ملف رقم ٣٤٩٨ لسنة ١٩١٢ "نشرات عدن" [و‎‎٥‎٣] (٥٩٨/١١٦)

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33rd Weekly Letter.
Dated Aden Residency, the 14th August 1915,
From—The Political Resident at Aden,
To— L. Robertson, Esq., Secretary to the Government of Bombay.
The following news is reported by an Arab, who lately returned from Lahej
^ The Turks at Lahej are fearing a sudden attack by the British.
The number of Turkish troops at Lahej is reported as 2,500. This information
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The troops are sickly and the daily mortality amongst them is from three to
e gatmen. _ An order has been issued forbidding them from eating fruits etc The
troops are m very low spirits.
Fifty soldiers arrived from Sheikh Said on or about the 29th July 1915.
Elias Bey came to Lahej with about 1,000 Arabs on the 3rd July 1915.
There are three camps as follows :—
(^) At Hait Saleh Saeed or Hait Abdul Hamid to the north of Lahej. This
is the biggest of the three, where most of the guns are kept;
(2) At Hait Mahomed Suwaibh to the north of Lahej ;
(3) At Hait Am-al-Kafa’ to the east of Lahej.
The total number of guns at Lahej are about 36, most of which are small ones.
Patrols of ten men each are posted at Nobat Ayadh and A1 Mahela to prevent
export of kirbee, etc., to Aden. ^
The Turks mistrust Arabs, especially the Subehis and others within the Aden
Protectorate. [These men, however, have been disloyal to us, and their stmpnrl a ' ^
will not be considered in future.] ^— 9
Kayed Saleh, the Kaim Makam of Kataba and nephew of Mahomed Nasir
Mukbil. has come to Lahej. There are also the following :
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Haushabi Sultan with 250 men.
Imad Ahmed, the Juledi (Subehi).
Darwish Battash, the Hubeni (Subehi).
Saleh bin Ahmed, the Mansuri (Subehi).
(These all are our stipendiaries.)
There are about 600 men with them.
The Imam of Sana’a is said to be making preparations on a large scale, but
his ulterior object is not known. He is said to have resented the invasion of Lahej !
by the Turks. None of his lieutenants or notable persons, who used to visit Lahej ‘
during the lifetime of Sultans Ahmed Faithl or Ali bin Ahmed, is seen at Lahej
with the exception of Abu Raz, who with 100 men is in the emplov of Sheikh
Mahomed Nasir Mukbil.
All the Arabs say that they will side with the more powerful partv ^ ^
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Dated Aden Residency, the 14th (received the 25th August) 1915.
Endorsed by the Political Resident at Aden.
Copy forwarded, with compliments, to the Deputy Secretary to the Govern
ment of India, Foreign and Political Department, Simla.
G. M. Press, Simla.—No. C-332 F. D.—27-8-15,—16—E. A.
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