ملف ٧٠٥/١٩١٦ الجزء ١ "انتفاضة عربية - تقارير" [و‎‎٤‎٤‎٢] (٤٩٤/٤٣١)

in league with the British. In Turkish circles in Mecca
there is a desire to stop all communication between the Hejaz
and the Sudan, but none would dare to make the attempt f
Another instance is given; the Turkish secret police in Mecca
recently discovered the arrival of Mohawaed Ibn Arif Areifan,
the Harb Sheikh, who has been the Sherif’s go-between with the
War Office, Cairo. They demanded his arrest but the Sherif
hid him; the Turks seemingly accepted the situation, and made
no further efforts to capture him.
Recently the Sherif has made no attempt to disguise his
opinions, and the impunity with which he acts is a striking
proof of the feebleness authority.
It is said that papers have been posted on the gate at
the tiaram praising the generosity of the Knglish Government in