Keywords: Aden Lahej Meeting.JPG en The Lahej Conference of 1930 Meeting in Lahej between the Resident of Aden Sir Stewart Symes center and various tribal chiefs and rulers of the Western Protectorate To the left of Sir Symes is Sultan Abdul Karim Fadhl of Lahej the most important state of the Western Protectorate To the left of Sultan Fadhl is the Amir of Dhala a strategic state bordering on Yemen then the Imamate of Yemen The other European in the front row is Bernard R Reilly then Assistant Resident Reilly who had been serving in Aden since 1912 will be the chief British official of Aden from 1931 to 1940 first as Resident then as Commissioner and finally as Governor 1937-1940 The photograph was taken outside the palace of the Sultan of Lahej 2014-05-20 19 26 00 Colonial Office Photographic Collection National Archives UK https //www flickr com/photos/nationalarchives/8507881906/in/photostream/lightbox/ Government of Aden 1930 PD-old-70 Uploaded with UploadWizard Aden Protectorate British Colony of Aden Sir Stewart Symes |