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- ↑ Hoisington, William A (1995). Lyautey and the French Conquest of Morocco. New York: Macmillan (St Martin's Press). p. 85. ISBN 0-312-12529-1.
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- ↑ Hoisington, William A (1995). Lyautey and the French Conquest of Morocco. New York: Macmillan (St Martin's Press). p. 86. ISBN 0-312-12529-1.
- 1 2 Windrow, Martin (2010). Our Friends Beneath the Sands. London: Phoenix. p. 452. ISBN 978-0-7538-2856-4.
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