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File 705/1916 Pt 1 'Arab revolt: reports' [435r] (417/494)
The record is made up of 1 item (226 folios). It was created in 1916. It was written in English. The original is part of the British Library: India Office The department of the British Government to which the Government of India reported between 1858 and 1947. The successor to the Court of Directors. Records and Private Papers Documents collected in a private capacity. .
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He was anxious about the Senussi, with whom he is
closely connected; he said that he had heard that they were
hostile to the British, and that he was surprised.
With regard to the military situation, he was
undoubtedly playing a waiting game. He had neither guns nor
rifles sufficient to take and hold Loheia. He mistrusted the
Imam, thinking that the Imam would attack him when weak from an
advance on Loheia, if he undertook it*
His work was at the time mostly diplomatic. He
realized doubtless that he must be on the winning side.
Broadly speaking the Idrisi ! s attitude was one ®f
cordial welcome; he was frankly determined to get favourable
terms for his people’s food supply, which makes the closing of
Jeddah undesirable. A strict Trade Policy was submitted to
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