File 53/1915 Part IV 'German War: Turkey; Caliphate etc' [‎196v] (389/481)

a Iso handed the Sheriff a letter from El Saved All El Iforot,. •
CAf.G containing friendly greetings, acknowledging the safe receipt of th’
Sheriff’s previous letter, and stating that the earlier communieS^l .p •*
mentioned had apparently miscarried. communication therein
The Sheriff, on receipt of the above message, sent urgent instruction,: in
his representative at Jeddah in regard to the reception of the Mahmal ami
directed G to proceed thither and to verify (for the information of tho^
by whom he was sent) the satisfactory arrangements made and the fact that
the Turkish authorities were not permitted to interfere in the matter. th t
‘‘G” reached Jeddah in time to see the arrival of the Jlahmal ana •*
handing over to the custody of the Arab authorities there. ‘ d lts
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P s. *s. S ‘a u s srsr “° s ““
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“« w f ' h “ ■" “',l d 0 f, na * D *“ ll '
the Bairam fesrivitksat lleccaw^re^ieTen 10 ’ n * 1 ’ retu ™ i . n order to attend
for the coast. He states that thp i +• ema 1 lne( ^ 8ever al days before leaving
Arabiam Chieftains are cordial and thl? 10 ™ between the S ^riff and other
Idrisi is now regarderasSle "" between bim a nd the
Khartoum,—29-10-1915.
In the name of God the Omnipotent and compassionate,
come ” (text). 8Upi)ort tllose wl30 tru, y believe in this world and the world to
almost alfthe^nh^itimts^f^he'^e^a^reerf ^ th « PreSeilt time ’ haf ’ made
about.their future prospects • firstly in T the ne ? essit T of thinking
of their religion, and, secondly' that nf = tn • °* • 1 {' P r0 * ;cc ^ o n of the integrity
compels them to hold out certain tnbal , honour “d life. This
their definition of many districts which * a “° n |. wh ich may be mentioned
in order to maintain thw rriirio^us existence® r h ? b . lta ‘ ed b y Arab race,
of fte^ourc^of th^Paith^nd^the^situatiorTof^h^ 1 ^^ ?* deT ^^ abb ^ 1Ib< ^ iaaa
assistanc^e 1 an^ ^ su < pport^a^ S as l rile^^^ap^ eI 1 Q 8, 0r great, is mutual
fmet£ G S n wet^ ~ tooXS loted
the country attains by the hdp 0 “^ Xt ^ ^ ^ matter ' Whea
to which we have alluded will have the rirfit J. res > no ble Government
SSr 1 '" k ^ " d u S',S
r .- 1 , t? p „„
boundary was premature As the matte i, " as ^ be discussion of the
most important and nece*arv 1 o decide thl h ° 7 Ve f is not so . a "d as it is
m future to insist on these boundaries we shouTfjri 7 fear th ? t . w ben we come
unuanes we snou,d fail in obtaining our desires