File 488/1920 Pt 1 ‘Arabia:- General question of subsidies to Arab Rulers.’ [‎72r] (140/163)

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future* thi» # I c^aioor it la oi*
iaport^rto# th^t, if we a «i?ecial Tioeitioa la the
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^rahiaa oaineala t hi* i^Jeety 1 * a***riMist aheul* »o
eaplejr it *• to wm the , r^titafie of the people aai silesioe
the oritioiam of those dotr^etore who a«oo*o us of
oyaioism sad self-interest in our treotraont of the ^rfobs*
At th# proifemt »osBsnt we *** in » foYoarsihls
position to aohiSTo this* sinoo the footers whish h»wo
renders so roatlesa th#’. rahs ia -*yri& and iiosopotamis
hare not operated with say great fore# in th# , enineul#
itself, And its nulere* with th# exemption of the 1mm
lahra and the MR* .mir of toil* who toe in point of feet
aomo azid or the inflaence of bn i>aud t tows giWtt
gatisfaetorr proofe that they are prepares to look to os
for holp sxid raidanee end protection#
the quo at IMS then arise whether we esn t^in oer
objoot without paxmuit * and* if not* whettor the results
achieved will Justify the expenditure•
As regsri* the tormr point* l eons!dor that the
experienee of the l»et fner years shows the answer to be
eiaptotlenlly in the negative# qo not adwesate any
undue interference in the internal mud loewl affaire of
the feaiasula* but I pres rae that we shall attempt to .
| adjust the relations between the different rulers and
el*la to influe,ice all foreign relations* and it is only
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quid pro quo# I rirtheriaore * aor^l influeuce toe its
offset in the r^et* but it will not always prrve such
a strong deterrent a* th© threat to out off supplies*
aer#/