File 3300/1916 Pt 2 'Aden News Letters:- (Jan. 1917-Dec. 1917)' [‎194r] (387/620)

SECRET.
ADEN KBSIUSNCY,
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2 jtli June 1917 •
Dear G rant t
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letters received from Radfan (Aairi) during
1
the last week confirm the neve of Sjred Mahomed Darwiche
preparation# to attack Kataba . He ip paid have
collected a large force at Jabel Mure# and have warned
the Radfan tribesmen to hold themaelvee in readines#.
Another letter^ says that he has paaeed through Radfan
and intend# attacking Kataba. Our correspondent in
Upper Yafa, Sheikh Saleh Itohain Askar report# that the
Syed is at Shaik (Upper Yafa) temporarily, owing to
his country Ar-Rayashia being in a state of unrest and
also owing to the presence of the Zaidis in Juban.
2 . This correspondent further reports, with
reference to paragraph 1 of my loot letter, tnat the
Zaidis impos** * fin* of f 300° on JubaB » HaWa *
and Rubeaten, and that the people were not allowed to
return to their homes until payment was made,
The Yusufiyin Sheikh referred lx to in para
graph 3 of my letter of 23 rd May 1917. Has written to
the Abdali Sultan confirming the new# of the execution
of Sheikh Hasson Kaid Abu Ras by the Turks. He says
that this has roused the Ahl-el-Hashrik and IJOO of.
them have arrived at Al-Akhtoor and that fighting will
actually commence after the Ramadan. The Shaikh also
refers to disturbances at Xbb, Kama-ira and fais and
states that there is irreoonoiliable hostility between
himself and Mukbil Homan. He is reconstructing hie
dors. He says that ksrosins oil and tobacco have gone
very expensive and that there is great need of iron ant