File 705/1916 Pt 2 'Arab revolt: Arab reports; Sir M Sykes' reports' [‎174r] (345/450)

little late to deal with it here. If a copy of each weekly letter could be sent direct,
instead of by way of Bombay and Simla, it would be of great service.
On the 19th and 22 nd August G.O.C. telegraphed that the situation was unchanged,
and on the 18th August [6824 G.I.] that reports indicated the arrival of several small
parties of Arabs during the preceding ten days.
The Caucasus.
On the 18th and 19th August Colonel Marsh telegraphed [T.L. 398 and ^f] to
D.M.I. that the General Stall’ in the Caucasus had two Arab officers who were bona-Jide
deserters and had given good information. They desired to fight for the Shent a 8 £ ms
the Turks. The General Staff would send them to London if wished Both om cer
had made a favourable impression on him. One of them, Lieutenant Shurbas 1 L- J
born at Damascus and educated in France at the National^ School of AgricuHure
Grighnon which he left two years ago. In April 1912 he visited London^ He is well
bred and intelligent and is well informed about the Arab movement H.M. . P
thanking the General Staff and saying that we should be very glad to take over these
officers.
PART III.
MISCELLANEOUS.
The German-Turhish Society.
The War Trade Intelligence Department calls attention to thlS
numbers have increased from 377 th ^ dTe7East and Ikver Pasha An Ottoman title used after the names of certain provincial governors, high-ranking officials and military commanders. is one of
ite patrons 8 “TL'trga^atioYa^ears to 1 be considerably advanced and to include transit
arrangements with Bumania.
Syria.
, T , ii a of a te of unrest at Damascus, and that the Mufti
An agent says that there_ is t i at t hi s war is against the religion
has been arrested for declaring m ® 11 ^ t a n the Bedawin are opposed to the
of Islam. The same agent says that, at present,
Turks. -i -in 4 -u 0 i Q t Time the editors of three Arabic
News has come to hand tha on rr -tpn States in regard to the possibility
newspapers interviewed the Presi en ° p ident told them that the Allies would
of relieving the distress m Syria. The Tres^ent to distributed to the civil
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everything possible as he sincerely sympathised with them.