File 53/1915 Part IV 'German War: Turkey; Caliphate etc' [‎68r] (132/481)

until the time for divulging it arrivoc or on the
inability of the country to provide such necessities
by itself. ( <ote the meaning of th# Arabic is obscure).
Yea, 0 Honourable .inister, ay God illumine our
minds, verily tills movement which is essential for the
country, whose 'hole future life defends on it, hie
been planned and its conditions decided upon in
accordance with its powers, and nothing is left to
the strength of the peoples firm resolution but to
hasten to put it into practise and to seize the
opportunity and to do what has been mentioned in the
previous letter, to engage a part of the forces
which are overpowering Islam.
In ny opinion, neith r of these two cases could
be considered a justification for asking Great Britain
for the provisions an* jthcr 1 ;s which we have recently
demanded aid (I say this) in the hope that it may not
be said that the neutrality of the country and its
material and si-iritualeffect have a value v/hich it is
u ;C r-' to osfcl HU ( '• - S PMM e i - v r;/
obscure. It may mean that he has written the above so
that it may not be said tnat it is of no importance
whether ftis country remains neutral or not)
In the beginning and in conclusion accept my
best respect and salutations.
(unsigned)
Dated
1. Jamad Awal