مجموعة ٦/٨٥ "الحدود في الجزيرة العربية: تفسير تفاهم روما لسنة ١٩٢٧." [و‎‎٢‎٠] (٨٠/٣٩)

Ad iJareja, in the heufihabi territory. Diplomatic
repreaentatione proved unavailing, and a force had to he
sent fron Aden in *fuly 1^01 to expel the intruder®, who
were aealeted in their reelttance by Ottoman troops.
Further encroachments in Amiri territory were reported,
and in October 1901 the Government of India suggested a
delimitation of the frontier, an independent proposal to
the same effect being made almost at the same time by the
Ottoman Government.
(i8) The proposal i*as accepted, and the Commissioners
met at hthali, the chief village of the Amiri, in
February, 1902.
(Id) It transpired, however, that the Turks had
utilized the interval before the Consfissioners met to
occupy with regular troops and artillery a number of points
in Amiri territory which had hitherto been in the possession
of the fcheifch, among other Jaleia, which they had
previously occupied in 18a5. They also established
irregular Arab levies over s great part of the Amiri
territory, terrorising the natives and making them believe
that Turkish rule was to be established.
(14) The Turkish troops and levies had orders
to prevent any British party from moving about for
purposes of survey or inquiry, and persons attached to
the CMmlssien were actually fired on. His Majesty’s
Government protested against these enoroactimenta
withou %/