ملف رقم ٣٤٩٨ لسنة ١٩١٢ "نشرات عدن" [و‎‎٧‎٥] (٥٩٨/١٦٠)

SECRET.
19th Weekly Letter.
Dated Aden Residency, the 8 th May 1915.
From The Political Resident at Aden,
To—L. Robertson, Esq., Secretary to the Government of Bombay,
,, J h f e ^ di of Dala has written enlarging on the loyalty of the Amir of Dala to
the British Government and p ending for his restoration to their favour TheKadi
says that the Amir has ousted the Turkish soldiers from his territory with the ex
ce P* 10 “ of T 40 1 of are under his orders in accordance with his arrangement
with the Turks. This is of course quite untrue. g ement
A 4. I’ tPat during his visit to Dala (vide paragraph 2 of Weeklv T etter
dated 17th April 1915) the Governor-General of the Yemen did not call rm tko
Amir and when the latter called on him he gave the Amir the cold shoulder This
disgrace coupled with the establishment of a Turkish customs at Sanah (Amiri
lhe a Turks hUmlhated the 14 is a g° od ^son to him not to coquet w”h
a 1 I 3 ' Pivr 0 -* tl1 ® P et *y Shaikhs of Rubeaten (British) Mohsin bin AIHai Mossa
Sa eh alRifai writes that the Turks and the Imam have written letters to tribes
t q 1 e . Bn ? sh ,, borde , r lnvltm g ^T 1 * 0 j° in the m with their arms in an attack
which will be shortly made against Lahej and Aden. The Shaikh warns us to take
timely steps with a view to discouraging our tribes going over to the Turks. None of
them are likely to join, nor is Imam likely to join Turks in an attack on our part
since he is largely dependent on Aden for supplies. ^ ’
Dated Aden Residency, the 8 th (received the 17th) May 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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G. M| Press* Simia.-No, C 119 18-5-15*—16.-“B* Ai
India, Foreign Secretary's
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