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Translation of CODE Telegram
From GOVERNOR, SINGAPORE, (For SECRETARY OF STATE)
To GOVERNOR, HỌNGKONG.
Date 5th November, 1914.
Following telegram has been received from Secretary of State for
the Colonies:-
31st October. His Highness Aha Khan desires the following meaange may be communicated to Moslems in India and His
njesty's other dominions:-
With deep sorrow I find that the Turkish Goverment has. joined hands with Germany and acting under German order: is madly attempting to wage almost unprovoked war against such mighty sovereigns as the King-Emperor and the Tsar of Russia. This is not the true and free will
of the Sultan but of German Officers and other non-
Moslems who have forced him to do their bidding.
marza Germany and Austria have been no disinterested friends of Islam and while one took Bosnia the other has long been plotting to become the suzerain of Asia Kinor and Lesopotamia including Kerbela Rejef and Bagdad. If Germany succeede which Heaven forbid Turkey will become only a vassol of Germany and the Kaiser's resident will be the real ruler of Turkey and will control the holy cities. No Islamic interest was threatened in this war and our religion was not in peril. Now was Turkey in peril for the British and Russian Empires and the French Republic had offered to solemnly guarantee Turkey all her territories in com- plete independence if she had remained at peace. Turkey was the trustee of Islam and the whole world was content to let her hold our holy cities in her keeping. Now that Turkey has so disastrously shewn