ABBREVIATIONS
AA AUSWARTIGESAMT
TheGermanforeignministry,withheadquartersin Berlin.
TodaytheministryislocatedinBonn.
Bd. (pl. Bde.):BAND
Volumeorfolder,usedintheendnotesto citedocuments
fromthePolitischesArchiv(Bonn).
CGS CHIEFOFTHE[BRITISH]GENERALSTAFF
CIGS CHIEFOFTHE[BRITISH]IMPERIALGENERALSTAFF
CUP COMMITTEEOFUNIONANDPROGRESS
TheprincipalpartyoftheYoungTurkmovement,whichex-
ceptfor abriefperiodruledtheOttomanEmpirefrom 1908
until1918.
DMI DIRECTOROF[BRITISH]MILITARYINTELLIGENCE
DMO DIRECTOROF[BRITISH]MILITARYOPERATIONS
EEF EGYPTIANEXPEDITIONARYFORCE
TheBritisharmythatadvancedin 1916 acrosstheSinaiPen-
insulaand,inconjunctionwiththeArabrevoltagainstthe
Turks,invadedanddefeatedtheOttomansinPalestineand
Syriaduring1917-1918.
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