THE MIDDLE EAST
CIVIL ADMINISTRATION. UNDER MILITARY SUPERVISION.. PROVING SUCGCESSFUL. (Australian and N.Z. Cable Assn.; Received March 27, 11.25. a.in. PARIS, March 23. General Allenhy, speaking to the Empire Press representatives, said that civil administration under military supervision was doing good work in •Mesopotamia and Palestine, and everything was quiet. The old Turkish laws were being administered by British officials. When it was remembered that the country included every shade of nationality and every shade of religion, it was. surprising how little trouble had arisen. We could not, however, relax military control until perfectly settled conditions obtained. It was now possible to travel by rail from Constantinople to Cairo. General Allenby wii! return to Egypt forthwith.
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Waikato Times, Volume 90, Issue 14022, 27 March 1919, Page 5
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116THE MIDDLE EAST Waikato Times, Volume 90, Issue 14022, 27 March 1919, Page 5
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