ملف ١٩١٥/٥٣ الجزء IV "الحرب الألمانية: تركيا؛ الخلافة إلخ" [و‎‎٧‎٢] (٤٨١/١٤٠)

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Your telegram Llo. 287 and my tolegram-No. 278.
i confess to being eone what tin the dark as to how
matters stand, and I am unaware whether proposals out-
oy o.'.r K.Sykes have received the approval of three
Governments concerned or whether they are merely sug-
GeSti0ns as a res,Jlt of Ms and Picot's conversations in
Petrograd.
Alleged understanding at petrograd appears to ignore
existence of T irkey and necessity, under any circumstances
j of prcvldl ng an adequate hone for remnants of that nation
it* defeated.
I cxm telegraphing in a day or two some observations
On fresh developments which indicate that Turkish parties
ln opposition to committee of Union and Progress are
already considering .peace,terms which,in certain circum-
nuanceb,it might suit the Allies to consider, I feel
Wrongly that the presence of Monsieur Picot in hgypt at
tie present juncture is undesirable and would inevitably
excite very considerable elements which are hostile to
-fench penetration of Syria and which we are using our
be sty