Funny but I ended up reading about exactly this last night,, after your Lawrence of Arabia posts...
It is claimed in these parts that Walter Harris was part inspiration for the 'going native' elements of Lawrence's character.
Times correspondents, journalist, writer, traveller, socialite, woofter and paedo..
He played an active part in the international disputes in Morocco, using his access to high-ranking Moroccan figures to influence the course of events. Britain had long been Morocco's dominant trading partner and Harris initially opposed France's ambitions to play a bigger role in the country. He believed that Morocco's independence should be preserved and that the country should be helped to modernise itself and overcome the endemic disorder that plagued it. He therefore helped initially to support the Germans, who likewise opposed French involvement in Morocco, until he was instructed in 1905 by The Times' foreign editor Valentine Chirol – who was closely linked to the British Foreign Office – that it was necessary to support the French. The Entente Cordiale, signed in 1904, clearly assigned Egypt and Morocco to the spheres of influence of Britain and France respectively. In the Hafidiya coup, Harris attacked the Makhzen of Abd al-Hafid in The Times,, whom France also opposed.[7]
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Walter_Burton_Harris
Large villa and gardens opposite the beach in Tangier. Now an art gallery the building is in tip top condition.
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Governments eh......[more]