ملف ١٩١٦/٣٣٠٠ جزء ٤ "نشرات عدن. (١٩٢١-١٩٢٣)" [و‎‎٧‎٤] (٦٤٤/١٤٧)

and also at^heilch Sa|d. Hs statsd his intention to
investigate the coal at the former place and tried to
nroeure blaming material from the Peria Coal Company.
e said the coal was of very good quality. He returned
te Jibuti on the 4th April,
I have asked, the Assistant .Resident, Pertra, to
arrange to keep an unobtrusive watch on the doings of
this nrenchnan at Rubah and especially at Sheikh Said.
I have also acked the Aaslatant Resident to obtain through
Shaikh Kaair Ambari of Sheikh Said or otherwise any
samples of the coal, reported to have bean found.
On the 14th April, the french Consul here
informed me that the Jibuti authorities wanted the dhow
which conveyed M, Parcel to be ordered, back as she had
left Jibuti without permission*
On the Xhth April, a party reported at 150
Zaidie despatched by the Imam*e Aral! at Bhala came to the
Alawi country and arrested the Alawi Sheikh, Abdul Habi
and the Akil "ahomed Jana, whom they took to Rhala.
They are said to be accused of putting up All Ba Sallam
to molestearavans on the trade route.
The newe of these arrests was reported to me by
the Amir of Bhala on the 17th April, The Imam 1 ® envoy,
the U&di Abdulla a,l Arashi who was interviewed on the
following day, stated that ho had not heard of the
arrests but promised to secure the release of the
uriaoners.
On the 19th April, I despatched through the
envoy, a telegram and also a letter to the Imam e^tpresshg
my surprise at the conduct of hi© Amil at Rhala in
arresting in the Aden Protectorate one of our protected
chiefs. I requested him to telegraph instructions for the
immediate release of the Alawi Sheikh and the Akil. I
have now received a reply from the Imam saying thathe ie
telegraphing to his Amil at Fadira, but as the telegram