ملف ٧٢٥١/١٩٢٠ الجزء ٣ "الجزيرة العربية: الوضع والسياسة؛ جدول أعمال اجتماعات اللجنة المشتركة بين الإدارات" [و‎‎٢‎٤‎٥] (٢٦٨/١٢٦)

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ARABIA. .
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Dec^ner.
Tho Resident (Aden).
14tli October, 1920.
D. 5.35 p.ra. 14th October, 1920.
R. 12.30 p.m. 17th October, 1920.
No. 356 AoP.
in a letter dated October 3th, Captain Fazluddin
reports return from 1,'ecca pilgrimage of Bayed Senoussi
the brother of Bayed Mustafa with very conciliatory
letter (two groups omitted) King Hussein and Sherif
Abdulla to Idrisi asking for an alliance.
In an interview with Captain Fazluddin on October 7th
Idrisi considered there were "personal and religious 11
aspects regarding Sherif of Mecca’s request lor alliance.
From personal point which is explained as personality
of Sherif and his sons, Idrisi expressed complete mistrust
in any stipulation made by Sherif and sons who "hemole
themselves before us at the present moment" as they are
in extreme internal and external difficulties but ’will
prove a veritable scourge" when they secure their ends.
Looking at the matter from religious aspect,
However,
in order to provide protection and
Idrisi professed readiness to make
peace to sacred cities,
complete sacrifice of
possessions and lives and therefore desired to come an
understanding with sherif to secure safety of sacred cioies
Idrisi