File 3300/1916 Pt 1 'Aden News Letters:- (June 1916-Dec. 1916)' [‎359r] (97/348)

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Dear Hr. Robertson,
adkt 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. ,
7 th October 1916,
Suita* Saleh him Abdallah, the Upper Aulalci, ah*
a *o»t worthy a*d loyal Chief writimg oa 17th Auguot laat
sayo that •Sinee the Oeraa** and their eoadjutoro are
the tranegressora i* thie war we hope you and your alii**
will wlm.* The Suita* further aaka for rifle* and
amunitio* and a gu* to oheokhate the designs of the
Pasha An Ottoman title used after the names of certain provincial governors, high-ranking officials and military commanders. at Lahej and also the Xaaa of SAH'A. He ae*tio*s
2 sections under the Upper Aulaki Sheikh Hohsin Parid
who hare transferred theaselres to I^iheJ. He ferwt. d» a
letter of intimidation fro* a* Xmamie Lieutenant Ahmed
bin Hasir al Bawil and another fro* Said Pasha An Ottoman title used after the names of certain provincial governors, high-ranking officials and military commanders. Whe
threatens an attaek of Turks fro* the direction of
Abya* and of Zeidis through Beda.
It is not likely that the Turks can wars troops
for this enterprise but they are working diplomatically
to win oyer our proteges. I a* giving the Sultan so*t
ams and aramunitio* out of *y stocks.
2> it is a great pity with all the rumours of
intrigus going on in so important a tract we have no
ready oenmunisations with Hadrenaut. that is retired
is a cable linking Aden with Vakklla. It is better to
be ready for any possible contingency in that country.
L. Robert®©*, S®*!*, I.C.S*,
Secret airy to Goveraaeat,
Special. I>ep&rt*e»t # Boakay*
Yours etc.,
(sd) J.M.Stewart*