File 705/1916 Pt 1 'Arab revolt: reports' [442r] (431/494)
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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in league with the British. In Turkish circles in Mecca
there is a desire to stop all communication between the Hejaz
and the Sudan, but none would dare to make the attempt f
Another instance is given; the Turkish secret police in Mecca
recently discovered the arrival of Mohawaed Ibn Arif Areifan,
the Harb Sheikh, who has been the Sherif’s go-between with the
War Office, Cairo. They demanded his arrest but the Sherif
hid him; the Turks seemingly accepted the situation, and made
no further efforts to capture him.
Recently the Sherif has made no attempt to disguise his
opinions, and the impunity with which he acts is a striking
proof of the feebleness authority.
It is said that papers have been posted on the gate at
the tiaram praising the generosity of the Knglish Government in
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