This move took the commander in chief of the EEF, who was responsible for martial law, out of touch with the civil authorities, and unrest in Egypt became serious during the winter of 1917/18.
Dette skridt betød at lederen af EEF, som var ansvarlig for undtagelsestilstanden, ikke længere var i kontakt med de civile myndigheder, og det kom til alvorlig uro i Egypten i løbet af vinteren 1917/18.