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 8 marriage of the Arab with the Turk is the only union the Arab has made which has been sterile.

"Now the Arab is once more coming into contact with European civilization, it will be as well to bear in mind that he is a Semite, with all the intelligence and resource of that race.

"There are rich oilfields near by, and the 'Black Country' of Mesopotamia may rise here, and the demands on European manufacturers for machinery and other things should be enormous."