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C - "• r ' DS -°-> Mitical Kesident,
Aden, to the Secretary to Government, Political Department, Bombay.
Sir NaC - 95 - Aden Residency,
7 . . -9th January 191(i.
11 continuation of my letter Xo. 0. SO, dated tbe 27th January 1916
.ave the honour to forward herewith copy of a letter No. 1657 G.O., dated
r ‘ < i e " 1 ; " ,11 ‘ t ] he General Olhcer ('ommanding, Aden, to the Chief of
eneia alt, elln, forwarding a report from the General Staff Officer
Aden Brigade, who accompanied Colonel Jacob on bis recent visit to the
lunsi baiyid.
I am forwarding copies of this letter audits accompaniments direct to
71 ty ‘ S Se i C ‘' etary 01 Stat, ‘ for I,ldia > the Foreign and Political Depart
ment, Delhi, and Mis Britannic Majesty's High Commissioner, Cairo.
I have, Ac.,
G. If. U. PuiOR, Brigadier-General.
Political Resident, Aden.
Aden Residency,
S °' . 29th January 1916.
Copy forwarded, with compliments, to Mis Majesty’s Secretarv of State
lor India, London.
I have, Ac.,
C. II. u. Price, Brigadier-General,
Political Resident, Aden.
1 i-om the General Officer Commanding, Aden, to the Chief of the
General Staff, Army Headquarters, Delhi, India.
40o7 oo G.O. Headquarters, Aden,
^ Ir ’ 29th January 1916.
With reference to my telegram No. 167 A.P. of 3rd instant, J have
the honour to submit an extract of a report by Major C. R. Bradshaw,
General Stall, Aden, on the Idrissi movement from a military point of
view.
2 . During November last, the Idrissi informed us of his dispositions,
from which it was understood that his intention was to seize Lahiya. He
was offered naval co-operation to achieve this object. He pointed out that
though the I urks lightly held that place, they assured its safety by the
presence ol I urkish-Arab forces, well equipped in guns, in strong natural
positions flanking his communications to the east and south, and (hough
seizure of the town by coup-de-main would not be a difficult operation, it
would result in his own discomfiture, unless his enemies were first ousted
from their positions in the hill tracts, which he was not strong enough to
effect. This summed up his appreciation of the situation. 3
3. Shortly after, his force was pressed back to its present position. It
is apparent that the Idrissi has no thought of resuming the offensive.
He is devoting his attention to consolidating his political influence, and to
winning over influential tribes, through the assistance offered to him by
our treaty and trade policy.
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