Cave continued to send messages to Khalid requesting that he stand down his troops, leave the palace and return home, but these were ignored, and Khalid replied that he would proclaim himself sultan at 15:00.
Cave fortsatte med at sende meldinger til Khalid for at få ham til at trække sine tropper tilbage, forlade paladset og vende hjem, men disse blev ignorerede, og Khalid svarede, at han ville erklære sig som sultan kl. 15.00.