ملف ٧٠٥/١٩١٦ الجزء ١ "انتفاضة عربية - تقارير" [و‎‎٢‎٦‎١] (٤٩٤/٦٩)

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ll)© Hremh Go?©maent hav© a$ked Uiat two ©pocifio ohar^i©
a^jainat tiie rurks contained in tl* draft of Uio ^ierif’a
proclamation oiiould bw omit tod t^ofor© it is published* ih#
llierif accuse® the Turkiali Gowemmcnt first of exempting U^eir
soldiers from Uie fioit at iiaiaatian; secondly, of permitting
written pleadings before religious tribunals. The h^ench, at
Uie outbreak of vrar t did the mma in both oases with tiieir
i oslem troops, and are therefore open to the mm charge.
i'he French Government suggests that Uie Olmrif # e ciiaro©
siiould be couched in more general terms, and that if particular
acts are mentioned great care ohmald be taken to see that Uie
accusations contained in them apply to the ihrks alone.