 In February 1934, at the start of the war, the Yemen Government and the British representative in Aden made a "treaty of friendship", which resolved some of the disputes between Yemen and Britain over Aden and the border between Yemen and the Aden Protectorate, and under which the British guaranteed the independence of Yemen for forty years.The Imam agreed to stop attacking Aden.At this point in time, the British had a "treaty of friendship" with both the Saudi and Yemeni sides in the war.