مجموعة ٦/ ٦١ "اليمن: العلاقات بين حكومة بريطانيا والإمام." [و‎‎٨] (٥٠٧/١٥)

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Political Intelligence Surnttai^’1^o5
20tti October 1937. / i > ^
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I. THE A-D3yf (V , ((
6812. Four aircraft of Ho.8 SquadrSn flown ^ e Q ^ r t ^ f nf5 ht
Commanding, the Officer Commanding No.8 Squadron and two fli|nt
Commanders, proceeded to MUKALLA on October 13 th last in order xo
carryout reconnaissances over SEV .J* country, which dies to the
nortv i>f the Vadi Hadhramaut, with the object in view °f ^cauiri b
knowledge of the area, the tribesmen of which are a constant
menace to the peace in the Hadhramaut«
6813. (Reference paragraph 6789). His Excellency
Governor and the Air Officer Oommanding proceeded
Monday, October 11th and on Tuesday, October 19th
the Acting
to DHILV on
to examine the
position created by the situation in QUTEIBI country.
Only one of the guilty parties had submitted to the Second
Political Officer at Bhala* before dawn on Monday, October 1.8th.
Accordingly bombing warnings were dropped by air on the remaining
offenders latef in the morning while the 2nd Political Officer sent
out similar warnings by land. Bombing will therefore commence any
time after dawn on Thursday, October 2 1st unless submission is node.
6814. (Reference paragraph 6792). lir.S*H.PERCTN3> 3rd Political
Officer, proceeded to SHUQRA on October 12th to organise the labour
at present working on the 1 IRQ,UB road. He returned to noon on Oct.
15th. . . ..
6815. The .tHL AHMED section of the MA'AM (UPPER 'AULi r „I) tribe
recently killed a tribesman of the AHL_JABLH section, who
retaliated by killing the son of the * aq.il (sub-sectional oheikh)of
jjFa iqr AHMED at JOL MATTI on the main trade route between YESHBUK
and MXB-IB. A letter has been addressed to the UPPER • AUIAQJ Sultan
asking for an explanation of this incident and requesting him to
punish the guilty parties.
6816. (Reference paragraph 6774). The 1st Naqib of MAU3ATTL (UPPER
YAPP* ) arrived in Aden by air in October 11th and the 2nd Naqib
arrived overland the sane day. Discussions are proceeding with
regard to the settlement of the MAUSATTA-3HAIBI dispute.
6817. The Regent of BEIH-iN reports that on October 11th three men
of the LHL PxdEUJ section of the AHL 'iiRIP killed SHEIKH HUBEIN
1HMED BIN AIEIED • ALI of the AHL KADI (the fourth sub-section of the
AHL ’ARIF) at SAOIYAT AL GHARIOA. The Regent called on the ^den
Government to pupish the offenders but he has Deen told to deal
with them himself.
II. TH E YEMEN . i .
6818 . (Peference paragraph 68 00), Ttiere seems to be no truth in ahe
report that the water dispute h^s been settled. ^ 3 a*udi delegate
recently arrived at uodeiGa from Jedda.
68S)o ^ Ref erence paragraph 6493).It is reported that secret
instrucoions have been issued by the King of the Yemen to the
Acting Governor of Hod eld a to the effect tluat the ban applied to
Yemeni labourers in search of employment in foreign countries,nay
be lifted if they wish to proceed to ERITREA; and that a certain
number may be permitted to take up work as traders, domestic
servants, etc.
6820. (Pie fere nee paragraph 6804) .Between October 7th an<^ 12th last
one hundred and ninety Yemenis arrived ^t Hodeida from Massawa, ^
bringing with them f00,000 Italipn lire. Twentyone Yemenis and sixty
Hadhr^mis left Hodeida for Kassawa during the same period.
6821. Two Italians (a doctor and ^n engineerJrecently arrived at
Hodeida on the s a s . “Tripolitani j 3 M which discharged four packages,a
ton each in weight,addressed to the Yemeni Government.
6822. (Reference paragraph 6750).The King of. the Yemen hps been
requested to reconsider his decision and allow Dr.300TT,with or
without his colleague Mr.BRITTON,to enter the Yemen.
( 3gd;) B.t/.3eager,
AS. Political Secretary.