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'File 53/1915 Pt 2 German War: Turkey; the Caliphate and Pan-Arab movement' [73r] (150/444)
The record is made up of 1 volume (218 folios). It was created in 1915-1916. It was written in English. 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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If Syria from the first is treated as a purely French
possession and if ? in the event of an expedition to Syria,
the great preponderance of troops were French, making it
obvious that no other Power had any interests, they rea
lize that the difficulty is never likely to arise.
(5) To compel the French to fall in with our views it
is only possible to reiterate arguments already put forward,
and to emphasize them in such a way that it is obviously to
their own disadvantage, as well as unfriendly to us, not to
do so.
The arguments are briefly as follows:-
From information, the sources of which (Cairo and
Constantinople) are not available to the French, it is known
that the Arab and Syrian racial movement has great force,
given the opportunity.
There is a chance, though it is every moment becoming
fainter, of using it as a powerful weapon against the Turks.
There is the certainty that, if proofs are not given
of the sympathy of the Frenchsf and British with the move
ment, it will range itself on the Turkish side and that,
provided the Turks play their cards cleverly, it will become
solid against the Allies.
Consequent upon the above there is the most imminent
danger that the Germans and Young Turks will succeed in
what it has been their constant endeavour to achieve from
long past, namely the military co-operation of the whole
Mohammedan world in a religious war against the Allies.
From the above considerations it should be pointed
out to the French that their refusal to act as we wish may
endanger
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The volume comprises telegrams, despatches, correspondence, memoranda, and notes, relating to the war with Germany and Turkey and implications for the Caliphate and the pan-Arab movement. The discussion in the volume relates specifically to the view of the Government of India on Sir Henry Arthur McMahon's correspondence and negotiations with Ḥusayn bin ‘Alī al-Hāshimī, Grand Sharif of Mecca. Also included are the views of Colonel Sir Tatton Benvenuto Mark Sykes.
The volume includes the text of the Grand Sharif's letter and the text of Sir Henry McMahon's reply. Further discussion surrounds the advance on Baghdad, the protection of Muslim shrines and the deferment of any public pronouncement until the city had been captured by British forces.
The principal correspondents in the volume include: the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs (Sir Edward Grey); the Secretary of State for India; the Grand Sharif of Mecca (Ḥusayn bin ‘Alī al-Hāshimī) and the Viceroy (Charles Hardinge).
The volume includes a divider which gives the subject and part numbers, the year the subject file was opened, subject headings, and a list of correspondence references contained in that part by year. This is placed at the back of the correspondence.
- Extent and format
- 1 volume (218 folios)
- Arrangement
The subject 55 (German War) consists of 5 volumes, IOR/L/PS/10/524-527. The volumes are divided into 5 parts with parts 1 and 2 comprising one volume each, parts 3 and 4 comprising the third volume and parts 5 and 6 comprising one volume each.
The papers are arranged in approximate chronological order from the rear to the front.
- Physical characteristics
Foliation: the foliation sequence for this description commences at the inside front cover with 1, and terminates at the inside back cover with 220; 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. A previous foliation sequence, which is also circled, has been superseded and therefore crossed out.
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- IOR/L/PS/10/524
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- 'File 53/1915 Pt 2 German War: Turkey; the Caliphate and Pan-Arab movement'
- Pages
- front, back, spine, edge, head, tail, front-i, 2r:85v, 90r:91v, 100r:108v, 110r:157v, 159r:192v, 197r:219v, back-i
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- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
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