File 705/1916 Pt 2 'Arab revolt: Arab reports; Sir M Sykes' reports' [‎154r] (305/450)

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ARABIAN REPORT.
N.S. No. VIII. September 6, 1916 (night).
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PART I.
The Sherif of Mecca.
The Sherif s Operations.
The Sherif and Idrisi.
The Sherifs Stamps.
The flaj.
Propaganda.
Ibn Saud.
Mask at.
Koweyt and the Trucial Ooasi.
Bahrein.
PART II.
Political Notes in the Fields of Operations.
Aden.
South Mesopotamia.
Contents,
APPENDIX (A).
Notes on the History of Sayyid Talib and his family.
APPENDIX (B).
The Italian Press and Asia Minor.
APPENDIX (0).
The British Subaltern as Judge.
APPENDIX (D).
Miscellaneous Cuttings from the Press.
PART I.
THE SHERIF OF MECCA.
The Sherifs Operations.
The Arab Bureau telegraphed [Baba 51] on the 29th A ?S ust
at Taif was indicated by the weak state of deserters. rh § f reU ; f held ou f b
reports, was depressed, but continued to resist on account of hop y
the officers. te Waphed [No. 740] on the 30th August that amcmg the urgent
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and said that Captain Bray could suggest suitable mmes^ 4 men _
aeroplanes. McMahon ^ at presellt the Sherif seemed to be holding his own, but
the situation would be critical for him for
present able to operate a( j* 1 J® 1 y a ; ^ ^ 0 f living to the Sherif all possible help m
to the wide interests involved, the importance oigi g u;t situation should
the matter of ,oersonnel and munitions. It was vital that the mint y
be completely safeguarded, as ^ ® r f oe ived from Colonel Wilson
On the same day he repeated [No. ' f D a Faisal re „ ard ed his position
reporting his converaation wit aisal on t d § that it was undoubtedly serious
at one point as critical, and ^ Gl< ? ne ° twined soldiers as a matter of vital
Faisal regarded the sending to him o ’ y e mbo their presence would indicate
ihe goodwill of Great Britain to the Arabs and would ^ ® he ^ ^^fkedTor
wli,h been Bent, he