File 3300/1916 Pt 3 'Aden News-Letters: 1919-20' [‎593r] (540/633)

control over Lower Yemen. El Kibsi said Ye
recognised the disadvantage 'which such a position waild
entail to the Zeidis. El Kihsi was told that it
was the desire of the British Govenirnent to he
on friendly terms with tne Zeidi ruler hut that it did
not wish to interfere amongst rival claimants of the
Imamate,
A messenger of Sheikh Jab ran el Gashn one of the
Kashid chiefs brought from him a letter in support
of El Kibsi’s mission but the messenger in an interview
stated that the Hashid and Bakil could advance against
the imam only if supported, otherwise they would settle
with him. On enquiry as to the method of settlement,
the messenger stated that the Imam had already offered
to sacrifice 25 bullocks and to depute Hashid and
Bakil soldiers to collect revenue on his behalf, the
soldiers getting 5 dollars per month and the Shaikhs
larger sums. All the Hashid and Bakil would corr* into
this arrangement. According to the messenger tnose
with tne Idrisi say that they can get no more out of n
and so will return to the Imam.
A definite reply Has now been made to taihartmad
el Mutawakkil as well as this messenger that V*
British Goverrment is not prepared to interfere
internal Zeidi affairs and therefore cat, give mm nnd
, r , nasMd and Bakil no assists a^inst Imam
anya ’ „ tn the Hashid ant Bakil our
• With reference to uiie
* Unapida reports that his agent who
Political Officer at Hodeiaa tepor
, o+v, saw 100 to 150 Hasnid .
ms in Sanaa on April 8th, saw i
■rrivire in Sanaa daily for .nliafent In U*
tribesmen arriving ^
M .a aw. Over 11000 .an nad collect »y^
middle of April and if «as proposed id s-d 3000
toaards lain under «uhan«»d ion el Uuta»aml.
, 4 . me Hamdan frlP.smen collected r.pnd Sanaa t»