§ 35. Mr. J. Johnsonasked the Secretary of State for the Colonies what protest the Sultan of Lahej, Sir Ali Abdul Karim el Abdali, has made to the Governor of Aden about the presence of British troops in the Sultanate; and whether he will make a statement.
§ Mr. Lennox-BoydThe Sultan has told the Governor that he considers that the movement of British troops into Lahej for the arrest of the Jifris and other purposes without his prior consent to be not in accordance with his Protectorate Treaty. The Governor made it clear to the Sultan that in order to carry out H.M. Government's treaty obligations British troops must be at liberty to go anywhere in the Protectorate at will, including Lahej as well as the other States. This statement has my full approval and endorsement.