That will oblige the British to protect the Jews.
That in turn will set every Mohammedan in the world--'specially Indians, but Egyptians, too--against the British.

Jihad--green banner--holy war--all the East and Northern Africa alight while the French snaffle Syria.

Sound good to you ?" "Sir Louis knows this ?" "He, is paid to know things." "And he lets you play cat and mouse with it ?" "Got to be careful.

Suppose we draw the net too soon, what then?
Most of the conspirators escape.

The story leaks out.