File 756/1917 Pt 2-3 ‘ARAB BULLETIN Nos 66-114’ [‎249v] (507/834)

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ctiid claims to have blown up a similar number of rails at bail
Matran. Two charges are used to a, rail by the Arabs, so that
about one thousand rails were destroyed in each case—equivalent
to about five kilometres of railway line.
NOTES.
King Husein and Fakhri Pasha An Ottoman title used after the names of certain provincial governors, high-ranking officials and military commanders. .
On August 19, King Husein addressed a letter to Fakhri
Pasha An Ottoman title used after the names of certain provincial governors, high-ranking officials and military commanders. , in which he points out the hopelessness of the garrison’s
position, accentuated by the recent fall of Mudawwara. There
follows a catalogue of trifling successes scored by the Sherifians,
concluding with a scornful reference to the condition of Fakhri’s
men, captured near Tuweira, whose food was hibnah, a herb beloved
of goats ! Responsibility for further bloodshed must rest on
Fakhri, but, if he will surrender with all his men and give up all
arms, military and railway material, the King guarantees not
only their safety, but also the inviolability of their personal
property and effects. Fakhri himself will be conveyed with all
honour' and consideration to a special place of internment in
Egypt, where increased comfort awaits him. “ 1 take God and
the Angels of His throne to witness,” says Husein, “ that every
promise made herein will be fulfilled to the letter.” 1 he Medina
Commander is given one week to make up his mind ; the King
warns him that no discussion of terms and no half-measures will
be tolerated.
The tone of the letter, rightly severe, is hardly tactful. The
King’s reference to “your obstinacy in pouring out the blood of
innocent Moslems in Galicia” was uncalled for ; and the choice of
the word mutaqal (though now used quite frequently for
“internment camp,” it smacks of the prison) is hardly likely to
appeal to a man of Fakhri’s mould. As all reports show that the
prolonged resistance of the garrison is in no small measure due to
this man’s proud and resourceful spirit, it is, perhaps, a pity that
he was not spared these pinpricks.
Ibn Saud-Ajman-Aslam-Kuweit Blockade.
In order to deal with Ibn baud’s complaints about the
blockade and the Ajman, the following measures have been taken.
All permits for goods exported to Nejd will be signed by our
blockade officer, on a voucher and demand from Ibn baud’s agent.
Goods for Iraq tribes will only be sent when the demand is
supported by a letter from their Political officers, and the
Koweit tribes must have their demands, on the basis of their
minimum requirements, backed bv the sheikh himself.
With regard to Ibn baud’s complaint against the Ajman,
measures have been taken to summon their six leading sheikhs,
who will be told that further support from us will*entirely depend