ملف رقم ٣٤٩٨ لسنة ١٩١٢ "نشرات عدن" [و‎‎٤‎٧] (٥٩٨/١٠٤)

Dated Aden Residency, the 2nd October 1915. 1 y ■ O
From^The Political Resident, Aden,
To—L. Robertson, Esq., Secretary to Government, Bombay.
^ ome ^ the Yafa Shaikhs in a joint letter regret the capture of Lahej by the
and hope that we will soon succeed in turning them out of it. They say that
the Abdah s call for assistance reached them too late, otherwise they would certainly
have given him material help. (This statement is untrue.) They further say they
are prepared to prove their friendship to Government in deeds, and not by words :
and propose a plan according to which Government must send to Yafa one or two of
the most influential members of the Abdali family, to personally call in the aid of the
Yafais, and take with them large quantities of arms and ammunition. Thus they
are confident, the Abdali will be able to enlist the sympathies of the Yafais, who
wnl then attack the Turks at Dala or Kataba, while simultane ously we take the
onensive against Lahej.
. These Shaikhs are loyal to us, being drawn to us by receipt of stipends. They
might join us, if we were on the spot, but otherwise certainly not. The Yafai can
never be trusted, this is mere lip-service.
N.B .—Weekly letter No. 39, dated the 25th September 1915. No news to
record.
Dated Aden Residency, the 2nd (received the 12th) October 1915.
Endorsed by the Political Resident, Aden.
Copy forwarded, with compliments, to the Deputy Secretary to the Govern
ment of India in the Foreign and Political Department, Simla.
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