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File 3300/1916 Pt 1 'Aden News Letters:- (June 1916-Dec. 1916)' [454r] (287/348)
The record is made up of 1 item (173 folios). It was created in 26 Jun 1916-19 Jan 1917. It was written in English. The original is part of the British Library: India Office The department of the British Government to which the Government of India reported between 1858 and 1947. The successor to the Court of Directors. Records and Private Papers Documents collected in a private capacity. .
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Ae regards Kadi Atilc, news nave coiae from him to some
people ol Du*an telling tnexn that he has severed hiaaelf
from Zaidis, because some letters have been received by the
Sheiichs of the Aulakis directing tnem to co-operate with
Saeed
Pasha
An Ottoman title used after the names of certain provincial governors, high-ranking officials and military commanders.
in the fight, otherwise if they will not assist
him at this time they (Zaidis) will proceed against them*
It is said that some of their forces are at He da* and the
Damar district.
News from Saiyid A1 Haddad of Nisab suggests that the
Zaidis are moving against Hadramaut* This is according to
the information given in their letters to the Aulakis
which have been shown to us. They contain threats and
menaces and stories too lengthy to describe. In short it
iasans that they (Zaidis) have combined with the Turks,and
their
that kbdRC Imam have agreed that they (Zaidis) should look
after and safeguard the province of Yemen against the
aggressions of tne Christians. It is realized tnat Ahmed
Naser,the officer leading the forces against Beda and
Din
Dathina and Sharaf-udrta: ^(imamic Officer) will proceed
against Hadramaut. The Aulakis have been much urged to go
to Lahej and make pact with Saeed Pasna, or else they would
go to them (Zaidis). Should they fail to do so, they will
repent. Tney have been threatened by severe tones #iilst m
the letter of the
Pasha
An Ottoman title used after the names of certain provincial governors, high-ranking officials and military commanders.
is meekerif civiler .and milder (than
those of the ^aidis). The Aulakis have replied to neither
the
Pasha
An Ottoman title used after the names of certain provincial governors, high-ranking officials and military commanders.
nor the Zaidis for the sake of the regard tney
maintain for the British. It is mainly for this reason tnat
the Imam is moved to send an expedition and probably ae
intends to punish all those who are under the britash
pro tect ion.
We feared lest a disturbance should take place, con
sequently we had to defer our visit to Du*an till after
the end of Hajab or the beginning of Sha* ban, because if
the Zaidis do not come to terms with tne Aulakie, they
will do mischief and exercise undesirable things. One of
the
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This part contains copies of Weekly Letters from 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. (and Acting 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. ) at Aden, to the Secretary to Government, Special Department, Bombay, and enclosed correspondence, forwarded by 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. at Aden to the Secretary of State for India, for information. These Weekly Letters are numbered from 23, dated 10 June 1916, to 51, dated 30 December 1916; however some numbers of the Weekly Letters are not included in the file. The file also includes India Office The department of the British Government to which the Government of India reported between 1858 and 1947. The successor to the Court of Directors. Minute Paper covering sheets, and printed copies of previous Weekly Letters, which were sent to the India Office The department of the British Government to which the Government of India reported between 1858 and 1947. The successor to the Court of Directors. as enclosures in letters from the Foreign Secretary to the Government of India.
The Weekly Letters mostly concern relations between the following: Imam Yahya [Yahya Muhammad Hamid al-Din, who took the regnal name al-Mutawakkil ala Allah]; the Idrisi of Asir; various other rulers and tribes in the Yemen; the United Kingdom; and Turkey [the Ottoman Empire].
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- File 3300/1916 Pt 1 'Aden News Letters:- (June 1916-Dec. 1916)'
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- Al Mehdar, Khan Bahadur Sayed Husen bin Hamid
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