File 3300/1916 Pt 4 'Aden News-Letters. (1921-23)' [‎162r] (323/644)

Tmtem duri^ the Turkiah re&hm 9 mi timt
on the Ztih June last, the members of the mission
visited e, place In Haeidaii near' houdim and discovered
oiu* in. it. current cl water* This fact they are said
j to have reported to the irsasr**
'"' s " **s 3 is*tant Resident, f’erim, reports that
■■ x^-u.h =.‘Ti ‘C- 4 ) have rotunied to Jibouti are preparing
to leave for Constantinople and hope to return to Mokha
in about d months tiro to re^’Me the- work of laying a
1 railway which '?as suspended on account of the
^reat %ax«
A report received by the Political Officer,
last stated tnat the Irmas was preparing
hx< espcoition against dheikh All Cthrrmm of Aokha
u: ' u him* bother this expedition
• ;Aed or net, I cannot cay, but 1
r.nnr nov; oaoo both All oUmm and his brother have been
tr.ion prisoners by the Imam#
* ^ " " rr' o.ir ; of I art month, dheikh Ali
' thrm ;- a: hi: -l-.rh, one .f reed Keyed, to Aden to
& Ulii fv-eidmey would favourably
^t^^rtrir - ■ : vc.rture on Mr. port for friendly relations
? 3 over;:r?tnt and whether we would give
hir ast?!.irtence in anae end smonitions* Based Kayed
"tntrd th-t if fli Ctbuan hail this promise, he would
then approach tie Idrlsi and enter into an alliance
with, him* \li C thmn proposed to receive our :
stance through the Idrisi*
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