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B. 215.
CONFIDENTIAL.
Sherif of Mecca.
Despatch from His Majesty's High Commissioner for Egypt.
No. 94 (Secret).
The Uesidencv, Ramleh,
26th August 1915.
Sir,
With reference to Sir M. Cheetham's Despatch No. 204, of
13th December last, and my telegram No. 450, of the 24th instant, I
have the honour to forward herewith translations of the communications
which have reached me from the Sherif of Mecca, of the statement of the
messenger, and of my own reply to the Sherif as approved by your telegram
No. 598, of the 25th instant. With regard to the terms of this telegram it
will be noticed that 1 have not fully availed myself of the permission to
make certain additions to the message.
The moment, in my opinion, has not arrived when we can usefully
discuss even a preliminary agreement, and it might at this stage injure the
Sherif's chances of the Kaliphate to advertise his dealings with us by
sending a son or other notable to treat with us.
1 have also omitted any explicit mention of the Sherif'as the future
Kaliph, as the terms of my message will be sufficiently clear to him on this
point. To do so, moreover, might limit the extent to which he might
otherwise make use of my letter.
Communication from Sherif of Mecca to Mr. Storrs, Oriental Secretary
to British Representative, Cairo.
To the dear honourable, may God protect him,
I present to your dear honour my affectionate regards and respects,
and hope that you will do your best to make the enclosed note, containing
the proposed conditions, effective, as you are capable of doing.
And in this connection 1 declare to you and your Government that you
need not be anxious about the ideas oi the people here, because they are
closely bound to your Government by community of interests.
Do not be at pains to send aeroplanes or men-of war to throw reports and
rumours, as was done before, because the matter is now decided.
What we desire to beg you is to open the way for the Egyptian Govern
ment to send the charitable offerings of corn for the Holy lauds, i .e., Mecca
and Medina, which were stopped since last year.
For verily, the sending of this grain for this year and last would be an
important factor in laying the foundations of our mutual advantage.
This should suffice for a person of your grasp.
In conclusion 1 offer you my best salaams and respects.
2nd Ramadan 1333 (1 1th July 1915).
Kindly do not trouble to send any correspondence until you see the
result of our operations; except the reply to the note and its enclosure,
which should be through the bearer only ; and, if you should think fit, give
him a written token to make it easy for him to reach you when we find it
necessary.
He is all right.
I have, &c.,
The Right Hon.
Sir E. Grey, Bart, K.G., M P.,
Ac., t^c., &c.
A. H. M c M aiion.
Unsigned.
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The file consists of a confidential printed report entitled 'Sherif of Mecca'. The report contains transcriptions of correspondence, a statement by a messenger (described below), and notes relating to Sherif Hosayn, the Sherif [Shereef] of Mecca [Ḥusayn bin ‘Alī], particularly in terms of his relations with the United Kingdom and the Ottoman Empire. The report contains the following sections:
- Dispatch from His Majesty's High Commissioner for Egypt (Sir Arthur Henry McMahon), dated 26 August 1915;
- Communication from the Sherif of Mecca to Mr Storrs [Ronald Henry Amherst Storrs], Oriental Secretary to British Representative Cairo, dated 14 July 1915;
- Statemement of Messenger, Mohammed Ibn Arif Ibn Oreifan, 18 August 1915;
- Family and Agents of the Sherif, by 'R S' [Ronald Henry Amherst Storrs], dated 19 August 1915;
- Note on communication from the Sherif of Mecca, by 'R S' [Ronald Henry Amherst Storrs], dated 19 August 1915;
- Letter from Sir Arthur Henry McMahon to His Highness the Sherif Hosayn (undated).
The file contains five copies of the report, only one of which has been foliated and digitised.
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Foliation: the foliation commences at 1 on the first folio and terminates at 4 on the last folio. The numbers are written in pencil, are enclosed in a circle, and appear in the top right corner of the recto The front of a sheet of paper or leaf, often abbreviated to 'r'. page of each folio.
Pagination: the document also has an original printed pagination, numbered 2-7 (folios 1-4).
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- 1r:1v
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- Hussein bin Ali
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