ملف ١٩١٦/٣٣٠٠ جزء ٣ "رسائل أنباء عدن: ١٩١٩-١٩٢٠" [و‎‎٣‎٨‎٠] (٦٣٣/١١٥)

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N«w* r#c^iT^<i from uula thi» w««k Tcry conflicting*
While reports continue to com© in of the ©urly withdrawal
of the Heidis from our Frotwctor te # other rcporto speak
of reinforcement e on their way t© i>ala with a Tievi t© an
advance* 50 ^eidie ar» reported to have already arrived at
Jala* 1 do not consider that the situation has altered ma«
terially*
With reference to the report that the Yafais had ap
proached the Imun’e Cemnander at Jala for aeeift nee to
drive the Fadlie out of karn Hilma (vide page 6 of ! ewi
Letter dated 13th August lt2C) f a eecr^t agent who w&e dee-
patchcd from here to the Yafa country last month to verify
the report| has now returned and reperte that t^o petty
Upper Yafa Sheikha, Ahmed Haitam and H raiti re in Jala
negotialing for the release of the prisoners taken by the
heidis in the fighting at «1 kuaa in December last r nd in
cidentally intriguing with the ^eiais. The Upper and Lower
Yafa Sheikhs met and made a pact to invite all sections of
the Tribe to resist Xm&aio aggression* .,hcix.hs ..\ r i-.ait&m
and ^1 Haraibi have not joined the pact as they axe dissatis* .i
fied at not receiving any share of the ammunition which this
Residency had given some time ago for distribution among the 4
Yafai Chiefs* accc ruing to our news correspondent in Yafa,
the Upper Yafa Chiefs have be^n corresponding with the Imam
and his Amil at bala with a view to the release of the Yafai
prisoners, but h v© no ©tn^r aim^* he Anil of i)ala,however |
has availed himself of this opportunity to attempt to im uee
them to submit to the Imam but it is unlikely that he will
succeed,
Teurs etc etc*, *
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