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File P 3372/1916 Pt 1 'Arab Revolt: the French Mission. French Designs in Hedjaz' [85r] (178/368)
The record is made up of 1 volume (178 folios). It was created in 15 Aug 1916-31 May 1917. 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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on our 'h^holf our congratulations and endeavoure, who
will explain to Your Highnase our intentions towards
facilitating mautare concerning the pilgrims of our
Islamic countries and all to lighten the troubles
oi the way. /ind indeed we consider it very important
to guarantee to out Moslem subjects every comfort and we
shall do our best so thai they shall fulful their holy
pilgrimaged duties with all ease and convenience. For
they have proved by their courage and endeavours their
sincerity to us at the present time.
Ahae 1 ^ader £1 Gabrit ^ ; i]l meet you and hear
from you your wishes which we hone you will make
clear to him as though you w*re stating to a true friend
of Your Noble Fighnese. He will be accompanied by some
respectable notables of Algiers, Africa, Tunis and the
Far V'eet. There are baid Ahmed bukkareeje of the Ulema
of Fas: baid -arallwi Bin ohamed Agha from Gahal El
Nazour of Algiers: .aid Yustapha K1 bharshall teacher
of i.,ohamedan Theology in the school of Algiers; 8aid El
bhatby El Cghby, Commandant of the Nawahi of Tunis;
bald Abdou ICani, the chief Judge of French V, r est Africa
V/e have entrustea our representative to present
to Your highness on our behalf our prayers to grant
Your Highness long lif* and,perfect health and that
victory will ever be the ally of your protected troops.
the most fragrant tree and the sanctified ohamedan
essence from the beginning to the end according to his
wishes.
The .ission contains also El bald El Arabi, Sheikh
of the Notables of Tunis. M
Translated by Said Emil Bayat, Consul General of
France, Secretary and Translator of the French Govt.
Paris.
And we conclude our letter by demanding of the
bounty of the All Giving Cod to guide the branch of
ist September, 1916.
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The volume contains correspondence, and 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. Secret Department minute papers, mostly relating to French policy regarding the Hedjaz [Hejaz or Hijaz]. This correspondence largely consists of: copies of telegrams between the Foreign Office and the British High Commissioner of Egypt (Sir Arthur Henry McMahon, followed by Sir Francis Reginald Wingate); and copies of correspondence between the Foreign Office and the French Ambassador to the United Kingdom (letters from the French Ambassador are in French). It also includes some correspondence between 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. and the Foreign Office.
The volume includes correspondence concerning: the proposed French civil and military mission to the Sherif [Sharif, also spelled Shereef in the correspondence] of Mecca, Hussein ibn Ali al-Hashimi; the proposed pilgrimage to Mecca of Muslims from Algeria, Tunis and Morocco, arranged by the French Government; correspondence regarding the reported requests of King Hussein for the employment of Muslim doctors from French colonies in North Africa in the Hedjaz, and for a wireless telegraph installation in the Hedjaz to connect Rabegh [Rabigh], Jeddah and Mecca; and the British desire for the withdrawal of the French Military Mission to the Hedjaz.
The volume includes a divider which gives the subject number, the year the subject file was opened, the subject heading, and a list of correspondence references by year. This is placed at the back of the correspondence.
- Extent and format
- 1 volume (178 folios)
- Arrangement
The subject 3372 (Pt 1 Arab Revolt, and Pt 2 Arabia) consists of two volumes, IOR/L/PS/10/615-616. The volumes are divided into two parts, with each part comprising one volume.
The papers are arranged in chronological order from the rear to the front of the volume.
- Physical characteristics
Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the first folio with 1 and terminates at the last folio with 178; 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.
The foliation sequence does not include the front and back covers, nor does it include the leading and ending flyleaves.
A previous foliation sequence, which is also circled, has been superseded and therefore crossed out.
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- English and French in Latin script View the complete information for this record
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- IOR/L/PS/10/615
- Title
- File P 3372/1916 Pt 1 'Arab Revolt: the French Mission. French Designs in Hedjaz'
- Pages
- 84r:86v
- Author
- Poincaré, Raymond
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- IOR/L/PS/10/615
- Title
- File P 3372/1916 Pt 1 'Arab Revolt: the French Mission. French Designs in Hedjaz'
- Pages
- 84r:86v
- Author
- Bayat, Said Emil
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