Lawrence was also faulted for remaining at his headquarters at Kantara, which was considered to be too far from the battlefield, and that this contributed to his loss of control of the battle during the first day, when the telephone line was cut and he was out of contact with Romani.
Lawrence blev også lastet for at blive tilbage i sit hovedkvarter ved Qantara, hvilket blev anset for at være for langt fra slagmarkend og at dette bidrog til at han mistede kontrollen over slaget i løbet af den første dag da telefonforbindelsen blev afbrudt og han var uden forbindelse til Romani.