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Coll 6/51 'Pan-Islamic Congress, 1933-5. Activities of Shaukat Ali, the Mufti of Jerusalem and others.' [56r] (111/323)
The record is made up of 1 file (160 folios). It was created in 30 Mar 1933-7 Aug 1940. 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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COPY.
55
HIGH COmaSSXON 3? FOR PAL’-STINS
S E C R K T
- ;F:;r»kce ho.cfA8/35
nth Hay, 1935
Sir
I have the honour to refer to your Secret despatch
of the 5rd April regarding the political situation in
ENCLOrURE I. Palestine, and to forward herewith a translation of a
memorandum understood to have been drawn up by the promoters
of the Moslem Religious Congress which was held at fJerusalem
on the 25th January, 1935 (vide High Commissioner’s Secret
despatch of the 4th March, 1935), and to have been circulated
to prominent personages in all Moslem countries, to certain
Moslem royalties and to the Hejaz, for distribution to pilgrims.
which is alleged to have been written by the President of the
Supreme Moslem Council.
sympathy and support among Moslems abroad for the Arabs of
Palestine in their struggle against Jewish domination, by
appealing in particular to religious susceptibilities. I
invite attention especially to the suggestion in the memorandum
that the Jews covet the holy places of the Moslems and wish to
rebuild Solomon’s Temple on the site of the Mosque of Al-Aqsa.
3. It is not possible at present to assess what may
be the results of this propaganda, but it may be desirable that
copies of the memorandum should be circulated to His Majesty’s
ENCLOSURE II,
I also enclose the translation of a covering letter
2
The memorandum is evidently designed to arouse
High
THE RIGHT HONOU ABLE
FOP THB COLONIES.
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This file documents British concerns regarding the pan-Islamic movement, particularly in Palestine but also in other parts of the Middle East.
The file features the following principal correspondents: the Viceroy of India; the Secretary of State for India; His Majesty's Ambassador in Cairo (Miles Wedderburn Lampson); the High Commissioner for Palestine (Arthur Grenfell Wauchope); His Majesty's Minister at Jedda (Sir Andrew Ryan); the President of the Supreme Muslim Council, Palestine [Muḥammad Amin al-Husayni]; officials of the Foreign Office, the Government of India's Foreign Department, the Government of Palestine, and the Palestine Police Force's Criminal Investigations Department, Jerusalem.
The correspondence includes discussion of the following:
- Reports on the activities of Mohammed Ali Allouba Pasha An Ottoman title used after the names of certain provincial governors, high-ranking officials and military commanders. .
- The visit of Shawkat Ali [Maulana Shaukat Ali] in 1933.
- British concerns regarding the impact in other Muslim countries of what is referred to as Arab Palestinian propaganda.
- Details of the visit of an Islamic delegation to India in 1933, headed by the Grand Mufti of Jerusalem [Muḥammad Amin al-Husayni], for the collection of funds for a proposed Islamic University in Palestine.
- Arrangements for a proposed financial contribution (one lakh One lakh is equal to one hundred thousand rupees of rupees Indian silver coin also widely used in the Persian Gulf. , or 100,000 rupees Indian silver coin also widely used in the Persian Gulf. ), to be made by the Nizam of Hyderabad's Government towards the proposed Islamic University in Palestine.
- The views of Ibn Saud [‘Abd al-‘Azīz bin ‘Abd al-Raḥmān bin Fayṣal Āl Sa‘ūd] on Palestine.
- The visit of Emir Saoud [Sa‘ūd bin ‘Abd al-‘Azīz Āl Sa‘ūd] to Palestine in August 1935.
- Foreign Office concerns regarding a suggestion made by the Viceroy of India (Victor Alexander John Hope, 2nd Marquess of Linlithgow) in July 1940 that a pan-Islamic conference should be convened to encourage Muslim feeling against Axis expansion into British territory in the Middle East.
In addition to correspondence, the file includes the following:
- Copies of extracts Palestine police summaries from 1933-1935.
- A copy of a translation of a memorandum (author unknown) written in 1935, which discusses British policy regarding Palestine, as well as Jewish immigration and Zionism, from a Palestinian Muslim perspective.
The French material in this file consists of a copy of a French translation of a sermon given by Sheikh el Maraghi [Muhammad Mustafa al-Maraghi] in early 1938.
The file includes a divider which gives a list of correspondence references contained in the file by year. This is placed at the back of the correspondence (folio 2).
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- 1 file (160 folios)
- Arrangement
The papers are arranged in approximate chronological order from the rear to the front of the file.
- Physical characteristics
Foliation: the foliation sequence commences at the inside front cover with 1, and terminates at the last folio with 161; 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. An additional foliation sequence is present in parallel between ff 2-160; these numbers are also written in pencil, but are not circled.
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- Coll 6/51 'Pan-Islamic Congress, 1933-5. Activities of Shaukat Ali, the Mufti of Jerusalem and others.'
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- front, front-i, 2r:17v, 25r:51v, 53r:53v, 55r:57v, 104r:109v, 111r:112v, 114r:119v, 121r:129v, 131r:137v, 139r:161v, back
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