File 1341/1921 Pt 1 'Khorassan Intelligence Summaries 1921-1922' [‎433r] (513/1080)

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Appendix I.
Isfo Bolshevik press has been received during the week.
“ Ittifaq-i-Islam” published at Herat, September 12th, 1921.
The essence of the World’s Politics.
to the ° ntribUted ^ Secretary
trend^ofthe SxM nli; he ^ dian news P a P e f the following conclusions on the
iXn “ M P y are oommuin cated to subscriber's to the “ Ittifaq-i-
nosse^S nt Z t la Z'~: Tb u Buro P ean Powers made at first a partition of the
fn dX?,Weff T „ key u! 5 u‘-! UbSeq u U ^ tly f0UIld the y had encompassed themselves
. f1 J 101111168 Which it was hard to find a way of release. They therefore
sin^ws^T fr ° m ^ 6 im ^ li0 the y had created and furnished Greece with the
the world f herew ; t 1 h to annihilate Turkey. This policy made the whole of
-1 -j . r i see the with maignation while Turkey determined to frustrate
the devilish intrigues en gineered against her. nmstrate
Prance was the first to realise that her Islamic possessions were in ieonardv
by reason of her hostility to Turkey, the focus of the Kaliphat, for they P were
rising m rebellion against her and might even pass out of her hands. Similar
fears were entertained by Italy as regards Tripoli. To both Powers came the
mspiratioH that a menace to their future interests was developing the
Meditenanean and that that menace was Greece who might one day prove to
be an instrument for their destruction in Asia Minor. 7 P
■fn 8a ^ tl3at tIie rai u of Turkey would give them an opportunity
for dealing a deadly blow at Prance and Italy. " ^
, , .^. r tbe8 e reasons the two great powers, Prance and Italy, withdrew from
hostilities with I ree Turkey and are now ready to return the latter the territory
they had taken. They are not now assisting Greece but are trying to establish
friendly relations with the Turks. At present England is the only nation
which is antagonistic to Turkey. ^ ^ « oniy nauon
We can venture to say upon these assumptions that at the present moment
Islam is not opposed by the whole of Europe but only by Britain who is per
sistently trying to bring about her destruction. We must hope that these
intrigues will recoil upon their authors.
The news of an alliance between Japan and England
has reached us but we are unable to give it credence. We acknowledge" that
Japan may, from fear of America, ally herself with England, nevertheless
sbe will do so with a full knowledge that England is her greatest enemy. The
haS secur . ed a g uaran tee from Japan that she will not interfere
with britisn interests in India. Yet Japan must know that the English throne
is turned upside down and that she, too, must not be involved in its fall.
Inf 1 ® and the The Indians, being tired of the constant decep
tions of the English, have now definitely demanded complete freedom for
India and for Islam. All castes and creeds have united to achieve this
end and are prepared to sacrifice everything to further its consummation.
Every attempt of the English to cause a split between the various parties has
ended m total failure.
The people of India have collected ten million rupees Indian silver coin also widely used in the Persian Gulf. m a prescribed
period and this success will prove to be the first blow at British dominion.
The next phase of theiiycampaign is the vow to use only country-made goods
and to boycott all articles of foreign manufacture. This will prove to be
another blow at the already shaky foundations of the British Empire.
In extension of these measures the questions of hoisting the flag of the
Bepublic of Islam and of refusing obedience to British authorities are under
consideration. It is hoped that these proposals will be given effect to.
India and the Turks.—The people of India—Muslims, Hindus, and
Sikhs—without exception demand complete independence for the Kalifat.