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accompanied by 5 French officers, one of them_ being the former liason
officer in Aleppo. The French provided ammunition and supplies. Their
arrival was welcome to the Dairis who were living in daily tenor of the
ribes. Mnihim appointed Haji Fadhl al ‘Abbod (formerly Mayor) Mnta-
sarrif, and a Fairi called Mohammed Fotaiyah as his Ma c awin. He sent
for 18 Sarkals of the Albu Sarai, threatening to take vengeance on the tribes
if they did not come. They obeyed his summons and he clapped 14 of them
into goal. Eamadhan Shallash has not submitted; he remains in the neigh
bourhood of Tifcni. Hachim al Muhaid is at Kaqqah, Mujhim is openly at
enmity with him and fired a few shots at llaqqah as he passed, but it is
poprlarly supposed that there are secret relations between them. The new
Government has no hold on the left bank where Hachim and Muslut Pasha An Ottoman title used after the names of certain provincial governors, high-ranking officials and military commanders.
remain in relation with the Turks. The sons of Ibrahim Pasha An Ottoman title used after the names of certain provincial governors, high-ranking officials and military commanders. Milli, how
ever, having been first raided by the Turks and then cleaned out by the
Shammar, made overtures to Mujhim and received a favourable reply.
Their following is very small.
The road from Hair to Aleppo is guarded by posts of Mujhim’s men, 10
to 20 in each Nuqtah. They receive 80 Majidis a month and 10 Majidis
horse allowance. As this pay is scanty, they will probably take the rest of
their requirements out of the passers by. The people of Hair feel no con
fidence in these arrangements. They say tribal altercations are sure to break
out and the town and the traffic on the road will bear the brunt of them.
52. There is no further information as to the past of 5 Turkish Gen
darmes which is said to have been set up early in October at Hasaqah on the
Khabur, N.E. of Hair, at the instigation of Muslat Pasha An Ottoman title used after the names of certain provincial governors, high-ranking officials and military commanders. of the J-ubur.
MOSUL DIVISION.
53. The raid on the Sharqat-Mosul road on October 24th in which
Sharif al Fariiqi was killed, has made ' a very unfavourable impression in
Mosul. The raiders were tribesmen of the Albu Hamad, led by Tunis, son
of the paramount Shaikh, Bulaibil. This is the third raid during the last
two months for which Bulaibil is responsible. His exploits are threatening
the loyalty of the Tall ‘Afar district.
Bulaibil is strongly encouraged by the Turks. He is at present encamped
on the far side of the Qarah Chok Uagh, just beyond the limits of British
occupation. His own following is small but he has in addition 20 Turkish
soldiers and the support of the rebellious elements of the Gargari and of
Tall ‘AfaT
54. _ The mainstay of Turkish propaganda has been the Qaimmaqam of
Jazirat ibn Umar, Sultan Beg. He was dismissed from his post more than
a year ago as a result of the complaints made by the British authorities,
but he continued to exercise his functions, regardless of orders from Cons
tantinople. In September, 1920, he was finally removed * and replaced by
Shafiq Beg formerly Qaimmaqam at Shernakh. The attitude of the Turkish
Nationalists at Jazirat ibn Umar, Mardin and Diyarb&kr is one of thinly
disguised hostility, ihey shelter our criminals, incite the tribes against us,
encourage attacks on our kelleks and harbour deserters. It is reported from
Dohuk that a rumour is current among the mountains that Mustafa Kamal
has told the Kurds to prepare for an attack on the British in February.
55. P.O. Mosul reports (October 20th and November 9th) that the
extremists m Mosul, who during the last month have found themselves in very
low water, have been encouraged by the prospect of a fresh move on the part
of the. furks from Mardin. Most of the officers who engineered the attack
on iail Afar are now at Mardin and are sending letters to their friends in
Mosul assuring them that they will not have long to wait. The must active
agents of provocations in Mosul are:
(1) Yasin al ‘Uraibi, a school master.
(2) ‘Aziz ‘Arab, a merchant.
(3) Abdul Lazzaq, Yuzfeashi of gendarmes.
J T l ll),eS i° la the movement would be the Amshat and Hurrat-
BuinHl S J l fi mm r ar Sil -5 lkhs t al Yawar and the Aulad Shallal,
QL mr VwVt-i ' ,€ '- 11 ’ J jU .^ ldlGa ^ fragments of other tribal groups.
411 ( ' j 1 ? 111 111)11 torm might he expected to be with them,
tion nf S r': u l’ 011 ® 1 ? 111 the truth of the rumour that it is the inten-
Freneh 'nerin v° ^ support tribal action if possible. The
actLitv in XX n if, ^‘ r V ^ ^^hese plans. There is little
outside which tm »h'< ^ ^^d^.the possibility of a serious threat from
outside which might upset the existing internal equilibrium.
S *S : 0. Mosul reported on October 21st the strengthening of the
furiosh g^r^n m Jazirat ibn‘Umar by the arrival of a battalion from