File 756/1917 Pt 1 ‘ARAB BULLETIN Nos 1 to 65’ [‎459r] (922/1240)

to make his way to the S her it: by the Hajj railway. He was
caught at Qatranah and imprisoned first at Shobaq and then at
Damascus. After he had been there some weeks, Sherif All
Haidar arrived, on his way to Medina. Ismail begged for his
intercession with Jemal Pasha An Ottoman title used after the names of certain provincial governors, high-ranking officials and military commanders. , and at Ah Haidar’s instance
tie was released, on condition that he would join the Turkish
force in Sinai. He succeeded, however, in making his escape to
Fawwaz el-Faiz of the Sukhur, and so by the Wadi A seasonal or intermittent watercourse, or the valley in which it flows. ,,Sirhan to
Jauf, where he was hospitably welcomed by Kawwaf $s-Shaalan.
While he was at Jauf, Nawwaf received letters from the Sherif
asking for his support, but these he tiad not answered before
Ismail left. A correspondence was going on between Ibn Shaalan
and Ibn Hadhdhal. Nawwaf had urged Fahad Bey to join
turn in helping the Sherif, but the latter replied with character
istic caution that he was restrained from taking action lest the
Turks should seize his lands, but that it would be a different
matter if the English offered him their equivalent in the Occupied
Territories. Ibn Mijlad is hand in hand with Ibn Shaalan.
Ismail considers that he and Hachim Ibn Muheid (especially the
latter) are of greater fighting value than Fahad Bey.
Since the action a year ago, the Turks tiaye left Khalil
Pasha An Ottoman title used after the names of certain provincial governors, high-ranking officials and military commanders. unmolested at Wiransheher. They are afraid of stilling
up trouble with the Milli who, according to Ismail, are bitterly
anti-Turk. He thinks they would be prepared to take action
on our side on the Turkish lines of communication, and he
ao-reed that their help would be more useful there than at Kut.
° Nawwaf wished him to remain at Jauf, but he was insistent
in his desire to come to us, and Nawwaf provided him with aii
escort. He fell in with Ibn Ajil (Shammar Abdah), met Rashid
Ibn Leilah near Mashhad, and went from hiin to Ajeimi s camp,
where he lodged with a Dhahr Sheikh* (Ibn Dhira ?). He con
cealed his purpose from Ajeimi, and told him he was looking for
his brother Mamu, who, he has reason to believe is on his way
to join Ibn Saud. Ajeimi gave him rajiqs to Dhari Ibn lawala
Ismail undertaking to return when he had made inquiries about
his brother. Once in Dhari’s camp, he dismissed Ajenm s men
and came on to Zubeir, where his arrival coincided almost
exactly with that of Saud es-Subhan, whose messengers he had
met while he was with Dhari.
Ismail reports Ajeimi to be disgusted by the lack of politi^l
acumen shown by the Turks in their handling of the Arabs. No
doubt it weakens his hand with the tribes.
The Milli have no direct relations with Fahad Bey. Ismail
is anxious to get into touch with him from here. He looks on
Ibn Muheid as a friend, and seems to anticipate no difficulty m
roping in the Shammar Jerbah.
tsmall believes that a number of chiefs could be induced to
join f„ interrupting the railway and cutting the telegraph hue
Eg t“eTuphrates. He thinks he can operate more easily