We also run an intelligence bureau for the natives

TCD MS 11290/27 folio 3 recto

TCD MS 11290/27 folio 3 recto

[c. April 1918] They must be getting civilian stuff into the place again as the shops had lots of English made farming implements in them I suppose an attempt to get the trade in that sort of stuff from England after the war. We also run an intelligence bureau for the natives which is plastered all round with pictures of British big guns and Battle Ships with explanations in Arabic underneath. The niggers seemed to be quite interested. Otherwise there was nothing but oranges and orange gardens which looked rather the worse for wear as they have been largely irrigated by petrol engines up to date.
We stayed a while on the canal where we bathed and