"ملف ١٩١٥/٥٣ الجزء ٢ الحرب الألمانية: تركيا؛ الخلافة والحركة القومية العربية" [و‎‎٩‎٣] (٤٤٤/١٩٠)

to me reception of tiie kAHMAL,
Mid directed n to proceed
thither and to verify (for the information of those by who*
he waa sent) the satisfactory arr<uig«a«ita made and the fact
that the Turkish author!tiss were not pemittsd to Intarfovs
in me matter.
*0** reached Jeddah in time to see the arrival of the
&MMM* and its handing over to the custody of me Arab
authorities mere.
uti return to *iftXW me CHierif handed him a letter
(translation attnohad) with instructions that he ahould
deliver it to hayed All Kl orgiiaiti, and instructed hi* to
deliver the following verbal aossage to the British author-
i ties from whom he came $ «»
A British War-ship arrived at fiPTAL, an anchorage
«{m®rsa) between Jeddah and KAbSGH and eight or nine hours
**distant from the former port, and anchored mere* The
**sheikh oi mis p&aoe went out to meet me Com^andiixit end
*»asked him what he required. The latter said he intended to
^occupy cmd fortify the plaoe* Tnm sheikh asked him on whose
•authority he was acting, and was informed that an arrange-
•jaent to this effect had been made with a certain I bn
•Kreifan. The sheikh reported to the Bherif mis occurrence,
* which also came to me ears of the Turkish Governor with
•the result mat me latter*s suspicions have bsen roused
•and m closer watch set on me coast ^lich formerly had been
•left principally to the control of mo Sheriff followers.
•The occurrence i® regarded by m© Bh©rif as most inopportune
•and liable to eiidaugor his purpose, he begs that sum m
•indiscretion may not bo repeated.*
*G* men obtained me Sheriff permission to return in
order to attend the iairam festivities at Mecca w^iere he
remained several days before leaving for the coast* He states
mat me relations between the Bherif and other Arabian
Chieftains are cordial,and that arj agreement between him md