LAWRENCE THOMAS EDWARD (1888-1935) [LAWRENCE D'ARABIE].

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LAWRENCE THOMAS EDWARD (1888-1935) [LAWRENCE D'ARABIE].
Signed autograph letter, signed « T.E.L. », [Jeddah] 18 October 1916, to General Gilbert F. CLAYTON; 2 pages in-fol., small blind-stamped vignette arms of Great-Britain (perforations affecting a few letters; a few minor rust stains, some marginal markings or underlinings in pencil); in English. Long and important letter in which T.E. Lawrence gives his opinion about Abdullah bin al-Hussein, son of Hussein ben-Ali, one of the leaders of the Arab Revolt, on Azis Ali al-Misri, acting Chief of Staff of Hussein, and his considerations on the city of Jeddah Important memorandum to Sir Gilbert CLAYTON (1875-1929) detailing Lawrence’s discussions with Arab commanders at Jeddah. “In the autumn [of 1916] it was arranged that Lawrence should be transferred to the staff of the Arab Bureau, but first he was sent to Jeddah to report on the situation in the Hejaz. The Arab Revolt seemed to have come to a standstill, and there was little reliable information about the capacity of its forces or the ability of its commanders. During two weeks in Arabia, Lawrence met Hussein’s sons, Ali, Abdullah, Feisal and Zeid, and formed his own conclusions about them...” (Wilson, T. E. Lawrence, London: National Portrait Gallery, 1988, p. 48). Lawrence arrived in Jeddah on October 16th to meet with Sherif Abdullah, and although he had only a minor role in the discussions, he observed the participants closely and drafted notes on the various persons he met for the Arab Bureau. Sir Gilbert Clayton (1875-1929) was appointed Director of Military Intelligence in Cairo in 1914, and was personally responsible to the three most senior British officials in the Middle East. Lawrence worked closely under Clayton while in the Military Intelligence Department. In 1917 Clayton was promoted brigadier-general and became chief political officer of the Egyptian expeditionary force that began the invasion of Palestine in that year. His first task was the administration of occupied
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