ملف رقم ٣٣٠٠ لسنة ١٩١٦ الجزء ٢ "نشرات عدن: (يناير ١٩١٧ إلى ديسمبر ١٩١٧)" [و‎‎١‎٦‎١] (٦٢٠/٣٢١)

march from teeedi. Kews from other sources however do
not show that there has heen any advance on the forks in
Asir, or any fighting. Yahia Ali Thav/ao is still
besieged by the Edrissi's men, and Shaikh Mahomed Yahia
Basahi is reported to have lately gone to the Abs border,
near Gabal al Akhdam, which is held by Yahia All Thawao,
but whether his visit to that place is due to any change
of attitude towards that man, or merely to see how things
are going on, is doubtful. It is said that Yahia Ali
Thawao has had a quarrel with the Turkish officer who is
with him, and that he may come to terms with Edrissi.
Ibn al Haig, the other opponent of the Edrissi, is also
said to be engaged in feuds with the neighbouring Arab
(3) Reports from the Yemen state that Sftlf al islam^
the imam's Chief, has met the Lho Mahomed and bho Hussein
^ccaam, ax ua^lan and offered xnem ^,000/- aa com-
1 oensaxion for the murder of AOu Ran and told teem oO Oeaoe
“tV- ^ fighting, and xhat all Xhe places previously ruled hy Aim
,,as will he given to his successor, and that if tney ao
not accept the Imam's proposals they will he considered
ijy the Imam as his enemies, and attacked oy him.
zaidees are said to have agreed to consider the Imam's
proposals and to consult their countrymen am AOu nas
family A »ody of the Zaidees who have heen ax nakhlan
and Zook al Huhrus end some from Badan, left for tneir
country It is also said that a truce has heen arranged
' ' ' . gaif al Islam has returned to Ehh and is
between tnem. oan ^
r,-»- - ■
•f cnnv a i ' aboa on '<V6d.n6SQ.a^
nn behalf Of the imam at cook ai i.aooa u
held at Ehh, when large numbers of people assem-
oacaar nex tr .. De giving
hied from the neighbouring places,