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File 53/1915 Part IV 'German War: Turkey; Caliphate etc' [‎96r] (188/481)

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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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The Residency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, established in the provinces and regions considered part of, or under the influence of, British India. ,
Cairo.
( After customary greetings )
Ms:.
. e have received your letter of tfte 14th iabi ei
A<har ( February IB }* duly delivered by your trusted
me »!*»anger •
We are grateful to note tbe active neamires which
/ou propose to t?Uce • e conaider ti- ?s the most suit
able in the existing circums'umces a ui whey have the
i of Hlr > ; 1 V • oitoned to
he able to inform you that His MaJM^ty 1 s,Govemnent
have approved o f meting your requests , and that which
you asked to oe sent with ail haste Is being despatched
*lth your riesaenger , who Is also the bearer of i/hls
letter .
'The remainder will be collected as quickly as
possible and will be depositee at fort Sudan where it
will remain until we hear from you officially of the
beginning of the movement and of the places to which '
they may be conveyed and the intermediaries who will
carry out the orders for eccivi r them .
The necessary Instructions, as set forth in your
letter , have been issued to the >ovt;mor ao i art udani
a id he will arrange everything in accordance with your
wishes .
Your rep esontative who brought your last letter
has been duly facilitated in his journey to Jeizan and
every assistance has been given him in >■
Uft HI trust will be era *ned with good result*.
he have on completion, he will bo
brought to Port oudan , whence he will proceed >./
safes, means to join you and report the results o
(P
work •

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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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The papers are arranged in approximate chronological order from the rear to the front.

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