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File 3300/1916 Pt 3 'Aden News-Letters: 1919-20' [417r] (188/633)
The record is made up of 1 item (316 folios). It was created in 28 Feb 1919-16 Feb 1921. It was written in English. The original is part of the British Library: India Office The department of the British Government to which the Government of India reported between 1858 and 1947. The successor to the Court of Directors. Records and Private Papers Documents collected in a private capacity. .
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property of tho Sheikh of rtakb in the vicinity of Zabeed
owing to his recent revolt against the Imam* The Sheikh
has sought help'from the Idrisi* Syed ;\hmed al i\mbari of
Zabeed has been appointed by the Imam Array Commander be*»
cause of his influence with the prople of Zabeed*
Syed Mustafa has received a letter from the
Idrisi informing him of a fight which took place between
the Idrisi and the Imam’s troops on the Beni c^als front
north of Jabel Milhan in the neighbourhood of Zaidiya, in
which fight the latter were driven out from a place known
as Madhaya. A few Zaidis were killed and 20 were taken
prisoners. The Commander, who has been killed, is said to
be a near relative of the Imam.
Syed Mustafa and Captain I’asluddin left this
morning for Ji*an«
The ex-Wali, Hahmud Kadhim, is reported to be
giving out that he has received a letter from Constant!-
nopls telling him that the Turks w&re returning to the
Temen shortly and that Tewfiq Bey, the ex-Accountant Gene
ral of the Vilayat has been appointed the ex-Wali’s assist-
ant-
ABBK PHO TB CT QilATS .
The Imam is reported to have issued orders to
his Amil and Commanders in the Amiri country to withdraw
from our Protectorate. The Aznil is said to be suspicious
as to the genuineness of these orders and has despatched
a special messenger to the Imam to get confirmation
All his quiet in the Protectorate*
lours etc. #
ed. J. , Stewart,
His Excellency Eield Marshal
Viscount Allenby of Uegiddo and
Felixstowe.C.B.. etc. etc.
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The file mainly consists of the following: copies of News Letters from the Political Resident A senior ranking political representative (equivalent to a Consul General) from the diplomatic corps of the Government of India or one of its subordinate provincial governments, in charge of a Political Residency. , Aden, mostly addressed to the British High Commissioner, Cairo, which were forwarded to the Under Secretary of State for India by the Under Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs; and India Office The department of the British Government to which the Government of India reported between 1858 and 1947. The successor to the Court of Directors. Political Department Minute Paper covering sheets.
The News Letters are dated from 5 February 1919 to 23 December 1920. They report on the political situation in the Yemen, largely in relation to Imam Yahya [Yahya Muhammad Hamid al-Din, who took the regnal name al-Mutawakkil ala Allah] and the Idrisi [Muhammad al-Idrisi], and include news of Colonel Harold Fenton Jacob’s diplomatic mission to the Imam on behalf of the British. The News Letters report on news from Tihama, Upper Yemen and Lower Yemen, Asir, and the Aden Protectorate.
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- File 3300/1916 Pt 3 'Aden News-Letters: 1919-20'
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- 323r:330v, 331v:395r, 396r:637v
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