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point for shipping, a method more likely to appeal to the average dhow A term adopted by British officials to refer to local sailing vessels in the western Indian Ocean. wctiM
seem to be to creep np inside territorial waters on the African coast *1
far as the Franco-Italian border at Eas Dnmeria, and perhaps beyond i n
Italian territorial waters, and then across. It is very doubtful if the dhow A term adopted by British officials to refer to local sailing vessels in the western Indian Ocean.
traffic from the African to the Arabian Coast in the vicinity of Perim
mentioned in previous reports on Slave Trade, does in fact exist. It i s a t
certain as anything can be that no dhow A term adopted by British officials to refer to local sailing vessels in the western Indian Ocean. , either of an innocent or illicit
character, crossed the Straits during the three weeks that “ Clematis ” w as
at Perim and it is not until one gets North, near the Hanish Islands, that
the African trade is met with at all. It is from there Northward that the
dhow A term adopted by British officials to refer to local sailing vessels in the western Indian Ocean. trade, augmented by the coastal traffic of the Arabian ports between
Jeddah and Hodeida, is met with in any degree. For every dhow A term adopted by British officials to refer to local sailing vessels in the western Indian Ocean. encountered
between Perim and Hanish Islands, three are met with in the area further
North.
Between 5 August and 19 August, patrol was continued as stated. Two
short visits were paid to Perim during this period to rest ship’s company
and clean Boiler. Great Hanish Island was visited from 13th to loth August
Aden was visited on 10th August.
Mails at Perim were received by air from Aden on 29th Julv and 19th
August. The recent institution by E. A. F. of sending every lo 14 days
mails by air to Perim and Kamaran, has been found a great convenience.
Aden.—In conversation with Political Eesident, Aden, Sir Stewart
Symes, he informed me that the political results of the recent visit of
H. M. S. “ Dahlia ” to Mokha and Hodeida has been most satisfactory. He
requested me, however, not to arrange further visits to Yemen Ports without
previously consulting him. (Commanding Officer H. M. S. “Dahlia” has
been so informed.) This was, of course, done in the case of “ Dahlia’s ”
visit, but the idea generally is, that while this one visit is desirable as a
“ gesture ”, until the Imam at Sanaa has approached the British Government
with a view to the renewml of relations on a proper basis, we must avoid
making ourselves “ cheap ” and throwing ourselves at him. The opinion
prevailing at Aden at present is very optimistic. One or two “ feelers ”
have been thrown out from Sanaa, but nothing definite. There seems reason
to believe that it is only a question of time when the Imam’s bands may be
torced by events and that he will decide to throw in his lot 'with us. He
would like to. do so now and feels that he has backed the wrong horse, His
conn ry is destitute owing to a corrupt administration, whilst in comparison
the prosperity of the neighbouring tribes, friendly to Great Britain, in
the Aden Protectorate is increasing daily. Further, the Zaraniques, who
ave a ways beon a thorn in his side, are more than maintaining their
m epen e ^ c e. However, owing to the bad advice of his Ministers he has
c osen o 10 -no so far with Italians and Eussians, the former of whom
wmViri T T?\. W ^h defective arms and ammunition and the latter
i T . 0, P , ^ a ^. Russian prestige at the moment are at a low ebb
and the Imam feels himself in a nasty fix.
nrisp^am?* 1 ^ n ^ er ^ aS late .ty. b ? e n ut Sanaa onacommercialenter-
swino-ino* thp J' 01 T ffidimistic as to the chances of the pendulum
frightened staiV 1 -® e bas reported that the Imam is in a thoroughly
tngiitened state, m so far as his own position is cencerned.
sncwested^ hv ^ ^Dahr^ a ^ acent) coast, and also a further visit, as
Julv 1929 fEneln f q m . of Proceedings No. 338, of 7th
of adjacent coast nf Ur R ^ P ara graph 9, to Jibouti, and patrol
between mvself and S ^ lallla ud as far as Berbera, were also discussed
that such visits Vn 11 6 1 \ esuient an d the. latter expressed the opinion
desire to be o-rnn+pd s ' serve a useful political object. He expressed a
gramme wifi be submHtTI e f f0r ^ Mukalla cruise - 1r due course P ro ’
mander-in-Chief Fast T V y -?, u .^ or approval and for information of Com*
place during Octobe * 1 £ pr ° p0Sed that these ^ sits should take
favourable & ' aild Novemb0 G that is, when monsoon whether ^
is

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