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P 3280/1916 Pt 2 'Arab Revolt - Subsidies' [56r] (111/156)
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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| This Document is the Property of His Britannic Majesty’s Government,
and should be returned to the Foreign Office when done with unless
Lucypher„ Sir I-L McMahon (Ramieh)
July lOihu 1916c
Dr £U30opmm 0
July lOtho 1916
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No a 560o
irnmodlately preceding telegram^
Following from.
Sirdar
Leader of a tribe or a polity; also refers to a military rank or title given to a commander of an army or division.
No 0 9S5 of July Bth.> Begme:
Reference Foreign Office telegram to you Non 549,
Following appear to me to Pe cogent reasons for
granting Shereef ! s original recuest of ^125jOOO poi
month for the present,.
The has received encouragement from
His Majesty’s Gover?iment to rise against Turkso
He has not had time to organise pis adminis
tration or to await disaffection Py taxation ci othtu
means f
The state of Hedjaz for the last two years n
rendered it difficult tor AraPs to maintain any reserv
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eect them to remain in fidelity they must Pe ted
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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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- 1 item (78 folios)
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The papers are arranged in reverse chronological order from the front to the rear of the file.
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- Title
- P 3280/1916 Pt 2 'Arab Revolt - Subsidies'
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- 1r:45r, 47r:78v
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