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The atmosphere in which we live here is very difficult . The strangest thing is that the Turks are distributing considerable funds to individuals and to partisans they have here but that we have not yet been able to catch any of these agents , even though what I am suggesting is well established . Please let me know your orders . n . d . early November 1946 [ The Muhafez of al Jazeera [ Abd al - Kader al - Midani 12 . President Quwatli to King Faruq , May 8 , 1947 Top secret HM King Faruq I May health , mercy and the blessings of Allah be with you . I sorrowfully regret reminding Your Majesty on a personal level , as a friend , the dangers that will be provoked by the accommodating position of the Egyptian Government with the French Legation in Cairo which has now become a source of , considerable dangers threatening not only Syria and Lebanon but Egypt itself . The documents the Charg é d ' affaires will bring you will prove to Your Majesty that the French Legation in Cairo is today a source of problems for us and that up till now it has also given considerable help to Jewish terrorists One could turn a blind eye to all that if there was not the question of French intervention in the affairs of Arab lands and in their futures and in particular in Yemen , something which we all distrust with all our hearts and of which we fear the consequences . The information we have clearly shows that France has colonialist ambitions fixed on Yemen . It is a serious matter for the interests of the Arab countries and which also influences the projects and programs which King Abd al - Aziz has shown you , as he knows that the French center of action is not now Cairo . For all these reasons I call the attention of Your Majesty to the importance of the matter , hoping that you will wish to give your directives to the venerable Egyptian government so that it can quickly enter into negotiations with the representatives of significant Arab countries in order to take the necessary measures . May 8 , 1947 The President of the Republic Shukri al - Quwatli Registered in the Syrian Ministry of Foreign Affairs No 1704 – Political documents Telegram written in the Palace of the Republic on 3 May . The Foreign Minister objected to its being sent , but then gave in to the insistence of the President of the Republic and it was sent on 8 May . 13 . Mardam to President Quwatli , May 16 , 1947 Top secret Report From the President of the Council of Ministers to H . E . President Shukri Quwatli , President of the Syrian Republic . Today I spoke frankly , as requested by Your Excellency , with Mr Riad al - Sulh about the unclear position he has recently adopted vis - à - vis France and the strong sympathy he shows Haj Amin , although he knows that Haj Amin has become , in relation to us , an ally and friend of France . I told him frankly the opinion of all our brothers concerning his attitude and his reply to all these statements was categorical , confirming to me that the matter was beyond him , that it was the English themselves who had pressured him about the understanding with Camille Chamoun . Then , he thinks that he must keep a line of retreat for himself through a good understanding with both the French and the Russians , knowing that that would not displease the English , but will be done with their knowledge and agreement . For , giving France a chance to re - establish its presence in Lebanon is unthinkable ; he is only playing a role and is certain of ultimate success .
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