A Modern History of the Somali. I. M. Lewis
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rule – and arming the Isaq clans – the ‘friendlies’ as they were called – thus leaving them to protect themselves against the Dervishes. Such misgivings as were felt by the Administration were soothed by the convenient assumption that, if left undisturbed, the situation would throw up a leader capable of rallying support against the Dervishes. That the Dulbahante were left utterly unprotected was considered justified in view of the fact that they had no treaty with the British. This, however, had not prevented Britain in the past from regarding the Dulbahante as part of the Somaliland Protectorate when it was convenient to do so.
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