File 53/1915 Part IV 'German War: Turkey; Caliphate etc' [‎185r] (366/481)

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i/i tae liotae of Cod, Ua6 . erciful
u.e Compassiomte;
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iVe received from vue bearer your two letters
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dated (Dtc.17with fc reat respect and hon
our, and I uave underetood their contents vvnich caused me
uufc greatest pleasure and satisfaction as tney reeioved
that which ted ri»ad^ /iie uneat^y.
Your honour will have realised after t/ie^rri-
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< >1 of ohoutoed [KarokiJ iiherif and his interview wltn you,
that ail our procedure up to the present,was of no per*
sonHi. inclination oi’ Uit lixe, -rich oui. jiave oecn
wholly uliintellU.ible, tut that everything 'bafs the re
sult of tne decisions and desins of our peoples,and
that ve are put transmitters anti execuoants of such de
cisions and desires in the position w.ey(our peooie;
have prefiled upon us*
xheee tnitns are in my opinion very important
and deeerve your ho/iour's special attention and consider
ation*
ith re^Rrd to wtet had been et°.ted in your
nor cured co; - unication concerning ri irak t aiB^ oo the i iatter
^ of uhiiioji e period of ^occupation, we # in order
to strengthen the confidence of Great Britain i/i our
attitude and in our words and actions .really Girl veritably,
and in order tp rive her evliirtcacof our certainty and
assurance in trusting ner ^iorioue Government .leove the
ietermination of the aiaount to the perception of her wis-
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\r: regards the c^tiirm Farts Gud their coastriy ^
we teve already stated in our previous letter what were