File 53/1915 Part IV 'German War: Turkey; Caliphate etc' [‎67v] (131/481)

hirn and of which we hi informed you, he
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roust raise a revolt and mutiny as soon as lie
hears of our rising and seizure of the railway*
At the sme time our forces will begin to carry
out three ^functions), firstly to occupy tuo
railway line and then strengthen him (l^-olsal) and so
pel any advance which may be made on the country
until our forces are ready -to combine with his in
repulsing t: ttee (oi the (Mftiy) ♦ In
I this case it is most necessary/ that you should
unite by making an attack on some parts of me yy.LLi
Syrian Coast in order to encourage tme people ;
and d of-troy the ho tile forces there*
e v/ill infora you of tnlo in due time.
As to the Second. It is i^ecessary for us to.
prepare to recruit a large number* of men v
(t if’ in tue force io tionod. in article 4 t as it
affects the troops whose movements we have referred
to in article 3*), in; iodlately after the declaration
of the rising so as to bring to a fulfilment v/nat
we have* mentionod at)ove* Hio importance of this
and its good effect will be obvious to you, tod.
since, praise be to lod, the coaBtfiljr is
able to contribute more than a quarter of a
million men from the districts which are
connected with us only, there is no objection to
arrangements being made for a considerable number
of ar t over c.nd anove what hns. been mentioned '
before, uo be kept in rtrerva hs a precautioiinry
iacasure in, case of necessity.. There is no need
to repeat what is required in such operations in
tie way of money stores or ammunition which tie
country is unable to produce at present or (to dwell
either) the importance of keeping the matter secret
until