araniqs have recently committed and he
promised to write to the Imam with a view to the recovery
of the goods looted or of their value.
1 had already written to the Imam on the
subject before the arrival of the envoy, but a further
representation from his representative will be an
advantage.
ihe hotebi dheikh has come in to *den and state?
that there are in Radfan, 50 men at llrkoob and 20 at
Sulaik. He fears that it is the intention of the
! commander at lhala to advance further into Radfan with a
1 view to estimating the crops and enforcing payment oi
| tithes.
In one of the letters brought by the Arashi,
the Imam states that he has issued orders for the with-
drawal of tho iieidi troops. 1 have According iufome*
the hotebi Uheikh Jhat hie fears fire grounulasa and that
the Zeidis will not interfere with him in up w. This
has been confirmed by the ^iadhi al araahi, who says
there