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File 3136/1914 Pt 7 ‘German War. Turkey. Situation in Egypt &c.’ [74r] (152/256)
The record is made up of 1 volume (124 folios). It was created in 9 Nov 1914-30 Mar 1918. It was written in English and French. 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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Sultan. Some of our men and our children were taken
to the Dardanelles. Later the criers were sent out
to proclaim that the country was under Martial Law,
and the Military Authorities have the power to
inflict capital punishment, flogging, detention, or
deportation. In consequence of this, every man
suspected was sent to prison and flogged.
The Azhar Mosque, the great religious school
was closed, the Ulema was insulted, and the scholars'
rations stopped.
Those who have been interned have the floor
as their bed, and the sky as their roof.
itfho is to come to our support? Who will come
and relieve us of these oppressors? Our brethren
in religion, were you to see the submission of the
faithful to the pride of the infidel, were you to see
the women of the faithful raped.*.' Vie await the
arrival of your troops with impatience. Anger is
smouldering in our hearts, like fire in the wind,
when you come, we will support you. There is many a
hero among us who would sell his soul for the sake of
your victory. It is an honourable thing to die under
the shadow of the sword of the Moslem faith.
They have caused us many a trouble and hard
ship. We shall never forget our children who have
lost their fathers in the conquest of the Sudan, and
yet it is called the "English Sudan", without
attributing any thanks to Egyptians. Can we forget
the gallows of DENSHAWT?
You know that you are the troops of God on
Earth. He will give you victory over those against
whom he directs his anger.
We see that in these days the infidels are
perplexed,
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Papers concerning Britain’s declaration of Egypt as a British Protectorate in November 1914. The volume includes:
- Correspondence relating to Britain’s annexation of Cyprus in November 1914, and the status of Cypriots and Egyptians in Cyprus as British subjects (ff 120-125).
- Papers concerning the status of Egyptians as British subjects (ff 116-119, ff 78-83), including Foreign Office guidance on the new Egyptian Nationality Law, dated 9 June 1915 (f 83).
- Copies of two proclamations (undated, both translations in English) addressed to the ‘People of Egypt’ (ff 102-115, ff 87-99), one of which claims to have been authored by the Senoussi [Senussi]. The proclamations are responses to Britain’s declaration of Egypt as a British protectorate.
- Translated documents taken from prisoners on patrols of the Bir Mahadat [Bi’r al Mahdāt], which are anti-British in rhetoric (ff 73-77).
- A copy of an intercepted letter (in French), dated 26 December 1915, addressed to Mohammed Farid Bey [Muḥammad Farīd], and presumed by British intelligence officials to have been written by Abdul Aziz Shawish [‘Abd al-‘Azīz Shāwīsh] (ff 61-65).
- Secret reports from MI1 (Military Intelligence, Section 1), reporting intelligence relating to Egypt, Turkey and Germany (ff 47-58).
- Papers reporting on the movements and actions in 1917 of the ex-Khedive of Egypt [‘Abbās Ḥilmī Pasha An Ottoman title used after the names of certain provincial governors, high-ranking officials and military commanders. ], including his relations with Turkish officials (ff 5-36).
The volume’s principal correspondents are: the British Ambassador at Berne, Switzerland (Evelyn Mountstuart Grant Duff, Horace George Montagu Rumbold); the Foreign Office (chiefly Ralph Spencer Paget); the 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. (Arthur Hirtzel, John Evelyn Shuckburgh).
- Extent and format
- 1 volume (124 folios)
- Arrangement
The papers are arranged in approximate chronological order from the rear to the front of the volume.
The subject 3136 (German War) consists of 6 volumes, IOR/L/PS/10/462-467. The volumes are divided into 6 parts, with each part comprising one volume. The part numbers are: 1, 2, 4, 5, 6 and 7. There is no part 3.
- Physical characteristics
Foliation: the foliation sequence commences at the inside front cover with 1, and terminates at the inside back cover with 126; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located in the top right corner of the recto The front of a sheet of paper or leaf, often abbreviated to 'r'. side of each folio.
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- English and French in Latin script View the complete information for this record
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- IOR/L/PS/10/467
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- File 3136/1914 Pt 7 ‘German War. Turkey. Situation in Egypt &c.’
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- 73r:77v
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