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P 3280/1916 Pt 2 'Arab Revolt - Subsidies' [‎23r] (45/156)

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The record is made up of 1 item (78 folios). It was created in 24 Jul 1916-31 Jul 1919. 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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idea that period of plenty is about to end, and a
’den steppage of their doles would certainly end;
sai'ety of passage of Turks to coast, and lead to
disorders which might have serious consequences in
view of present situation at Khurma.
I am pressing King Hussein for detailed estima-
tes referred to in my telegrem No.1903, which he pro
mised to sub nut after fall of Medina. Figures of
Hedjaz expenditure from Constantinople ere evidently
incomplete, and difficulty is being experienced m
obtaining lists of former payments to Haramein (Holy
Cities) by Turkish Government and Evkaf. i think
obligation to continue payments from Evkaf properties
inside future boundaries of Turkey might be mentioned-
in neace conversations*
To sum up l recommended payment of monthly
allotment of £80,000 for Damascus directly through
Commander-in~Chief ana continuance of Hedjaz subsidy
at rate of £120,000 a month to be paid me, until
local situation admits reduction, and an estimate of
normal bndgettary deficit can be made,
Please show this to General Clayton if he is
still in London*
addressed to Foreign Office No„ 93 a
nspeated to Commander-In-Chief,

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The file contains correspondence mainly relating to the subsidy paid to King Hussein [Hussain] ibn Ali al-Hashimi of Hejaz [Hijaz or Hedjaz]. The correspondence largely consists of: 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; and copies of correspondence of the Foreign Office with the Treasury, Sir Arthur Henry McMahon, Sir Reginald Wingate, and Sir Edmund Allenby.

The file includes correspondence regarding: the granting to King Hussain of a subsidy of £125,000 a month for four months; a request from Sherif Abdullah [Shereef Abdallah] for a further grant of £10,000 to assist him in his dealings with the tribes to the north of Hedjaz; and the Secretary of State for India being unable to advise his Council to agree to any payment for these grants as charges on Indian revenues ‘for political reasons’.

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