Letter. [G. F. Derby], British Consulate, Damascus, to Major Mark Sykes
- Reference No:
- U DDSY2/1/10/160
- Dates:
- 10 Apr 1909
- Description:
- Thanks him for loan of guns for shooting party. Comment on number of tourists and big trouble with the Druzes from the [Jebel]. The visit by Sir S. [Gart] to Beirut was unreported in the Lebanon. Plenty of tourists including Sir J. Hill are making the hotels thrive. Sending a Damascus [blade] which once belonged to E. A. Kadir as a thank you for loan of guns.
- Format:
- Archive Item
- Extent:
- 1 item
- Language:
- Access Conditions:
- Access will be granted to any accredited reader
- Repository:
- Hull University Archives
- Collection:
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Papers of the Sykes family of Sledmere
