File 3300/1916 Pt 2 'Aden News Letters:- (Jan. 1917-Dec. 1917)' [‎306r] (611/620)

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Dated Aden Residency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, established in the provinces and regions considered part of, or under the influence of, British India. , the 2ni December 1016.
^ rom _The Political Resident A senior ranking political representative (equivalent to a Consul General) from the diplomatic corps of the Government of India or one of its subordinate provincial governments, in charge of a Political Residency. , Aden,
To—I,. Bobebtsou, Esq., C.S.I, Secretary to the Government of Bombay From c. 1668-1858, the East India Company’s administration in the city of Bombay [Mumbai] and western India. From 1858-1947, a subdivision of the British Raj. It was responsible for British relations with the Gulf and Red Sea regions. , Political
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AVidul Malik bin Abdallah of A1 Baba (Hausbabi) who is of Abl Yahya section
i tr, Sultan Ali Mani who belongs to the Ahl Fajjar, writes that he is cut
offlomtden^w ng to tte Sultan’s junction with the Turks ; that he person^ y
viaTtbo Turks but is powerless to resist them. In the same way he says that
even daU thc Arabs arise'from Lahej and upwards they could not successfully cope
with Governments like the Turkish and the Enghs .
The cl— el »• BeK
b collect their quota el due.. Salt,. iB Ma.i ha.
gone over to the Turks and this Abdul Malik is a puppet.
It is very correct gauge of ^"L'rCee^o 1 ^™^ aid
XTf Sid^ammunftioned and given presents Would they work with us
provided we acted first and in force. . ^ ^ .
^ •mi’ Vi avp hppn intercepted by the Assistant Resident, Penm.
2. LettersmTuxkrshhavebeenintercep ^ ^ Thele
SCtSng^y toportaltt the letters, but they reveal the fact that commumca-
"Tt^t^Mahon^hm M— who^
'collin a^vlh a ilo^Ze’C Arab c’o-operation against the Turks.
Thes^programmes Will be detailed in the next Week’s letter
P c , Q n ; v / C l Mahomed bin Alawi al Sakkaf who is styled
The Shenfian envoy Saiy/d M { th sherif o{ Mecca to our Arab
“ ^ Si tarn 80 TMS Shai “very influential man and a learned one.
M° t "°viU be reported next week on this mission. ^
More wil P b n of Weekly Letter dated 13th November 1916.
4. Please refer to paragiaph 3 ^ Makalla. The Sultan is in tram
The Indian Assistant Besident has re d ti tiaea the two Kathiri SiUtans
Of pacifying the tribesmen o illfluenC e. He does not press
as men of straw. I think he an He ^ i{ necessary, ask for a loan
for arms and ammunition at tin ] * nt from Government to help
later on, but he is very a™ to get^m [ recommended he be glve „
in his work ^P^Sportant and beyond the range of close supervision owing
^•fftance and the turbulent character of the Hinterland clansmen.
" "I ThTFl Sultan, Hussain Vin^AhmeLprays^God
ment maywinthe war H^mnance ^ P^ ^ says to befnend the Turks
4th November 1916) sojreai^^^ ^ ^
but his calamities , int c n ded to send a party to Shukra to
6. On hearing a report that the r d : an Assistant Resident there
capture the Sultan’s (Fadh) gram son, se Abdul Kadir, was thankful for
,;“S i M. S. Sapphire. Ihe granason, ou.ia he sa ;d he had sufficient
^ information but elected to remam^tH^i The Turks ar e angry with this
followers to cope wit . , ,, f or us i n Shukra and defeating the vacilla-
voung Sultan who is working loyally » e to humour the
S?- £ 3.trjrJ&Z&&. Wt. li SHukra ...1™
ENCLOSURE u
INDIA FOREIGN SECRETARY^
Fetter. ^
Dated 22 DEC 1916
Received 27 JAN 1917