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came to Aden and is here now awaiting a favourable reply to his requests. The
Sultan and his minister have been loyal friends to us and I attribute a good deal of
the quietude which exists in the Eastern protectorate to their influence and
example. The letters attached show that considerable pressure has been brouvht
on the Saiyid to break his^allegiance.
. state of affairs then at present promises to give trouble unless assistance
is forthcoming. The Kathiris have been a source of trouble to the Sultan for
a long time. At present he is fighting them near Seyum, apparently with some
success as he reports the destruction of two dars. But the Kathiri Sultans and
tribesmen are mostly wealthy and backed by the Turks as they are, they have
succeeded in bribing the Humumi tribe to commit acts of open rebellion against
the Sultan of Mokalla. This occurred during Khan Bahadur Saiyid Husain’s
absence m Aden. He now has to proceed against them. He needs'and deserves
our assistance and I trust will get what I have asked for.
From Kamaran reports it would appear that Ibn-el-Haii is rather holding
aloof from the Turks at present. He does not appear to be joining in the
fighting against the Idrisi. J 8 e
^ ^ ur ^ ler n °f :e from Kamaran'at the end of September speaks of severe fivht-
mg between the Idrisi and the Turks in the Beni Abs country. The Turkish losses
are put down as 300 killed. We have had rumours from other sources of severe
nghtmg going on, but as there are no letters from the Idrisi we have no confir
mation as to what is going on. _ A later report from Kamaran speaks of a severe
ght on the 3rd October in which 125 Turks were killed and 15 wounded.
1 * oon here ^ ^ S0 .n a mm0Ur th ? t Nasir Mabkhul is mo ™g on Zaidiyah with
15 000 men. Both rumour and number of men are probably exaggerated But
the report indicates the state of unrest which exists in the Yemen. I hope to receive
reports from agents sent out to Taiz and Yarim soon. P Ve
Dated (5th Ramazan 1335), the 25th July 1917.
From— Ali Saeed, Commanding the Turkish Forces at Lahcj,
To— Saiyid Husain-bin-Hamid-al-Mahdar.
After Compkhnents-
I have heard some displeasing and exciting new s on account of the misconduct
you have chosen for yourself and by which* you have harmed your kinsfo k
lour object m doing so is to keep the Hadramaut territory under vour defectiv^
supervision and under the protection of the B cross. This was your desired
alliances ^You have 0 ^’'^ “u eXertin 8 >’° UrSeIf to attain by making
alliances You have been intimidating those who opposed vou by the nower of
£ K Tou ; t^ e k7h P atZr r PUbl,C T 168 and the P-P'e vain beaten
those of otlie^h-ke vn (, 1 7T lment ls l n0t P a 5™g attention to your doings and
tnose ol others like yourself, because they are not in a position to crush vou
and your supporters. Had the person who has such ambitions been other than
you, who claims to be a Saiyid, we would have said that he was a miscreant • that
wo,dd Wt °.f ln a m ° rtal ha PP iness false chiefship even tl ough Ws’reim
imorait aid idlotifma,; ^ n0t bectThe L fn
ignorant ana idiotic man. In case he was overpowered he would nWI '
ignorance and Ins excuse would be overlooked by the Sultan’ but as far as vou
do what you please now.
sion and aggrandizement m vanishing. They cannot even p-otect heir own
houses. You will have to suffer shortly what they have already suffered The
country n which you will take refuge will be dealt with with the severest p„n sin
ment m the same way as you have been dealing with Taream and Sayoom You
are responsible for everything before God and His creatures. This is for your in
formation and not as a warning to you. God is the one who leads people to the
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