File 705/1916 Pt 1 'Arab revolt: reports' [462r] (471/494)
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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SYRIA and EGYPT.
A tangle of conflicting evidence has come to hand this week
in connection with the advance against Egypt.
First, as to its probability. From a Greek source,of
uncertain value, it is reported that the Egyptian Expedition is
massing at Adana; that 15 or 20 Austrian and German officers pass
Turkish troops is very good as a result of the evacuation of
Gallipoli; that the Turks can send 150,000 men; and that
Pasha
An Ottoman title used after the names of certain provincial governors, high-ranking officials and military commanders.
has about 60,000 men in Syria, the remnants of the expedition
which returned from the Canal last year. But the report closes
on another note : everybody; it says, is agreed that no offensive
against Egypt will be undertaken unless the Germans provide
effective help.
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