File 3300/1916 Pt 3 'Aden News-Letters: 1919-20' [‎457r] (268/633)

to be starving* any of them h ve already doserted. a
consignment of flour appears to have been despatched to
them lately from enrJcha*
letters alleged to have bowl written by the Imam to oheikhs
and tfaiyids in the Tih>j*a* ihe MfiTeva baiyide re new re~
ported to have sent a reply to the Ir.am saying that they
huVe not admitted a single Idrisi soldier into Tarawa but
thrit they are guarding their ovn country >nd that they oo
not wish to declare their allegiance either to tho Imam or
the ibrici*
note, d> ted 7th arch 1920 § states that the people of J ©•
deida are generally contented and appreciate the security
afforded under ^ritii-h r ime # Hie thi?i ing people,however*
Having come to the conclusion that the i riti h occupation
is me rely tempomryg they desire the return of the uri *•
They have no desire to see France or Italy in charge of
capable of affording the protect on they desire. They de not
not s a matter of choice but as the better of the t o !•
ternr tives.
The leading merchr<nte in Nedeida have inaugurated
a year Helief iund from which &00 to 600 poor i>ro fed daily
Captain Gordon gives the following figures of
Hodsida imports snd sxports for tho month of February:•
Hie chief imports woro cotton piece-
In my letter ef l^»th instant. 1 referred to
Captain Gorton, ;olitic*l officer, hodeida^ in a
their doc tiny nor do they regard the Idris! or the imam as
former would be accepted in preference to the latter. 0m*
Imports.Hs.540,ouu
Exports ••••••• .iis.124* 6U0