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File 53/1915 Part IV 'German War: Turkey; Caliphate etc' [144r] (284/481)
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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[This Document is the Property of His Britannic Majesty’s Government,
and should be returned to the Foreign Office when done with
unless required for official use.]
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'n. 1 cMahon, (Cairo) P’.arch. ^
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I have received a letter dated February
Sheriff of Mecca in reply to mine of January so, ,.
Translation was sent oy bas yesterd-iy.
Sheriff considers th it negotiations are now o^omple ^
and that time tor action on his part has arrived. Subject
to unforeseen changes in course of events he announces
his intention to act on the following linen.
(1) The son whom he sent to Syria to conduct
operaticne there is awaiting the arrival of large Ottoman
Arny expected there and will endeavour either to turn
Arab elements if large enough against Turks m attack
army when it advances towards the Canal.
(2) He is sending his eldest son to .Mina with
force lledjaz Arabs sufficient either tc assist ms
brother in Syria and occupy Railway Line or to sc.- ao
circumstances permit Sheriff requires from us following
assistance:
(1) £50,000 for payment of troops and other
penses of which an account will be given. This money is
required at once*
(2) Supplies of rice flour barley coffee and sugar
in stated amounts. SOOO'modsrn rifles and necessary
..... 4 - -•
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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'
- Pages
- 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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