File 600/1905 Pt 3 'Aden Hinterland: Situation; Withdrawal of Political Agent from Dthala; Treaties with Haushabi, Kotaibi and Alawi chiefs' [‎127r] (249/508)

Telegram, No. S.—377, dated the 4th August 1907.
Prom The Secretary to the Goverument of India in the Foreign Department,
Simla, 1 1
To H. O. Qjtin, Esq., Acting Secretary to the Government of Bombay From c. 1668-1858, the East India Company’s administration in the city of Bombay [Mumbai] and western India. From 1858-1947, a subdivision of the British Raj. It was responsible for British relations with the Gulf and Red Sea regions. , Political
Department.
The following telegram from Secretary of State, dated 1st August, is
repeated for information :—Be tms. Aden. Your telegram * * * for
orders. Ends.^ The Government of India will be glad to receive as soon as
possible the opinion of the Bombay Government on the question asked by
Secretary of State and on the revised agreements especially with reference to
Article VII.
Telegram, dated the 5th (received 6 th) August 1907.
From—H. O. Quin, Esq., Acting Secretary to the Government of Bombay From c. 1668-1858, the East India Company’s administration in the city of Bombay [Mumbai] and western India. From 1858-1947, a subdivision of the British Raj. It was responsible for British relations with the Gulf and Red Sea regions. , Political
Department, Poona,
To—The Secretary to the Government of India in the Foreign Department, Simla.
Your telegram S.—377, dated 4th August. Opinion on the draft agree
ments posted to-day; copy goes to Aden next mail in order that Resident may
press on arrangements in that sense and be able to understand telegraphic
orders from India as to agreements. (We) think (if) most unadvisable that
Jacob should move until the agreements are in his hands approved for
execution.
Extracts from the weekly letter of the Resident at Aden, dated the 20th
July 1907.
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I attach copies of two reports received from Major Jacob in response to
the request made upon him for more information regarding Yemen affairs.
The main facts are that hostilities are proceeding in the Rada and the Kataba
districts and that so far our border has not been violated.
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2. Most Arabs say that the Imam has no hostile intentions against ns,
but would cultivate our friendship. Others, however, say that his Lieutenants
would first settle with the Turks and then try conclusions with us; that their
bands are too full at present with the Turks.
3. There is a man recently came from Yemen via J Hff ir (partly
Amiri) to Dthala and vicinity. He has celebrated three “ Maulids (feasts),
and prophesies some happenings after the 4th. His name is^ unknown. I
have^had him closely watched. He styles himself ‘‘Al Majnun . He is
believed to be an emissary of the Imam and to be sounding the Arabs of these
parts. He has now returned to J. Harir, and is said to carry a permit from
the Amir’s son, Nasr, to build a fort there. I am enquiring.
This * Al Mainun *'* says that from next month, i.e., from Rajah, will
open a new era in which many things will happen. He will not define. ^ ^
The Arabs here generally predict, that from Rajah 132o A. H. (curren
Armageddon. The Jews here, whose year is 0218, piophesytne
It k bruited in Kalahari the Imam’s success isdue to
ance; our aim being to weaken both pai- les an P f j of our
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towards the belligerents declared.