T. E. Lawrence Correspondence – Page 450

To Hogarth Port Said. March 22. (1915) Another uncensored letter: at half an hour's notice last week I sent you a flood of stuff about Alex. please try & push it through, for I think it is our only chance. In face of a French Syria, I hope my letter was clear - because I wished it off in such a hurry that I had no time to think of it at all. This area is undeniably ours. You know India wants to be in con- trol of Arabia - and has to do it pretty badly, for they haven't a man who knew Sy... nicety, & the trouble for populars only the full, & the preparation of case in the Aden Histories... be they got into this hurry. Soon after, an ... Amir, who is a poison- ous blighter at the Rank, Tajit (which is one City), & a very sore spot for him, at the Jerisal family, who are the Jemuast and Aaryr tug-of-war of one strofe and for such years as the a little statement together). Then this was started, & India wasn't on the old scene of balancing the little powers thart. I think it really shea all together, to roll up Syria by way of the ... Hestern the hens of no Sherii. You know how big this trunk is in Syria. This could be done by Tc... al only, so we avoid all x... bilitiss alliance. giving ... all in order. & India refuses to sign. So we cursed them, & I think that a fortunes & shells are being some to funthes ... advisors. If Iclial is anything like as good out of all four of Syrfa. It's a big game, and at last one really plays...rs. If x ...s their hes up they are sure we are playing ...? If we can only ... to fancy ...s. can go the nest - or have a xx try at it. So if x write to tell you that it's all right, & I'm off, you will know where for. Wouldn't you like to be on it? Though I don't give... much for my insurance chances again. If only India will let us run, - won't the French be mad if we sin through? Don't talk of it yet. T.E.