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P 2100/1916 Pt 5 'German War: Arab Revolt' [174r] (356/456)
The record is made up of 1 volume (220 folios). It was created in 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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wrot* to himir poking him to wlthdr**,
(6)« Ao days wont on hovovor it booosio apparent that
the toherif was holding firm and finally a mob# age was re*
oeived stating that h # H» ^oveanu^mt had decided to withdraw
the Idrisi garrison hy sea,and that he was to be infonasd
of the fact* Ihis was a so we what difficult tasesagft to delivei
and the difficulty was incremed by the fact that orders
were g.ven for tne iesaediato wividrawal of the ehip c with 48
hours notice to enable the Xdrisi to send his instructions
for ewacuHtion by b/i.
{*?) the idriei vna, not unnaturally, exceedingly rngry.
^art frow believing that hie withdrawal fro*4 Jvunfida would
afford considerable relief to the Turks .for reasons detailed
in his letters, he cotsplniaed that ha had been treated wiht-
out any consideration. *«e had installed hia at ^unfida at
our tiac.bot at hies we then arrange with the rherif to give
the x^laoe to hi*.without consulting the Xdrisi at alls md
^gdiyig to that a suift^^ary tine liwit.^iich.if adherodto.
would entirely destroy His prestige in -voir.
rho interview on yth August was distinctly utorsy. He
mintaitied that it was vital that the apperanoe of amity wciS
with the hhcrif should be preserved.for which an egtemsion
ef 5 N days* to enable delegates from both sides to nest,
was absolutely necessary, he insisted that if this were
refused hie prestige would be so destroyed that he flight
just as well retire to private life in or -‘dC'Pt.
V8) hi» proposals were put forward and approved,but on
13th August ho was further incensed by receiving a letter
fro* hunfida, saying that the ship there had actually given
the garrison * tin* Unit of thro* 4 «y» to oYacuato.faUng
which *h«y «oui 4 ho oholiod. &• coj^lainod bitterly through
Salyid l>u»t*fa that th» difforonce with the Ehorif had ther.
by been ^rool-Uned hroadenot to th« wtiolo of JUtlr.tmd that
m aXl hope of ewing appearances.had been dentroyed the
Meting of the dolegatoe wae uoeloeo. it wtb explained that
arrangenento had already been node for the enerife ropro-
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The volume consists of letters, telegrams, memoranda and printed reports relating to the Arab revolt against Ottoman rule in the Hejaz region of the Arabian Peninsula during the First World War (1914-1918). The papers tell of the British response to the situation, covering the following matters:
- evacuation of Kunfuda by the Imam of ʻAsīr (Sayyid Muḥammad bin ‘Alī al-Idrīsī) (ff 216-222)
- the position of the military forces of the Sherif of Mecca (Ḥusayn bin ‘Alī al-Hāshimī ) between Medina and Rabegh and the logistic of supplying him (ff 206-215)
- the submission of the Sheikh of Rabegh to the Sherif of Mecca (200-205)
- reports by Lieutenant-Colonel Cyril Edward Wilson on the situation in Hejaz
- the Turkish advance towards Rabegh
- discussion of British policy towards operations in Hejaz and the decision not to send troops to Hejaz
- arrangements concerning political control
- the Grand Sherif's request for troops and the promise of French troops
Included (ff 190-192) in the volume is a copy of 'Report of a visit to the Idrisi Saiyid Muhammad bin Ali bin Muhammad bin Ahmed at Jezzan', dated 17 January 1916, by the First Assistant Resident, Aden (Lieutenant-Colonel Harold Fenton Jacob).
Principal correspondents include the Political Resident A senior ranking political representative (equivalent to a Consul General) from the diplomatic corps of the Government of India or one of its subordinate provincial governments, in charge of a Political Residency. , Aden; the Secretary of State for India; and the High Commissioner for Egypt.
Each part includes a divider, which gives the subject and part numbers, the year the subject file was opened, the subject heading, and a list of correspondence references by year. This is placed at the back of the correspondence.
- Extent and format
- 1 volume (220 folios)
- Arrangement
The papers are arranged in approximate chronological order from the rear to the front of the volume.
The subject 2100 (German War: Arab Revolt) consists of 6 volumes, IOR/L/PS/10/597-602. The volumes are divided into 7 parts, with parts 1, 2, 5, 6, and 7 comprising one volume each, and parts 3 and 4 comprising the third volume.
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Foliation: the foliation sequence for this description commences at the inside front cover with 1, and terminates at the inside back cover with 222; 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. The front and back covers, along with the leading flyleaf and ending flyleaf, have not been foliated.
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- P 2100/1916 Pt 5 'German War: Arab Revolt'
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- front, back, spine, edge, head, tail, front-i, i-r:i-v, 1r:8v, 10r:101v, 104r:134v, 139r:153v, 157r:159v, 163r:178v, 180r:180v, 182r:182v, 186r:187v, 189r:222v, ii-r:ii-v, 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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