File 53/1915 Part IV 'German War: Turkey; Caliphate etc' [‎67r] (130/481)

A.- Translation of letter to
t .-A Hie Hlfii Com ioRioner.
♦ . J XB I
In the name of hort the most merciful, the
comiiasrionate.
To The Honourable and iwignaniuouB Grand Mnicter,
lay God ^rant him aucceaB.
To com f lete want hae been alluded to in tie
last letter, we hasten to state the i'ollowing:-
Firstlv . Notwithstanding the possible difficulties
in accepting our demands concerning the ammunition
money and provisions which hve been specified
(I will inform you) when each is needed and how to
send it. le send tie bearer to Port nudan as
ly arsaage , opiBg tiat you will issue
respected instructions to tie Governor and Con andant
there in order that he (tie bearer) may brim: to us
what you have considered ;uid approved.
;ocandlv . un tie 2oth tost.. (23.2.1 ■. ) ay eldest
son left for tie place referred to previously.
Thirdly . ,e have received nothing of much importance
from Byria about which to infoxtn Your lixcollency
except that he (Peisal) said tiat tie attack on tie
Canal was awaiting tie completion of tie necessary
preparations and Uk: arrival of about 4,ooc Germane
and 2000 Austrians, composed of Artillery and engineers
for building bridges.
[.ymrtiiiv. his (Peisal's) brief message called, our
attention to two things.. As to the first, h are
infoming him tnat if he finds it difficult to start
the movement in either of the two ways mentioned by
f . f him