ملف ٧٠٥/١٩١٦ الجزء ٢ "انتفاضة عربية: التقارير العربية؛ تقارير السير م. سايكس" [و‎‎٣‎٦] (٤٥٠/٦٩)

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ARABIAN REPORT.
N.S. No. XXII. December 13^1916 (night).
Contents.
PART I.
The King of Hejaz.
The Situation in Hejaz.
Meeting with King Hussein.
French Assistance.
The Title.
More Arab Prisoners for King Hussein.
Suggested Conferences.
The Arab Prisoners from India.
Troublesome Indians at Jeddah.
Idrisi of Asir.
PART II.
Political Events from the Fields of Operations.
Aden.
Lower Mesopotamia.
PART III.
Miscellaneous.
The Kut Prisoners.
The Central Islamic Society.
APPENDIX (A).
The Proclamation of the Sherif as King,
APPENDIX (B).
Cuttings from the Press.
Egyptian Opinion on the Rebellion in Hejaz according to O-erman authorities
Young Turk v. Arab.
Relief for Syria.
PART I.
THE KING OF HEJAZ.
The Situation in Hejaz.
The Sirdar telegraphed on the 13th December [No. 79] that Major Joyce had
reported from Rabegh that All’s force, having been equipped as far as possible, was
about to take the field. It consisted of about 1,800 so-called regulars, 6,000 Bedouins,
4 howitzers, a field gun, 7 mountain guns, and 15 Maxims. ^ Ali was confident that
this force could withstand regular troops. Major Joyce did not agree. Captain
Lawrence had reported that Faisai s position had changed from that of a leader of the
tribes to a tribal leader. After handing over the guns to the Arabs, the Egyptian
detachments with Faisal’s force would withdraw to Rabegh, where the bulk of Egyptian.
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