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File 705/1916 Pt 1 'Arab revolt: reports' [396r] (339/494)
The record is made up of 1 item (226 folios). It was created in 1916. It was written in English. The original is part of the British Library: India Office The department of the British Government to which the Government of India reported between 1858 and 1947. The successor to the Court of Directors. Records and Private Papers Documents collected in a private capacity. .
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From another interview with the Idriei previoj.8 infomation
confirmed.
a mission from iiiver f&aha approached him just before the
war; Uat he had, he said, lost faith in furkieh promises. Laxly
in the war isir t Empathised with the forks as fellow M oslems
but now the aspect had changed* Turkey had lost prestige by
fitting on the side of the Germans, for the Arabs saw Germany's
desire for self ^aggrandisement.
He pointed out that, thou^i strong enough to overcome the
Beni Jarai and take Loheiya he could not face the consequent
combination of the Turks and the Imam of ietnen against him; as it
was, he was by his attitude holding up enemy forces who would
otherwise be at bahej*
In point of fact the Turks have been encouraged by the Idrisi
^drisi's enforced inactivity to detach two battalions towards
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