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File 3136/1914 Pt 7 ‘German War. Turkey. Situation in Egypt &c.’ [88r] (180/256)
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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of such a conduct. You never seem to realize the
motive of tills treatment. It is very strange that
while you are numbered in millions and are the
descendants of the great conquerors, should submit to
such a life, the life of slaves, in your own country -
slaves to a few of the nations of the Cross who have
rushed on you from all directions with view of robbing
and subjugating you.
Ponder a little over the antiquities found in
your land, which thousands of tourists come every year
to see, and admire the magnificence and greatness of
those who built them. These are the works and arts
of your grandfathers before which those tourists bend
the knee in admiration and reverence. And should any
of the intruders tell you that you are not the
descendants of those great men, just read over the
history and it will tell you that Al-Sultan Saladin
El-Aiyobi, the Sultan of Egypt, fought the Christian
kings for tens of years with troops composed of your
Egyptian ancestors, Turks and Kurds. And those wars,
called the Y/ars of the Crusaders, terminated by the
absolute victory of his armies over the Crusaders 1
armies, the defeat of Richard the Lion-hearted and
the capture of Louis, King of Prance.
And after all this has taken place, are you
satisfied with the oppression and poverty, and do you
like this life, over which death is much preferred,
and can you always bear this ill-treatment which even
a sheep would kick against?
Do you do all this while God has granted you
His mercies and gifts in abundance? You cannot stand
all this unless you are absorbed in your pleasures,
indulging in wild amusement and extravagance, for you
do
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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
- Title
- File 3136/1914 Pt 7 ‘German War. Turkey. Situation in Egypt &c.’
- Pages
- 102r:115v, 87r:99v
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