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Shereef of Mecca has sent me further Arabic t<legrams
for transmission to Ibn Baud and Sheikhs of Koweit and
Mchammerah (styles and addresses as in my pr.vious telegram)
following is English rendering begins
"Since Despatch of ray congratulatory telegram re
garding your decision at recent meeting at Koweit I nave
learnt a letter I had previously despatched to you had
displeased you. I am at a loss to know in what manner,
and I rely on your wisdom and knowledge of our condition
and your personal dignity end nobility to remove all
misconceptions. Neither blame not insult could bo
attached to one of your dignity and importance; nor could
I with intention do anything so contrary to all Arab
manners and traditiona. If then through distance or
weakness of human nature the*, has been misconception at
a time when wo should direct our energies to the assertion
of our independence, I am the sufferer and the aggrieved
party.
You and I are friends and allies of the British
Government, the powerful friend of the Arabs, ana we
should unite and co-operate with > ach other to expel the
Turkish trickst rs, our personal enemies and tho snanic-s
of the truth, and to purge the Arab country Horn
vilencss