File 53/1915 Part IV 'German War: Turkey; Caliphate etc' [‎69r] (134/481)

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You must" stop the erport of airrtunition and all
other things, great or small, from Ouakin, Mnssownh,
Port Sudan and India to Jidda and all our sea coast.
The purpose of such provisional stoppage vhich
will bring some hardships on the country ... and this
is contrary to our endeavours and wishes which are
aimed only at warding off every evil from it and bringing
it every comfort and happiness and for this <we are
exerting our utmost seal ... is to stir up and excite the
simple ones of the inhabitants of tue cities and towns.
The rising of the movement is not sufficient for
tills as it is necessary that its effect should be
engraved strongly on the minds of the public just as
a surgical operation, which makes the persoi'^sfiffer in
some hours but results In eternal ease.
If you see anything that requires consideration in
!■ wise, you can inform the merchants in the above
mentioned ports and the Government staff that freights
are forbidden and stop exports from India at Aden; and in
this case all the dhows belonging to people of our coast
should be under inspection in such a way as not to hurt
ir feel in , Ivin, ■ as a reason (the folio in ):-
•That trie British Govern nurt, notwitnstandin; its
being the only 'Government which protects the sontiMents of
Islam* has realised that*trie Moslems have gone too far in
securing purely Gernan advantages with their own money
and lives* even to the length of surrendering te ir
native country to Germany ( as is evidenced| especially
by the arrival of German troops in Syria and into the
whole Interior of the country* oven in Yemen* after having
occupied