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File 53/1915 Part IV 'German War: Turkey; Caliphate etc' [191r] (378/481)
The record is made up of 1 item (242 folios). It was created in 1915-1916. It was written in English. The original is part of the British Library: India Office The department of the British Government to which the Government of India reported between 1858 and 1947. The successor to the Court of Directors. Records and Private Papers Documents collected in a private capacity. .
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a. id i#od grant that the^resulL of our nutual efforts
and co-operation will Dind ub in a lasting friend-
e are greatly pleased to near of the action
you are taking to win all the Arabs over to our Jolitt
Cause and to disruade thei^ from giving any assistance
to our enenles. and we leave it to your discretion to
seize the most favourable moment for further and
more dec ded measures •
ou will doubtless inform us by the Dearer of
this letter of any manner In which we can assist you
and your requests will always receive our immediate
consideration •
You will have heard how El Bayed Ahmed el
Cher if el Cenussi has Deen beguiled by evil advice
into hostile action, and it will be a great grief
to you to know that he has been so far forgetful of
the interests of the Arabs as to throw in his lot wifch
our enemies • l isfortune has now ov rtaken him and m
trust that this will show him his error and lead him
oeace for the sake of his o<>* misguided followers*
<e are sending this letter by the hand of your
good messenger who will also bring to you all our news*
rhip to the mutual welfare and hajjiness of us ail!
With salaams
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Part 4 consists of correspondence relating to the possible declaration of a caliphate in Arabia and is a continuation of part 3 (IOR/L/PS/10/525/1). The papers tell of the British assessment of the situation and the French attitude, as well as correspondence and negotiations with Ḥusayn bin ‘Alī al-Hāshimī, the Grand Sharif of Mecca. The file also discusses the British view of the proposed blockade of the Arabian ports in the Red Sea.
The file also includes a printed document (ff 25-242) marked 'secret' entitled 'Policy in the Middle East', which consists mainly of communications on the military situation in Mespotamia from Lieutenant-Colonel Sir Mark Sykes to the Director of Military Information.
The discussion over such matters is mostly between Sir Arthur Henry McMahon, the General Officer Commanding, Egypt, and the Commander-in-Chief, India.
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- 1 item (242 folios)
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The papers are arranged in approximate chronological order from the rear to the front.
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- IOR/L/PS/10/525/2
- Title
- File 53/1915 Part IV 'German War: Turkey; Caliphate etc'
- Pages
- 3r:14v, 15ar, 15r:65v, 72r:78v, 80v:125v, 129r:129v, 131r:172v, 179r:184v, 188r:188v, 190r:196r, 198r:203r, 204v:242v
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- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
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