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P 3280/1916 Pt 2 'Arab Revolt - Subsidies' [‎41r] (81/156)

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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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Cypher telegram tc Sir ll , VJingate (Cairo)
- cur tej.ograia ilc „ 5 C 4 (of l^tn May, Buhsicly tc
King Hussein of Mecca).
His Majesty 1 s Government sanction increase of
Shereef 1 s subsidy tc the amounts and on the ccnditicns
mentioned in passage marked A in your telegram No c 459
(of 23rd, April),
Bir M 0 Sykes may inform King Hussein acccrdiigly„
Treasury realize the difficulties in surveying
financial requirements of King Hussein v/ith a view to
confining British subsidy tc an appropriate figure and
they rely largely upon your opinion in the matter.
In view of anxiety expressed in your despatch No„ 473
regarding possible drain on gold resources of Egypt involved
thereby, you will doubtless keep careful watch on the
outgoings* J-t would be useful to discover what the
movement of the gold paid tc King Hussein after its
distribution is and whether it dees not circulate back
.I 50 Egypt in the course of trade.
You will doubtless consider all alternative methods
to payment of whole sum in geld e 0 g t , the financing
of any trade purchases in Egypt - which arc however,
presumably net very large - or the supply of some
demands in kind.

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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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