File 3300/1916 Pt 4 'Aden News-Letters. (1921-23)' [‎279r] (557/644)

have been dispersed but has received orders to be
ready to reassemble at the shortest notice.
Syed Lohanea 3ianl ? the late Anili of
Heis is reported to have been appointed Amli of
zabeed,
captain Fazluddin reports that Ahmed
Fltini, referred to in previous letters, went to
1 XasBOw© end Asmara with certain communications from
the ex-i r ali, Mahmud Madhim, and returned.on the
4th June* It is believed that he was ‘siven no
1 present but merely the promise that one would be
I despatched hereafter* An Iteaian ship is said to
have visited Khokha and Taif on the 15th June end.
landed merchandise.
Our zabeed Agent reports that in renly to
j the repeated requests of Ahmed Fitini for Italian
^ protection, the Msssowa Government informed him that
the Turkish Nationalists, vho have scored several
| victories over the Allies, are very shortly expected
to come to the Yemen to expel the Idrisi and remove
' all British influence from the country.
„ It is not credible that such information
* should have been given by the Erithrean Government.
Abdul Shakoor, the Italian agent at
Khokha, is reported to have left for Ljibouti. It
is believed he is gone there on his own private
business.
The Hodeida Customs revenues for June
have fallen from Rs.42,000 to about Ks.20,000 i n
consequence of the increase in the customs duty
referred to in my last letter.
Captain