T. E. Lawrence Correspondence – Page 368

Jan.1.J. The run began when Coulcy T ???? went off to Paris with seventy lady ty,laba,& coot:) who was a Harley street obstetric s,ecial- -ist. as R.O to the Villa Palastic. Everybody wa. soncerins how he :new that the Conference would last nine months.It says much for farjer that the Jasts have been everywhere jests. The allotment of celegates was a delicate business."razil got three, .lace ther.ere many German interests there anu they...pe * by...ulating her fully in the Conference, to cajole her into repressive measures there. It sounds al ..st unworthy .f American princij.les. The Fortugese were greatly sorrowful. The French went to their minister, and said how they regretted the inadequate representation but that the English were quite firm. The fBrtugese came to us more in anger than in sorrow, and protested. Sir Fyre Growe had to ou...d an extract from the official proceedings and send it them secretly, that they might seethe protest against the extra celegatz made from the French. Mr.Balfour comple tely forgot the Heisa. representatives at the first sitting. I got Mallet, Tyrell, and Cecila to go and...rotest. Then I went to see Eric Trummond, and explained myself vigorously He tried first to persuade me that we had no standing, but later came round and promised to do his best. I dined with Mr.Balfour, and got his promise to the same effect, and loaded him full of ammunition. Philip Carr did the same for Lloyd George on Lionel Curtis' advice. Meanwhile I told Feisal that his question was