File 53/1915 Pt 5 'German War: Turkey; Arab Kingdom; the Petrograd negotiations' [‎145v] (295/436)

Tin rpinaimler will be collected as quickly as possible, and will be
deposited at Port Sudan, 'of "lle pllces' to wldcll they
—Lies who will cany out the orders Hi,
receiving them. { ort h in vour letter, have been issued
to tK=^;;Sndan, a nd he will arrange everything in accordance
with your wishes. n i . vmir i as t letter has been duly facilitated
lourrepresentai ever y assistance has been given him in Ins
his journey to ; le w i t h good results.
lU,S \Ve n haveiauged\hat on completion, he will be brought to Port Sudan,
whence he' will proceed by safest means to join you, and report the results
° f h We' V take the opportunity, in sending this letter, to explain to you a
We taKe ua t , i i wn c l e ar to you, and which might
matter which othervvise mi© * various Turkish posts and
have given rise to misunderstanam^. xi hostile t0 „ s , and who
SmaU -Tt^be'platmno nTo-y to cur‘ navk interests in the Red Sea. We
are said to be Pam o ^ ^ teke host ile measures against these posts
may, therefoie, hm ; ^ strict instructions that every care must
T t?Ven by on. shiiis to differentiate between the hostile Turkish garrisons
!md the innocent Arab inhabitants, towards whom we entertain such
^'^W^dvtymi notice of this matter in case distorted and £ 1 ^ r^orts may
'u “ of the reasons for any action which we may be obliged to take.
We have heard rumours that our mutual enenues are endeavouring o
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ll,,l h. Zj “ i Ihi. and, H In Mill ^™Mf. *M d °" «•, *
able to arrange for the Arabs who lie between him and Syria to seize
camels as they pass-a procedure which will be to ot^ mutua aiUantag.^
1 am glad to be able to inform you that those misguided Aia
Sayed Ahmed cl Senussi, who have fallen victims to the - f T"
and German intriguers, are now beginning to seethe enoi ol . . ‘"j ^
are coining in to us in large numbers, asking lor forgiveness and f 'endship.
We have severely defeated the forces which these intriguers nad col ected
against us, and the eyes of the Arabs are now becoming open to the ueceit
which has been practised upon them. .' . . T T)1 vV« in the
The capture of Rrzerum and the defeats sustained by the i 1 kh
Caucasus are having a great effect in our favour, and are greath hi Ip g
the cause for which we are both working. „ , i i, ivhieh
We ask God to prosper your endeavours and to further the woik
you have taken in hand. 1 , ne „ T1( i
In conclusion, we beg you to accept our warmest saint at 10
expressions of friendship.
b Jam ad Awwal l-)34.
(10th March 1916.)