File 8/22 Eastern Aden Protectorate Intelligence Summaries [‎155v] (313/575)

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III, KATIII2I STATS 0? S^IYU IT:,
I, Qf.Zl^Jh :
1207, Tlie follov/ing is the strtcncnt of revenue for the three
months April - June 1942
Gat e f o.x
Market Tax
Firqah
Building Permits
Sales of Govern
ment properties
Registration of
Documents
Court fees and
Fines.
TOTAL
2566
Khs.
19.
u
347
u
-
It
973
it
20 .
11
8
a
—
11
164
ti
-
11
474
u
19.
11
2
11
90,
4535
(1
28.
1208 0 ■ 1146) The F.A.RoAo reports that the Kathin Stamps
been generally admired in Seiyun although there was some aisappo^m
that certain well known houses did not appear on the stamps, Anoehei
more useful comment was that the Stamps depict no scenes of local Ine,
e c g, drawing water, bedu with rifle etc.. The sales^ or Stamps ^t
Seiyun for July exceeded Rs.250/-, a figure far greater mi an tn^ -
average mont’ily sales previously*
1209, The F.A.R*A. had a meeting with Sultan Muhammad regarding
the hendinr- ov. r of hi s finances to the Resident Ae.visei ,
in It an Muha naa
he was owner
buionu utuiu j* icici stuck to mis guns stating _ tna c ^ . o
Wi' Tcrm-n,. that he rolled on British Government justice ana
was to be applied he would have to submit. Otherwise it is evident
he considers he has canal rights with the A1 Mansur (Scijum x^rcviic /
to the Kathiri State and thinks half of it (Tarim) oolongs uo A1 Liunsin
His attitude is based on the 1917 agreement between Al Lansur ana
A1 Mu'isin according to which the former accepted Seiyun anu tnc laotex
T ai.r in
V/hen asked to state his objections to the general lines of
the nronosal for control of Tarim finances left with him by 'one
Resident Adviser he stated that the present time was inav propria.e,
although ho would not explain why* The same reply^vas r.v.o.e ig Tar il
visitors a few days before mid, if there were any aoubu tn G
opposition of Tarim, as a whioj-C, to the pro ject oiiu-oan uuha..ii.ic*c ad m
that no one in Tarim desired the cnangc.
It transpired during c conversation with some^Soiyids from
Tarim thr t Sultan Muha'imad had informed the leading menioers ox tj)at
town that he could no longer meet the salaries of the slaves_ana-^o
asked them to take charge of the ,{ Government Finances
agreed and put orward certain conditions
consult hie brother- nothing lore* nos boo
as before. They
.Bout wbich he said, he would
• heard from him.
TRIBAL:
B UT ABDAT :
1210- (1130) Later reports tend to suggest that the new barrier
erected*by bin Abdat was to prevent Sultan Abdullah bin Muhsin
Al Kathiri proceeding from Seiyun to Husn Bubakr past Al Ghurfa to
marrv Ms 38th bride whom bin Abdat also wished to marry - As Sultan
Abdullah has failed to come, the girl’s father has warned her to
a young tribesman#
OF BIR ALI AMD BALHA R:
TV,
CITBRAL:
THE WAHIDI. SrLTATV
nothing to report#
2_2 BIR ALI:
1211 (1134) The ITaib of ITajr reports that Members of the
Suit anic house of Al bin Talib shot Sheihh ^s?ein Bo Hasod as
be was on his way from the West to Meixa* The Snei.ui and later oi
the wounfis. Apparentlv^the Sheikh was a harmless traveller vita no
connections with Bin Ali#
1212, p/lt. COX M. A. R. A. , joporte th^tl"
^ggggg^lknervous of the'Akrnmcntb intentions towards them:
cases of akrunition have been landed at 3ir All recently.