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Hadramaut.
i"i Hadiamaut is seething with intrigue. Said Pasha’s influence and fear is
we es a is e there. A. victory at Lahej will put everything right and re-establish
our pies ige. A. lost prestige will cripple us in our own sphere for years after
fche war. ' 1 J
Out Inaction assists every Intrigue in other Places.
7. A victory against the Turks at Lahej will greatly aid the Sherif of Mecca, and
will also strengthen our cause in Somaliland and Abyssinia, where our failure to move
has had the enect of encouraging Turco-Teutonic efforts.
Our Allies await our Action. “ Mawia ” a Prospective Friend.
8 . As soon as we move, the friendly proteges, who are m a large majority, will aid
us, and we shall secure the influential Arab Pasha An Ottoman title used after the names of certain provincial governors, high-ranking officials and military commanders. , Tbn Nasir Mukhil, of Mawia, who
loathes both Turk and Imam, but who was unable to carry out his engagement with us
owing to our not going to meet him half-way.
PART III.
Syria and the “ Near Fast ” Newspaper.
A telegram was sent to D.M.I. from Egypt on the 18th November calling
attention to the fact that the “Near East,” in its issue of the k 20 th October, at p. 585,
referred to efforts made by the local Patriarchs to relieve distress in Syria, and also to
escape from Syria via Ruad Island, and adding that such hints to the Turks are most
harmful and likely to prevent bulk of relief and future escapes.
Propaganda.
We learn from a trustworthy source that steps have been taken to distribute
pamphlets, &c., among the Turkish troops ; and that there is reason for thinking that
good results have been achieved.