ملف ٧٠٥/١٩١٦ الجزء ١ "انتفاضة عربية - تقارير" [و‎‎٤‎٤‎٣] (٤٩٤/٤٣٣)

allowing food to be sent to the Hejas; that the placarding of
anti-British news in the public places of Mecca is forbidden;
and that the Sherif has refused to preach a Jehad.
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It has been stated in earlier reports that he has for the
last six months or more been trying to persuade the Imam of
Yemen and the Idrisi to bury the hatchet, and unite with him
against the Turk.
From a trustworthy official source it is now learned that
his influence is being felt further afield, and that his present
aim is to reconcile all the Arab powers in Arabia by persuading
them to abandon all side issues, and assist him in hinting the
Turks from the country.
YEMEN .
There is an old friendship between the families of the