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39.JohannHeinrichCountvonBernstorff(Germanambassador)to the Reichchan-
cellor, II Dec. 1917 ("Inhalt.Der Khedive."), NARA/T-I37/I38/0254; McKale,"Germany
andtheArabQuestion,"243;andWarOffice(G/East/m),22 Dec.1917,enclosinga
reportfromitsGenevabureauonpan-Turanismandpan-Germanism,PRO/WOlO6
(Inrelligencej/fileno. 1420.
40.RumboldtoBalfour,16 Nov.1917,PRO/FO371/3058/223845; McKale, "Ger-
manyandtheArabQuestion,"244.RegardingBritishconcernthattheTurkswere
usingAbbasHilmiwiththesharifandhisson,Faysal,noteWingateto FO, 24 Dec.
1917,IOLR/L/P&S/W/467.
41.Wingateto FO, 17Oct.1917,PRO/FO371/3057/199502.
42.RombergtoGeorgMichaelis(Reichchancellor), 25 July1917;AA toConstan-
tinopleembassy,8 Aug.1917;Rombergto AA,9andII Aug.1917;andWaldburgto AA,
13Aug.1917,NARA/T-I49/404/0155,0176,0179, 0184,0209.Further,noteWaldburgto
AA,19 Aug.1917,PA/TiirkeiI65/Bd.42.
43.BernstorfftoMichaelis,roSept.1917;andRombergto AA,14Sept.1917,NARA/
T-I49/404/0278,0276,respectively.
44.NotetheSektionPolitikmemo,"VernehmungdesSeidAhmedNakibam
24.9.17.,"NARA/T-I49/404/0288-9I;andBritishGeneralStaff,WO,"Summaryofthe
HejazRevolt,"31Aug.1918,particularlyappendixE,"Maurice'sReport,"inIOLR/L/
MIL/17/16/13.
- WO,"SummaryoftheHejazRevolt,"31Aug.1918,IOLR/L/MIL/17/16/13.
46.ExamplesareprobablyDMI to ArabBureau,12Sept.1917,PRO/WO33/935;and
Rumboldto FO, 25Oct.1917,IOLR/L/P&S/II/P4340.Also,noteWO,"Summaryofthe
Hejaz Revolt," 31Aug.1918,IOLR/L/MIL/17/16/13;andJames,Golden Warrior,230.
- See Hesse(theninBerlin),memo,ro Aug.1917;andWustrow(thedragomanat
theconsulateinMosul)to AA,IAug.1917,PA/Tiirkei165/Bd. 42.
48."EnemyIntelligenceontheEuphrates.,"ArabBulletin,98(23July1918):257-59,
PRO/FO882/27.
- Ibid.;MesopotamiaExpeditionForce[hereafter"MEF"],"DailySituationSum-
mary,"roand 26 Oct.1917,PRO/WO157/804;Moberly,4:32-65;andMcKale, "Ger-
manyandtheArabQuestion,"245.
- MEF,"WarDiary," 9 and20 Oct.1917,PRO/WO157/804; Cox toGovernment
ofIndia,24 Jan.1917,IOLR/L/P&S/w/617;andWinstone,Leachman, 194-95.
51.See theMEF's"WarDiary" for Dec.1917,inPRO/WO157/806.
52.Kedourie,EnglandandtheMiddleEast,lO7;andAntonius,227,230.
53.Vogel,26-30;andmentionofNiedermayerinSyriainBernstorffto AA,23Dec.
1917,NARA/T-137/142/0032.NiedermayerhadgonetoSyriaafterplansforhimto
leadasecondexpeditiontoPersiaandAfghanistanhadbeengiven up;ArmyGroup
F to AA, 4 Nov.1917,NARA/T-149/400/0II8.
54.Prufer,"Abschrift.NachrichtenstellederKaiserlichDeurschenBotschaftKon-
stantinopel.,"II Dec.1917,NARA/T-120/4I97/K203215-216.
55.RegardingthekillingofaGermanofficerworkingwiththeSixthArmynear
Mosul,seeWaldburgto AA, 23 Aug.1917,PA/Tiirkei165/Bd. 42. Also,noteWallach,
Anatomie,209-20,228-29;andMuhlmann,167-72.OnFalkenhayn'stakeoverofmuch
ofthecommandinPalestinefromjernalPasha,seeabove,202.
56.Friedman,Germany, Turkey,andZionism,329-3°;andWallach,Anatomie,
21 3- 1 4.
