File 3579/1916 'Turkey: the future of Constantinople' [‎116v] (241/530)

.•> i ii •n ort-noiviflp in the victory of the Allies, and that the
It assumes that ^^J/^^^tm be reaUzeZ Oa this assumption it
aims of France and Gi Marmora, Constantinople, Southern
provides that the Oardanelles^m Mjmo^, of the
Thrace up to the Enos , ’ j r iy e r Sakhari and a point to be
wtrGuU W :rismidfZ be incorporated in the Kussian Empire.
2 It is the intention of His Majesty’s Government, when the question
is discussed in Parliament, to issue a Note, a copy of which is enclose .
3 Experience has shown that news which comes into India in letters
and newspapers 6 bT mail attracts much less attention than references in
Reitert and other news telegrams. Matters thus published are robbed of
much of their sensational effect and public opinion is gradually accustomed
mucn oi t e vpason th® Government of India are
to disturbing pronouncements. Fur this lesson the ^ . nto India>
arranging that telegrams on _ ^3^ will reac y 1 jndia by the last w'eek
Kcembe^M the first week in January. It is understood that the Foreign
Office papers will not be published and the announcement in Parliament will
thus give only the substance as described above.
1 The reception accorded to the news when it actually reaches India
•11 \ ,t tn he eirefullv watched. Protest meetings, the passing of
obiectionable and anv form of hostile demonstration cannot he tolerated. I
3 |i rrth f , in order to obviate such contingencies when the time comes,
wifi k t a kf an opportunity of explaining the situation tactfully but firmly
to leading Muhammadans and to the heads of Muhammadan associations.
To Commissioner, Lucknow.
These papers should he shown to Jopling. His Honour would like you
u r 4 riicnne<s thps cnbiect with tlie Raia of Mahmudabad, as Piesident
oUhe Muslim League) and Saiyid Wa z ir Hasan, as Secretary, taking into your
confidence 9 any other members of the community who you think should be
consulted His Honour would also like you or Jopling to speak to Mackenzie
of the I. D. T. on the subject.
To Commissioner, Allahabad.
Please show these papers to Fremantle, to Keane^ and to Kevill. His
Honour would like you personally to interview the leading Muhammadans in
AUahabad^'suchas Nawab An honorific title; an official acting as a provincial deputy ruler in South Asia; or a significant Muslim landowner in nineteenth century India. Abdul Majid, Saiyid Abdur Rauf and Saiyid Raza
Ali Nevill should explain the position to Maulvi Basbir-ud-dm and ask h
to^be rautious in his references to the subject in bis paper. A cl^e wMch
should be kept over the more inflammatory papers such as the Musawa
and “ Kai Roshni
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To Commissioner, Gorakhpur.
His Honour would like you to explain the matter personally to Hakim
Barham, the Editor of the “ Mashriq ”, and ask him to exercise camion in
references to the matter in his paper,
To Commissioner, Agra.
His Honour would like you to show this letter to Pergusson, and to
interview you^elf the Hon’ble Saiyid Al-i-Nabi. The Muhammadan papers
published at Agra should all be warned. Oakden should explain th e mrt .
to Towle, Dr. Zia-Uddin and the principal local Trustees of the Ahga
College.
To Commissioner, Meerut,
Please show this letter to Pearson. His Honour will be glad if y°"
get hold of the principal men at Meerut and enlist their aid
excitement. The subject should also be discussed with Shams-ul-Ulama Maulvi
Muhammad Ahmad of Deoband.