§ 71. Rear-Admiral BEAMISHasked the Under-Secretary of State for the Colonies whether he has received recently a com- 2640 munication from the Imam of the Yemen; and what is the present state of affairs between His Majesty's Government and that ruler?
§ Dr. SHIELSYes, Sir. I have received from the Resident at Aden a translation of a letter addressed to him the Imam of the Yemen. The correspondence is proceeding, but I do not thank that a stage has been reached at which I could usefully make a statement on the subject.