ملف رقم ٣٤٩٨ لسنة ١٩١٢ "نشرات عدن" [و‎‎٣] (٥٩٨/١٦)

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22nd Weekly Letter.
Dated Aden Residency, the 3rd June 1916.
■t- To — L. Robertson, Esq^/Secretary to the Grovemment of Bombay, Political Department.
From a letter received from Sultan Abdul Kader, grandson of the Fadli Sultan,
it appears that the Fadli Sultan is still in correspondence with Ali Saeed Pasha.
He has suggested that 800 Turkish troops and two guns should be sent to him
as protection against us in case we move against him on hearing that the Turks are
in Abyan.
Sheikh Saleh Mohsin Askar of the Mausatta reports that the Amir of Dala is
causing considerable trouble to his people by raising contributions on them for
himself and Ibn Naser Mokbil.
A report from Sheikh Abdul Rehman bin Kasim, the Muflahi, says that the
Turks are supposed to have made a temporary peace with us, due to fear inspired
by the seaplanes. The writer warns us that this is merely a ruse, to enable Saeed
Pasha to get the reinforcements he expects from Syria.
Sheikh Saleh Mohsin Ali Askar gives us a rumour that Turkish troops are
expected to come down from Mecca to the sea coast with war material. He gives
it as hearsay only.
The Abdali Sultan forwards us a letter from Saeed Pasha addressed to the Fadli
Sultan. In his forwarding letter he states that the document referred to in Saeed
Pasha’s letter is probably a treaty and points out that the Turks are probably
anxious to execute treaties with Sheikhs and Sultans in our limits so as to
strengthen their claims to a permanent occupancy. Later on the Abdali refers to the j
loss he has suffered and the permanent loss he may suffer if the caravan routes are
deflected from his territory. He requests us to keep him in our mind in the event
of our making peace terms with the Turks prior to their evacuation of his country.
The letter from Saeed Pasha to the Fadli is interesting as it clearly implies that
Saeed Pasha had forwarded a treaty to the Sultan for signature; one copy was to be
retained by the Sultan and two copies were to be returned to Saeed Pasha for
transmission to Constantinople. Saeed Pasha upbraids the Sultan for having failed
to return the documents and orders him to send two copies at once. In a postscript
he adds that the Government (Turkish) are anxious to acquire some fields belonging
to Ahl Haidara Mansur, which land is to be defined as belonging to the Sublime
Turkish Government, and is to be called after Saeed Pasha. He also orders the
Fadli to prevent the Ahl Foolesi from taking Jawlis and reeds into Aden.
From a letter from Sheikh Abdul Rehman, A1 Muflahi, we learn that his
brother Saleh Kaseim, who had gone over to the Turks, was killed in the last fight at
Imad. The Sheikh expresses his joy at this.
Copy forwarded, with compliments, to the Deputy Secretary to the Government
of India in the Foreign and Political Department, Simla.
Dated Aden Residency, the 14'k (received the 23rd) June 1916.
Endorsed by the Political Resident, Aden.
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