"ملف رقم II/٨ مذكرات معلومات من إدارة الخارجية بخصوص شؤون مناطق شبه الجزيرة العربية الخاضعة للحكم العثماني. نوفمبر "٠٧ --" [و‎‎٥‎١] (١١٠/١٠١)

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TURKISH ARABIA.
Y emen affairs.
9. (Vide paragraph 9 of the Memoran*
dum for June 1909.)
The 3,000 disaffected
Turkish troops exiled to Hodeida for perma
nent service are stated to have been distributed
between the garrisons of Hodeida, Sanaa, Zabid
and Taiz. Their officers have been retained
as common prisoners in the Hodeida Jail.
Some of the disaffected soldiers appear to
have given further trouble. They refused to
serve under the new regime, and the report
is that they were attacked and 15 of them
killed and wounded. Some of the men have
deserted and enlisted under the Imam.
10. On the 28th July 1909, the Resident
at Aden telegraphed
that he had received
information from a
reliable source that it
is the intention of the
Turkish Government to
evacuate the Sanaa and Mokha districts of
Yemen and to establish a protectorate there.
It is said that the head-quarters of the
Turkish administration will be withdrawn
to Namakba; that the Imam of Yemen
will be appointed ruler of north-eastern
Yemen with head-quarters at Sanaa;
and that the Shafai tribes of south-western
Yemen will be asked to elect a ruler. The
Resident states that it is probable that the
measure will result in the declaration of in
dependence by the Imam who is working in
harmony with the Arab Mulla Sabia who has
great influence and a large following; that
tribal fighting will become general throughout
south-western Yemen; and that Mokha will
thus lie at the mercy of any Power.
A further report from the Resident ia
awaited.
Rumoured intention
of the Turkish Govern
ment to evacuate the
Sanaa and Mokha
districts of the Yemen
and to establish a pro
tectorate there.
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