ملف ١٩١٥/٥٣ الجزء IV "الحرب الألمانية: تركيا؛ الخلافة إلخ" [و‎‎٢‎٢‎٠] (٤٨١/٤٣٦)

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Decypher Sir H. I.iacl.iahen (Cairo) December 10th 1915.
d. 11.5 a.n* December 11th
r. 10.35 a,n« December llth-
No. 7 61 ...
A^ah question.
Selection of Picot as their representative
on recent ccJtimittee on this question is discouraging
indication of French attitude. Picot is a notorious
fanatic on Syrian question and quite incapable of
assistinguany mutual settlement on reasonable common
sense grounds which present situation requires,. It is
unfortunate that adviser of French Government here* de
France is man of similar type. Notwithstanding recent
assurances to me I am informed that he seno a ^ew days
ago for a leading Arab notary of Damascus now in
Egypt and told him as follows. "You can tell all your
friends here from me and I tel& you this in my capacity
be
under protection of France and we shall sncrtly send
an array to ocuupy it but we shall govern it in the
way which raost suits its people of all raceo ano
religions. helpful but wbile present attitude
of French Government continues it appears uee ess
rae to remonstrate with him, d dl ffi C uity
In the meantime ^f^ai^claily increasing.
of detahhing arat ^. ,^ r inc , + {fi e ci expectation of ac-
Ccnditicns o^^^f'oiltance^suc^as seme people think
tive or organised assistance su
is object of hhr prcrposed mutual “ s ^ SGiv g ^ab
we want is ra ater ^A^r ^n fur side instead of their
cjvmnathv and assistance on cur
active co-operation with enemy ffiore vltal
This advantage will hec me obable time dees