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L1TLITAEY.
Eecypher. Sir Ho McMahon (RaniLeh) August 30th,
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Rc 9o50 prn Augu-st 30th.
No. 740o
Shereef has made urgent demands for full-equipment
for a force of 40,000 men of which following are most
important items.
One fifteen centimetre battery; four ten and half
centimetre mountain batteries; four-French Q.F.
mountain batteries; (75). Abbve to be complete
in every detail except perennel and with ammunition.
Fifty maxim guns and 40,000 rifles with ammunition*
Four aeroplanes. Also such things as field
glasses and revolvers for officers, wireless telegraphy,
telephones, barbed wire etc. A full list follows by
ce epatch.
After (?) careful consideration I am of opinion
that we should be prppared to supply the above with
the exception of (?) fifteen centimetre guns hut
gradually and in proportion to growth of his trained
personel and to needs of situation. At present all
that can be profitably used is one Q.F.
battery, 7500 rifles, 5 machine guns and two aeroplanes.
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