Letter from Lieutenant Colonel Charles Doughty-Wylie to Gertrude Bell concerning his feelings for Gertrude and communication problems with the Foreign Office

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Concerning Charles reporting the death of Bilinski [?], a commission member. Wishes Gertrude well on her journey, now beginning in earnest from Damascus, but confesses to misgivings. Tells Gertrude of his feelings for her. Expresses his annoyance with continuing communication problems with the Foreign Office.