ملف ٧٠٥/١٩١٦ الجزء ١ "انتفاضة عربية - تقارير" [و‎‎٢‎٥‎٤] (٤٩٤/٥٥)

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ia reluctant to leava Uonatantinoplo.
'ilio iurkiait officials in tito nejas do not appear to Inuro bom
paid for five months.
-Jolicv of iho brltiah Oovonmont.
ih« au^jeution made by Cairo tlmt an Kngiieliman in an unofficial
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capacity aiiould control Jeddah hae been approved, md leave has
been given to apply to the birdar for the cervices of Colonel
ilaon, forttserly Governor of Fort budan* He will { 5 c as 44 r ^
ilsen ; nominally to supervise the arrangements for U>e pilgrim^je#
It is felt that if he were to go ae a soldier, India would realise
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Urn closeness of our relations with the Cherif, which is at present
undesirable*