They'll give him Mesopotamia.

Baghdad's the old Arab capital, and that'll do for a beginning; after that it's up to the Arabs themselves." "Well?
Where does my gold mine come in ?" Jeremy asked.
"Feisul has no money.

If it was made clear to him that he could serve the Arabs best by going to London, he'd consider it.

The objection would be, though, that he'd have to make terms in advance with hog-financiers, who'd work through the Foreign Office to tie up all the oil and mine and irrigation concessions.

If we tell him privately about your gold mine at Abu Kem he can laugh at financiers." "All right," said Jeremy, "I'll give him the gold mine.