ملف ١٩١٥/٥٣ الجزء IV "الحرب الألمانية: تركيا؛ الخلافة إلخ" [و‎‎٥‎٢] (٤٨١/١٠٠)

Syria cannot engineer revolution or seize railv/ay
owing to the dispersal of their Chiefs out will not
oppose Hedjaz Arabs .
IIUKI Chief of the Anezeh , will be given money
and asked to carry out instructions - reacting on line
of comrnunications; ~
Reliance is placed on us to have ready for issue
on demand the assistance ( arms &c ) already specified.
Reports terrible sufferings of Arabs serving with
Army in Anatolia .
Asks that Russia be required to stop wholesale killing
of children etc in revenge for^massacre of Armenians*
£. Unsigned and undated letter from Feisal is of con
siderable political interest. x -is recommendations ap
pear to be based on (a) the assumption that Turkish
protection^of the Arab border ) is worthless, and (b)
his apprehension of the Russian menace from the Caucasus.
He urges the necessity of despatch of an army by
'fy-rryCtityr
the Sherif for-the protection of the Syrian /)?/&*<& .
Letter contains following items of news : -
Turks wish to replace Crown Prince Wahid 01 Din
by J'ajid .
Turks officially deny fussian
s. ccesses at Erzerum
reports of which ’‘'ere neveTtneiess cu.iu’ei’t •
Turks had been cornu el lad to divert portion ol army
destined for Egyptian Expedition against Russia •
Natives of M 3 Islamid Villayets " were oeing kj.ilec
for iheir connectinn with the Armenian massacres .
Turkey demands for Arab "Mujahidin" are based on
desire to convince the public that Arab preparations
are solely directed against Egypt .
Fourth