File 3300/1916 Pt 3 'Aden News-Letters: 1919-20' [‎453r] (260/633)

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To,
the imara in the Amiri territory, i'ht ir he^dqu rters
ie i t Jaiiia# Their na? •» are bai>ici XTihia bin UahOMed
Abbas and hadi iJhmed bin ^alek a! Anei« the former, ho
ia a relative ef the Imam # i» tlje hakim ^d CoisriaBdant
of the troops, ihe latter is the jnil hnd ie under the
hakim. There are 200-30G heidis in %.alila« Their ratione
etc are supplied by the people through tlie Akil of the
plaee #
In consequence of cempl^ints submitted by the
people of hala re looting etc # the Im&ra is arid to h: ve
sent express orders to the Hakim at JsJLila to stop the
collection of tithes ete pending further orders in to
send to him the Zeidie concerned in the looting. Ihe
eidis, however* continue to collect the titles ete.
ihe Alttwi uheikh -nd the nephew of the kotnibi
Jdeikh who had betn detained at babab were sent to ^ana
on tiie 26th a* ^rch by order ox the Imnm.
Die zeidis have met earried out their threats to -
the Uauehabi to invade hie country, ihey now give out
that they have received orcers from the Imam not to u«
Vance as the Xmamde troops re eng iged fighting the
Idriul • In fact there is a rumour that the Imam has
oaied his troops from ths Amiri territory i nd has t sked
Uie , im to issvs Abdul hamid* the Amir’s broti er* to
m nage the iWixi affairs.
Indications at present are th« t no further adv rice
will take pliCe in our rro tec terete in tiie near future.
The eigne of a possible withdrawal f^re interesting as
showing the efiect of the Idriui’e action in tine Hedeida
neigh uourhooci«
The Imtim ht.s written another letter which is prueti-
oally a repetition of wh t he has s^id before.
Hie Excellency iield Marshal
Die Viscount Allenby of
iegiddo and ielixstowe*
G t C. .G..C.T.. etc. etc.
Yours
sincerely*