ITALIAN FABRICATIONS

Otago Daily Times, Issue 24422, 7 October 1940, Page 8

ITALIAN FABRICATIONS

ALLEGATIONS AGAINST BRITISH CONDITIONS IN HADHRAMAUT (British Official Wireless! RUGBY, Oct. 5. (Received Oct. 6, at 7.15 p.m.) The Sultan of Shihr and Nukalla, which is an independent sultanate in the eastern section of the Aden Protectorate, and is in treaty relations with the British Government, has made the following statement: “ Italian broadcast stations have been reporting from time to time that heavy British bombing has been carried out in Hadhramaut and that this has caused unnecessary unrest among the Arabs, 1 strongly contradict this statement, as it is far from the truth In the first place, there is no necessity for the British Government to bombard Hadhramaut. The existing relationship of the Hadhramis with the British Government is very friendly, and each and every one of the Hadhramis, including myself, is satisfied with the same, and they are astonished to hear such false, baseless reports I am living in Hadhramaut and know what is going on in every nook and corner of Hadhramaut each day, and I am compelled to make this statement, as my conscience pricks me when I hear the continuous false reports broadcast by the Italian broadcasting stations. I would add that the Arabs in Quaiti State and Hadliramaut generally are very happy under their existing friendly relationship with the British Government.”