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...federation. After some kicking and screaming, eleven of the 23 sheikdoms joined up. Next, the British moved to merge Aden Colony with the protectorate to offset the independence agitation. Chief agitator: the city's Trades Union Congress, led by a bumptious, Redlining young airline clerk named Abdullah Asnag, whose slogan runs, "One People, One Yemen, God Is Great...
Dragged Governor. As the British prepared last month to ram the federation proposal through Aden's Legislative Council, Labor Boss Asnag whipped up excitement at a series of rallies. "This is not unity but slavery!" he cried. "Instead of more freedom we get less. We are going backward. From a British colony we are now becoming a protectorate of the British and the sheiks!" When Asnag told the crowds, "You are the people and can do anything; you can hang your enemies and drag ministers, even the British Governor himself, through the streets," he was jailed for incitement...