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File 53/1915 Part IV 'German War: Turkey; Caliphate etc' [102r] (200/481)
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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Draft Paper.
Department.
Immediate .
The Under Secretary of State,
Foreign Office.
28
Copy to .
80 MAS 1916
I am directed by the Secretary
of State for India to acknowledge the
receipt of your letter W.54229 dated
22nd instant giving cover to certain
telegrams exchanged with Sir H.McMahon
regarding the Arab negotiations.
Mr.Chamberlain is in
communication with the G. of I. on
the subject of the mission of
El Faruki, and possibly of El Masri,
to Mesopotamia; and he wishes to
suggest that it would be convenient
if this Office could be consulted
before orders are issued on such
matters, since it is in possession of
previous correspondence which
frequently throws a light on present
proposals.
With reference to the
instructions sent to Sir H.McMahon
regarding the assurances to be given
to El Faruki and El Masri Mr.
Chamberlain desires to point out that
in his letter of July 1915 the Grand
Shereef purported to speak for the
"Arab Kingdom of the Shereef\ while
in that of 1st January 1916 he
expressly
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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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- File 53/1915 Part IV 'German War: Turkey; Caliphate etc'
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- 3r:14v, 15ar, 15r:65v, 72r:78v, 80v:125v, 129r:129v, 131r:172v, 179r:184v, 188r:188v, 190r:196r, 198r:203r, 204v:242v
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