File 3300/1916 Pt 1 'Aden News Letters:- (June 1916-Dec. 1916)' [‎404r] (187/348)

rmrpose of occupying Aden. Our desire of your religious energy is the despatch
of the replies of the letters which may constitute the entry (of the people) under
the protection of the Ottoman Government. We request the expedition of the
completion of the same and conformably with what we have informed you of and
of their despatch to us early, because the time is opportune now, i.e, before he
end of the war and because if this is effected before the end of the war the rephes
wdl be despatched to the Great Caliph before the conclusion of the peace s 0 that
Hadramaut will be relieved from the yoke of the enemy m accordance w lth '
Hadra \ r9r) ]\ 9 * are delayed till after the war is over then its relief will be
SE .t“k may b, .bl. b> mol- «
Sublime Ottoman Go\einmen . n re property which is under the protec-
to the effect that the people are afraid of FP -V falicie3 and vain diabolical
tionof the English (pl eas ® note ) ‘^‘/'^hramaiit^aie considered once and for all
suggestions because if the pe°P e rittnman Government then it will be
to be under the protection of the Sublime Ottoman Go™en ^
impossible for them to lose anything ’ , my should, therefore, remove
would guarantee to protect them in all respec • Thj t are attack .
those whims from their minds entirely. Jhe ”6 in eyery place
ing the enemies at the present moment and aw vrinn g substance.
with the help of all the Arab Moslems jdoAem with then ^ ^ declaM .
Those who may be in your direction a un( l era tand) P that it is their bounden
tion of the sacred Jihad then (ttey » necessity for help in men because
duty. At the present moment there ^ H y adr amaut for the purpose of
there is a sufficient number of soldie . J an ,| niaking them understand
guiding the people to ^ pr^ pth M more s g uitable . This is an
of what is incumbent upon tnem is imn
ample help to us. ^ ^ ^
* * * * r^of-o fPp word of this nation on the
We thank you and request God to h
principle of what He has commanded Mdforb # » *
Convey our best compliments to difficulty^
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nountams. Anci & . iiorse with white legs ai t> - s
actually sought for It -s a bay hor )iag ^ desclipta ons sought fon ts as
pot on the forehead. 0“ th ® '^ to your messenger. It is seffi to jom
>cks of hoises. j . n iirr>oses to and fio lor t i. Upig aim m view
d facilitate your loeomotive p ^ We sa nguinely ^pe th ^ a thing
I Hadramaut who are “ ea u e o{ importing the P 60 ? 1 ® * the d ca ll of divine
nay prove useful for P P. and towards respondn g zea i w ill instil
rhich is fraught wlt h pro p y { t bi s letter your relig t to
nthe S °f
sffective admonition oippiarins the jihad, this 1 incumbent on the
hem the (advisability) M 8 la t ab j et0 Islam. t it y and to
yeace will soon be concluded in a the benefit of this opP H / dramaut
yeople of Had-maut to -adthem^ aeelarephad m the c unt^^^ yQU
asten towards the can o Sufficiency of sp eed is m yoi
gainst the enemy ol uoa. _ ^ 7
^main in safety
Dated 7th Shaban 13o4-
Xtl June 1916-
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( Sd.)ALISAID,^|«^«' Wic
Commanding the Ottom^ ^ ^