File 53/1915 Part IV 'German War: Turkey; Caliphate etc' [45r] (86/481)
The record is made up of 1 item (242 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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(tree passage"),,
Terms given by liusuatta here, and which I am for
warding by ne:ct mail, excluded Turks from Europe
(?except) Cbnstantincple itself agreed to neutralize
passage from Black Sea to iwediterranoan with forts
dismar'tled, and to an Armenia in the East under Russian
suzerainty.
I have every reason to believe therefore that their
views are still very elastic.
I gather we are not in a position to-day entirely
tc ignore and eliminate Turkish nation. Nor can we
prevent Turkish parties making proposals tc Arabs which
owing tc ancient ties and common religion compete with
cur present proposals tc m.d (?relatiens) with Arabs 9
I feel therefore that I should at once inform you
of this matter. Terms appear tc rne tc offer a basis
for further conversations under certain circumstances
but would have tc be modified as regards Constantinople
in deference to Russian aspirations, Sivas to French
as communicated by Sir M.Sykes in your telegram No. 28Y
makes it rather difficult, Armenia was never considered
to include Sivas,
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Part 4 consists of correspondence relating to the possible declaration of a caliphate in Arabia and is a continuation of part 3 (IOR/L/PS/10/525/1). The papers tell of the British assessment of the situation and the French attitude, as well as correspondence and negotiations with Ḥusayn bin ‘Alī al-Hāshimī, the Grand Sharif of Mecca. The file also discusses the British view of the proposed blockade of the Arabian ports in the Red Sea.
The file also includes a printed document (ff 25-242) marked 'secret' entitled 'Policy in the Middle East', which consists mainly of communications on the military situation in Mespotamia from Lieutenant-Colonel Sir Mark Sykes to the Director of Military Information.
The discussion over such matters is mostly between Sir Arthur Henry McMahon, the General Officer Commanding, Egypt, and the Commander-in-Chief, India.
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