Letter from Lieutenant Colonel Charles Doughty-Wylie to Gertrude Bell concerning contents of a previous letter written by Gertrude from Constantinople

Concerning Charles acknowledging that he has received Gertrude's letter from Constantinople and discusses its contents, declaring his relief that the new British Ambassador to Turkey [Sir Louis Mallet] is up to the job. Notes the recent Greek attack on a warship en route to Turkey from its British builders, Sir W. G. Armstrong & Co. Asks after Lord Cromer (1841-1917), in declining health. Notes that the changes to the Tsana treaty have been accepted by Kitchener, and declares that his proposed transfer to Basreh [Basrah, Iraq] is now no longer possible.

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