File 3300/1916 Pt 3 'Aden News-Letters: 1919-20' [‎595r] (544/633)

that Yhu Saood had sent a force of 2500 men to attack
Baish in King Hussein’s territory.
The IdrisL appeared very suspicious of the
movements of King Hussein towards Runfida and
Asir.
The submission of Hassan Ali Pin Aiz of Ebha
appears to he altogether sincere and he has again
renewed his oath of fealty to the Idrisi with all the
show of respectful submission. Sharif Hamood
the Idrician representative at Ebha is still there.
16. Sayed Mustapha el Idrisi and Captain Mahamed
Fazl-ud-din, I.li.Si returned to Jizan on the 27th
April 1919. The Idrisi according to Captain Fazl-
ud-din was very grateful to the British Government
for their having sent him back.
17. Captain Mahomed Fazl-ud-din reports that the
Idrisi arid Sayed Mustapha both seem to think that in the
matter of trade the Government at Aden are treating
them unduly harshly. He was shown manifests to show
that tnree dhows had arrived in Jizan from Djibouti
and Massowa respectively in three days, and drought
1000 cases kerosine oil, 200 bundles of dates, 100
hales piece-goods, and 170 hales of condiments etc.
The Idrisi stated that Massowa and Djibouti had both
been allowed 15 dhows each per monoh for trade with
Jizan but that his own dhows were refused this
concession. The allowance fcr Djibouti is actually
five dhows.
18 The Idrisi representative at Zeldlyeh set a
part, of men to occupy Salif Out on a representation
tei* aidreseed to tne Idrisi, Oe agreed to eithdra.
from tne place *icn hae no. teen occupied oy a part.
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