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N.S. No. III. July 31, 1916
Contents.
PART L
The Sherif of Mecca.
Missions of Colonel Wilson and Captain Corn
wallis.
The Haj.
Issue of Postage Stamps.
A Mecca Gazette.
Position in Hejaz.
Arab prisoners in Egypt.
Moslem Opinion: —
Aden.
India.
Afghanistan.
Russian Subjects.
Turks in Switzerland.
Suggested Propaganda in:—
India.
South Mesopotamia.
The Idrisi.
Ibn Rashid.
Muskat.
Koweit and Trucial Coast.
PART II.
Political Events in Fields of Operations:—
Mesopotamia.
Caucasus.
PART III.
Miscellaneous.
Syria.
The C.U.P. and Sherif Pasha.
Moslem Prisoners in Germany.
Germany and Turkey.
German Moslem division.
French Moroccans in the Turkish Army.
Ill-treatment of Indian Pilgrims.
APPENDIX (A).
Colonel Wilson’s Report, with covering letter from
Sir R. Wingate.
APPENDIX (B).
Captain Cornwallis’s Report and Appendices.
APPENDIX (C).
Announcement of the British Government.
APPENDIX (D).
Extract from an article in the “New York Herald.”
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THE SHERIF.
Missions of Colonel Wilson and Captain Cornwallis to Jeddah.
THE report of Colonel Wilson to the Sirdar is printed in extenso in Appendix (A),
and that of Captain Cornwallis to the Arab Bureau in Appendix (B).
Colonel Wilson remarks' in his report that the seriousness of the consequences to
us if the Hejaz revolt should fail are too obvious to call for remark. Sir Reginald
Wingate strikes the same note : “ It is needless to point out that the failure of the
Sherifs movement would be disastrous to our prestige, and would gravely complicate
our future relations with Mohammedan peoples; such assistance, consequently, as the
Sherif requires from us, should be given him without stint, and despatched with
the least possible delay.” This passage occurs in his letter to Sir H. McMahon, covering
Colonel Wilson’s report. He says, too, that the part we have taken in the revolt will
certainly be advertised by our enemies; and, therefore, in his opinion, we should
“ seize this opportunity openly to espouse the Arabs’ cause, and, at the same time,
to institute throughout our Moslem possessions an uncompromising anti-Ottoman
propaganda.”
The Haj.
Communications are still in progress between the India Office, Simla, and Cairo.
On the 21st July the Viceroy telegraphed that he proposed issuing a communique that
the Government of India was glad to announce that all obstacles had been removed,
but that there was a great shortage of shipping which would entail considerable delay.
Mr. Chamberlain approved [P. 2906] subject to Sir H. McMahon being satisfied that
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