الملف ٣٠١\١٩٢١ "بلاد الرافدين: تقارير استخباراتية" [ظ‎‎٢‎٨‎٠] (٥٨٦/٥٧٣)

was forced to flee. He lias since requested to be allowed to make his! dakhalah,
and has offered to collect 16,000 men for the Turks. The latter offer has been
communicated to Mustafa Kamal Pasha, whose decision is awaited.
About the beginning of October, Haji Fadhl Effendi of Hair al Zor,
wrote to the Turks asking them to send troops to occupy that plaqe, as otherwise
he would ask the British to come. Nihad Pasha despatched 400 loads of ammu
nition, 700 rifles and 60 soldiers, promising to send ‘Ajaimi Pasha with more
troops in the course of a week or so.
Saiyid Muhammad al Naqib of Samarra, came to Dair al Zor towards the
end of September and prepared a madhbatah asking for the Turks to occupy the
town. This he took back to Mardin, together with the letter of Haji Fadhl
Effendi above mentioned. It is said that, on Saiyid Muhammad’s arrival in
Dair al Zor, Turkish flags were hoisted all over the town.
Nihad Pasha (who is in command of the Jazirah group) has prepared
plans for an advance on the Mosul Wilayat, and has put ‘Auqaf Pasha in
charge of the expedition. ‘Ajaimi is enlisting a special force to join this expe
dition, and has so far succeeded in raising 600 men.
On the occupation of Mosul, £ Abdul Qadir Beg of Damascus will be ap
pointed Wall and ‘Ali Saib Beg of Arbil will become Military Governor.
These two are now in Mardin.
With the advance of the Bolsheviks in the Cacausus massacres of Arme
nians have occurred in the Wilayats of Erzerum and Van.
The first detachment of the Bolsheviks, who are going to the assistance
of Mustafa Kama! Pasha, has arrived at Brussa.
A number of American Companies and Societies are being established
throughout the Turkish territory and are appreciated by the Turks as an
expression of the U.S.A.’s good will towards them.
A certain Miss Longer in Mardin is very popular and frequently invites
prominent extremists, like ‘Ajaimi Pasha, to her house.
The American Manager of a firm at Urfah was killed by Turkish troops in
the belief that he was a Frenchman. The Turks have sent an apology to the
American Government.
Shaikh Hacham of the ‘ Anizah tribe has made his da(khalah to the
Turks through Tahsin Beg at Raqqah.
On the 30th September, Sulaiman ibn Haji Humaiyid, a cousin of Maulud
Pasha, arrived in Mosul and put at the house of ‘Umar Effendi ibn Sha‘ban,
Tikriti, of Mahallat Jobaf al Baqqarah. Sulaiman has a Government sheep
contract.
There was a rumour on the 2nd October that there was a force of 15,000
Bolsheviks at Sauchbulaq (above Rawanduz) but they have received instruc
tions from Mustafa Kamal Pasha to remain there pending further orders.
A large number of Mardinlis are arriving by every caravan. Most of
them are without passports or papers of any kind, and state that they have left
Turkish territory in order to avoid conscription. A few among them are Mos-
lims, but the majority Christians. They appear to have no work and a few of
them have even expected the British Government to give them free passages to
Baghdad.
Mir All Kadhim Bey is reported to be leaving Jazirah with a number of
troops and to be coming down nearer Mosul.
It is reported that Hazim Beg, late Wali of Mosul, who was sentenced to
death for joining Mustafa Kamal Pasha, has been pardoned by the Sultan,
A regiment of Turks, under Qaimmaqam Fazli Bey is said to be near
Ray at, having come from Van ”.
ARBIL DIVISION.
„ , ^? e P Arbil, reported on October 27th that the Surchi Chiefs north
o tne Zab, had crossed that river fleeing from the Assyrians and joined the sec
tions south of the Zab, whence some had moved on to Rawanduz. The P.O. has
suggested the advisability of reinstating ‘Abdullah Pasha at Batas, which hai
mcome a haven of refuge for insurgents whose immunity has an unfavorable
mnuence on the district. The Quia section of the Surchi has recently refused
to pay revenue. i
i Abdullah Pash* owns considerable property in Dasht-i-Harir and has
probably more influence on the Surehi than anyone else, but he is a very old
man. Mis house at Batas was attacked and looted on August 29th. Under the
1 t. U +i S , ^^sarnf at Sulaimani. His daughter is married to Rashid Beg,
> o lei o ie Chief of the Khushnao, Qadir Beg. The latter wished for her
hand and was greatly incensed when ‘Abdullah Pasha gave her to Rashid Beg.
nevertheless Abdullah Pasha would probably have the support of the Khushnao.