ملف ٧٠٥/١٩١٦ الجزء ٢ "انتفاضة عربية: التقارير العربية؛ تقارير السير م. سايكس" [ظ‎‎١‎٦‎٥] (٤٥٠/٣٢٨)

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si a very and points out that, “ in the event of our remaining in Iraq, the question of our
official attitude towards slavery will be a thorny one to handle ; meanwhile it is
obviously an issue which we should do our utmost to avoid during our military
occupation.” ^
The G.O.C. Force D telegraphed to D.M.L on 26th August [I.G. 353 C.H.] asking-
whether he should send an ex-military telegraphist, formerly in the Turkish service
who had volunteered for service with the Sherif.
Aden.
The general reports of the G.O.C. have been that the situation was unchanged*
but on the 24th August be telegraphed [6875 G.I.] that the Turks were making an
increased effort to stop the caravan traffic between Lahej and Aden, and on the
29th August [6919 G.I.] that six of our agents were overdue.
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PART III.
Syria.
tv vA, ^gent reports [07218] that in the interior of the Alexandretta district, at
Uje. -el-Kalbuh and 1 N 1 asserish > mos t of the Shaykhs are favourable to the Entente and
agaimst the Turks. A large portion of the population of Syria is in a state of revolt:
so c lers are few and munitions scarce. The Kurds at Salhieh are in sympathy with
Pasha lanS ’ an<1 aI8 m t0UCh Wlth them throu S h the intermediary of Abdil Rahman