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File 53/1915 Part IV 'German War: Turkey; Caliphate etc' [130r] (256/481)
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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enclosure No.3 in Bir a Nclfaiwn'
6 No.42
^.. a ^c^aila t^Q ix r^p^ yp | ^ ^
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.
io rr^y good and dear friend
-1th the fingero of joy and exultation
1 ^ eceive(1 y^r noble letter dated 1 Habi al Aktor
V :'’eb.4th ) and 1 cannot deecribe my joy thereat
as it set forth true friendship and sure affection.
Verily I am. praise be to God. in good health and
spirits, aid as you well know of a sincere intention
and transparent honesty; and my hope, God willing,
is the accomplishment of meeting and converse in the
very near future, and have instructed the bearer to
inform you of what* is necessary.
God protect you. Express our best greeting
Jo the noble comnissioner.
Abdalla ibn hosayn.
....... 14 Rabi al Akhar 1334.
(Reb.lBth).
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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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- 1 item (242 folios)
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The papers are arranged in approximate chronological order from the rear to the front.
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- IOR/L/PS/10/525/2
- Title
- File 53/1915 Part IV 'German War: Turkey; Caliphate etc'
- Pages
- 130r:130v, 189r:189v
- Author
- ʿAbdullāh I xx al-Hāshimī, ʿAbdullāh bin Ḥusayn xx al-Hāshimī, ʿAbdullāh bin al-Ḥussein
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