He was further advised by the British that"having usurped the Sultanate of Zanzibar without consulting the Protecting Power"he had "committed an act of open rebellion against the government of her Britannic Majesty." The British then refused to negotiate and would not communicate further with the "rebel forces".
Alishauriwa zaidi na uingereza British kuwa "kuwa ameushikilia Usultani wa Zanzibar bila ya kupata ushauri wao " alikuwa "ametenda kitendo cha uasi dhidi ya serikali yake malkia tukufu ya Uingereza." Uingereza walikataa kuzungumza na wasingewasiliana zaidi na majeshi ya waasi